Short Biography

Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American stage and film actor. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols`s screen adaptation of Angels in America, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series. Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon, United States. He grew up in Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation. He moved to Minneapolis when he was 12 years old, and then to New York City after graduating from high school. In New York City, he completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square.

His first role on Broadway was a play called Any Given Day, which was performed at the Longacre Theatre. He also appeared in Love! Valour! Compassion! both on-screen and on stage, for which he received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble. In addition he won a Back Stage West Garland Award for Outstanding Performance on his role of a piano prodigy in Old Wicked Songs, 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. Kirk currently stars (as Andy Botwin) on the Showtime television series Weeds alongside Elizabeth Perkins and Mary-Louise Parker. 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, and part-time in Los Angeles.

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