Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor, known for
portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's acclaimed screen adaptation
of Angels in America, for which he was nominated for the Primetime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a
Movie. Kirk is also known for his portrayal of Andy Botwin on the
series Weeds. He starred on the Showtime dramedy series Kidding.Kirk
was born in Salem, Oregon. His mother was of Russian-Jewish descent
and his father was of Danish and English ancestry.Kirk grew up in
Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native
American reservation, until his family moved to Minneapolis,
Minnesota, when he was 12 years old. He attended high school there and
performed at Children's Theatre Company. He moved to New York City
after graduating. Kirk played guitar in several New York bands in the
early 1990s, most notably The Dimestore Darlings. He completed a
two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square Theatre
School.His first role on Broadway was a play called Any Given Day,
which was performed at the Longacre Theatre. He appeared in Love!
Valour! Compassion! both in the film and in the original stage version
â€" for which he received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance
in the Ensemble. He also appeared in Other Desert Cities with Stockard
Channing, Judith Light, and Stacy Keach. He won a Backstage West
Garland Award for Outstanding Performance for his role as a piano
prodigy in Old Wicked Songs, staged at New York's Promenade Theater
and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse.
portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's acclaimed screen adaptation
of Angels in America, for which he was nominated for the Primetime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a
Movie. Kirk is also known for his portrayal of Andy Botwin on the
series Weeds. He starred on the Showtime dramedy series Kidding.Kirk
was born in Salem, Oregon. His mother was of Russian-Jewish descent
and his father was of Danish and English ancestry.Kirk grew up in
Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native
American reservation, until his family moved to Minneapolis,
Minnesota, when he was 12 years old. He attended high school there and
performed at Children's Theatre Company. He moved to New York City
after graduating. Kirk played guitar in several New York bands in the
early 1990s, most notably The Dimestore Darlings. He completed a
two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square Theatre
School.His first role on Broadway was a play called Any Given Day,
which was performed at the Longacre Theatre. He appeared in Love!
Valour! Compassion! both in the film and in the original stage version
â€" for which he received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance
in the Ensemble. He also appeared in Other Desert Cities with Stockard
Channing, Judith Light, and Stacy Keach. He won a Backstage West
Garland Award for Outstanding Performance for his role as a piano
prodigy in Old Wicked Songs, staged at New York's Promenade Theater
and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse.
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