Justin Kirk(I)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born in Salem, Oregon, Justin Kirk spent his childhood in Union,
Washington, where he attended grade school on a Native American
reservation. Kirk knew from the age of 3 that he wanted to perform, and
he made his acting debut at seven in a local college play. At 12, he
moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended the
Children's Theater School throughout high school.
After graduation, he moved to New York and enrolled at Circle in the
Square, where he completed a two-year conservatory acting program. He
soon landed his first role on Broadway, in "Any Given Day" at the
Longacre Theater, and quit his job as a bellboy at the Royalton Hotel.
He has been working steadily ever since and is perhaps best known for
his portrayal of the blind character Bobby on Broadway and in the
feature film adaptation of
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997).
Kirk was honored with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in
the Ensemble.
Additional stage work includes "Old Wicked Songs" at New York's
Promenade Theater and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse, in which he
starred as a piano prodigy, winning a Back Stage West Garland Award for
Outstanding Performance. He also appeared in June Moon with the Drama
Department, a theater company of which he is a founding member.
A self-described radio nerd, Kirk divides his time between New York
City and Los Angeles.
Washington, where he attended grade school on a Native American
reservation. Kirk knew from the age of 3 that he wanted to perform, and
he made his acting debut at seven in a local college play. At 12, he
moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended the
Children's Theater School throughout high school.
After graduation, he moved to New York and enrolled at Circle in the
Square, where he completed a two-year conservatory acting program. He
soon landed his first role on Broadway, in "Any Given Day" at the
Longacre Theater, and quit his job as a bellboy at the Royalton Hotel.
He has been working steadily ever since and is perhaps best known for
his portrayal of the blind character Bobby on Broadway and in the
feature film adaptation of
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997).
Kirk was honored with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in
the Ensemble.
Additional stage work includes "Old Wicked Songs" at New York's
Promenade Theater and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse, in which he
starred as a piano prodigy, winning a Back Stage West Garland Award for
Outstanding Performance. He also appeared in June Moon with the Drama
Department, a theater company of which he is a founding member.
A self-described radio nerd, Kirk divides his time between New York
City and Los Angeles.