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Justin Kirk Biography

Birth Place:
Salem, Oregon, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Attended elementary school on an American Indian reservation in Washington State
  • Made his Broadway debut in 1993 with Frank Gilroy's play Any Given Day
  • Breakout role came with his Obie Award-winning turn in the 1995 Broadway production of Love! Valour! Compassion!; made his feature-film debut two years later in the big-screen adaptation
  • First series-regular role was on the sitcom Jack & Jill, which ran for two season on the WB
  • Frequently plays wounded characters: In Any Given Day, he's in a wheelchair; in Love! Valour! Compassion!, he's blind; in Angels in America, he's hobbled
  • Spun off his popular Weeds character, Andy Botwin, into The University of Andy, a series of fake educational shorts

Awards

  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2007Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated