Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk
Weeds, Mr. Morgan's Last Love, Goats, Vamps, Angels in America
Justin Kirk is stage and film actor best known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of Angels in America and for his portrayal of Andy Botwin in Showtime's Weeds.
For Weeds, he earned a Golden Globe nomination for 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television'. He also earned high praise for his role in the award-winning mini-series Angels In America, starring alongside Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and his Weeds co-star Mary-Louise Parker. Justin was nominated for both an Emmy and SAG Award for his performance in this mini-series.
Justin has appeared in notable guest spots on Without A Trace, Everwood, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law And Order: Special Victims Unit and Jack And Bobby. He was also a series regular on the WB series Jack And Jill.
Film credits include Against the Current, Four Boxes, Puccini for Beginners, Flannel Pajamas, Ask The Dust, Hollywood Dreams, Chapter Zero, The Eden Myth, Outpatient and Teddy Bears' Picnic.
Justin is also a highly accomplished stage actor. He won the Obie Award for 'Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble' for his portrayal of the blind character 'Bobby' in Love! Valour! Compassion! and went on to star in the feature film adaptation. In 2001, he co-starred with Julianna Margulies and Donald Sutherland in Jon Robin Baitz's Ten Unknowns at Lincoln Center. The role won him a Lucille Lortel Award, as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations.
Additional stage work includes The World Over at Playwrights Horizons, Old Wicked Songs at New York's Promenade Theatre and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse in which he starred as a piano prodigy, winning a Backstage West Garland Award for 'Outstanding Performance'. He also appeared in Any Given Day at the Longacre Theatre and June Moon with the Drama Department, a theater company of which he is a founding member.
On screens in 2012, Justin will be seen in Amy Heckerling's Vamps with Alicia Silverstone and Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Neil's Goats with David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga, and in Sandra Nettelbeck's Mr. Morgan's Last Love with Michael Caine and Gillian Anderson.
Justin Kirk at the Internet Movie Database