All Topics  
Justin Kirk

 
Justin Kirk

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Justin Kirk
 
 
  Topics Justin Kirk Topic Home

Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 stage and film actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols is an United States television, stage and film director, writer, and producer. Nichols is one of the few people to have won List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards: an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award....
's screen adaptation of Angels in America
Angels in America (miniseries)

Angels in America is an award-winning 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from the Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Kushner adapted his original text for the screen, and Mike Nichols directed....
, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series.

was born in Salem
Salem, Oregon

Salem is the Capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city....
, Oregon
Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. He grew up in Union
Union, Washington

Union is a small unincorporated area in Mason County, Washington, Washington, United States. The town lies along the southern shore of Hood Canal, at an area known as "the Great Bend"....
, Washington
Washington

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation
Indian reservation

An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native Americans of the United States tribe under the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs....
. He moved to Minneapolis when he was 12 years old, and then to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 after graduating from high school.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Justin Kirk'
Start a new discussion about 'Justin Kirk'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 stage and film actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols is an United States television, stage and film director, writer, and producer. Nichols is one of the few people to have won List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards: an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award....
's screen adaptation of Angels in America
Angels in America (miniseries)

Angels in America is an award-winning 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from the Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Kushner adapted his original text for the screen, and Mike Nichols directed....
, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series.

Early life and education

Kirk was born in Salem
Salem, Oregon

Salem is the Capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city....
, Oregon
Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. He grew up in Union
Union, Washington

Union is a small unincorporated area in Mason County, Washington, Washington, United States. The town lies along the southern shore of Hood Canal, at an area known as "the Great Bend"....
, Washington
Washington

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation
Indian reservation

An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native Americans of the United States tribe under the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs....
. He moved to Minneapolis when he was 12 years old, and then to New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 after graduating from high school. In New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, he completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square.

Acting career

His first role on Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 was a play called Any Given Day, which was performed at the Longacre Theatre
Longacre Theatre

The Longacre Theatre is a Broadway theatre theatre located at 220 West 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.Designed by architect Henry Beaumont Herts in 1912, it was named for Longacre Square, the original name for Times Square....
. He also appeared in Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion!

Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Its off-Broadway premiere was at the Manhattan Theatre Club on October 11, 1994 where it staged 72 performances....
 both on-screen and on stage, for which he received an Obie Award
Obie Award

The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to theater artists in New York City....
 for Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble. In addition he won a Back Stage
Back Stage

Back Stage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting , job opportunities, and career advice....
 West Garland Award for Outstanding Performance on his role of a piano prodigy in Old Wicked Songs
Old Wicked Songs

Old Wicked Songs is a two character play written by Jon Marans whose work received a nomination for the 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Other works by Marans include A Strange and Separate People, Jumping for Joy, Legacy of the Dragonslayers and the musical Irrationals, ....
, staged at New York's Promenade Theater and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse.

Kirk's other films include Chapter Zero, The Eden Myth, Puccini for Beginners, Flannel Pajamas,and Call o' the Glen. He made his television series debut in Jack & Jill
Jack & Jill (TV series)

Jack & Jill is an United States television comedy-drama starring Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Jaime Pressly, Justin Kirk, Simon Rex and Sarah Paulson which ran from September 1999 to April 2001 on the WB Network....
.

Kirk currently stars (as Andy Botwin) on the Showtime
Showtime

Showtime is a Pay TV brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States....
 television series Weeds
Weeds (TV series)

Weeds is an United States dark comedy television series created by Jenji Kohan, produced by Lionsgate Television for the Showtime network....
 alongside Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins is an Emmy- and Golden Globe award-nominated United States film, television and theater actress....
 and Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker is an American Tony Award-, Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress. Some of her better known works include Fried Green Tomatoes , Boys on the Side, Proof , The West Wing , Angels in America , and her current lead role on Showtime television series Weeds portraying Nancy Botwin....
. This marks the second time that Kirk has worked with Mary-Louise Parker, who was also featured in Angels in America. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007.

He currently lives part-time in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, and part-time in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
.

Filmography


Television

  • New York News
    New York News

    New York News was a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995-96 United States network television schedule....
     (1 episode, 1995)
  • The Pretender
    The Pretender (TV series)

    The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work....
     (1 episode, 1998)
  • Jack & Jill
    Jack & Jill (TV series)

    Jack & Jill is an United States television comedy-drama starring Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Jaime Pressly, Justin Kirk, Simon Rex and Sarah Paulson which ran from September 1999 to April 2001 on the WB Network....
     (32 episodes, 1999–2001)
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
     (1 episode, 2001)
  • Angels in America
    Angels in America (miniseries)

    Angels in America is an award-winning 2003 HBO miniseries adapted from the Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Kushner adapted his original text for the screen, and Mike Nichols directed....
     (6 episodes, 2003)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American Police procedural television series. CSI premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The ninth season began airing on October 9, 2008 and currently airs in the United States of America on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m....
     (1 episode, 2005)
  • Jack & Bobby
    Jack & Bobby

    Jack & Bobby was a short-lived United States television series that aired on WB Network network. It featured two brothers, one of whom was destined to become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049....
     (1 episode, 2005)
  • Without a Trace
    Without a Trace

    Without a Trace is an United States television program set in New York City. The show is about a fictitious full-time Federal Bureau of Investigation missing persons unit....
     (1 episode, 2005)
  • Everwood
    Everwood

    Everwood was a prime time television drama that aired in the United States on The WB Television Network. The series was set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado....
     (1 episode, 2006)
  • Weeds
    Weeds (TV series)

    Weeds is an United States dark comedy television series created by Jenji Kohan, produced by Lionsgate Television for the Showtime network....
     (2005–present)


Films

  • Love! Valour! Compassion!
    Love! Valour! Compassion!

    Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Its off-Broadway premiere was at the Manhattan Theatre Club on October 11, 1994 where it staged 72 performances....
     (1997)
  • 99 Threadwaxing (1998)
  • The Eden Myth (1999)
  • Chapter Zero (1999)
  • Teddy Bears' Picnic
    Teddy Bears' Picnic (film)

    Teddy Bears' Picnic is a 2002 in film film directed and written by Harry Shearer. It was released in May, 2002 to limited audiences. Shearer has a small role....
     (2002)
  • Outpatient (2002)
  • Flannel Pajamas (2006)
  • Ask the Dust
    Ask the Dust (film)

    Ask the Dust is a 2006 film based on the book Ask the Dust by John Fante. The movie was written and directed by Robert Towne. Tom Cruise served as one of the film's producers....
     (2006)
  • Hollywood Dreams (2006)
  • Puccini for Beginners
    Puccini for Beginners

    Puccini for Beginners is a romantic comedy film film written and directed by Maria Maggenti. The film debuted at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival....
     (2006)
  • Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
    Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

    Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience is a United States documentary film directed by Richard E. Robbins, which portrays the lives and experiences of American combat soldiers who have been to the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan wars....
     (2007) (voice)


External links