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Biography #2 (for Weeds)

Justin Kirk earned high praise for his role as Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's award-winning mini-series Angels In America. Starring alongside Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and his WEEDS co-star Mary-Louise Parker, Kirk was nominated for both an Emmy and SAG Award for his performance in the mini-series. In 2006, he earned a Golden Globe nomination for 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television' on behalf of WEEDS.

Recently, Kirk received rave reviews for his performances in Puccini For Beginners with Elizabeth Reaser and Gretchen Mol, and Flannel Pajamas with Julianne Nicholson. Other film credits include Henry Jaglom's Hollywood Dreams, Ask The Dust, Chapter Zero, and the independent thrillers The Eden Myth and Outpatient. He also worked on Harry Shearer's Teddy Bears' Picnic. On television, Kirk has appeared in notable guest spots on Without A Trace, Everwood, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Jack And Bobby. He was also a series regular on the WB series Jack & Jill.

Also an accomplished stage actor, Kirk won the Obie Award for 'Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble' 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 Ten Unknowns at Lincoln Center. The role won him a Lucille Lortel Award, as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. His additional stage work includes The World Over, Old Wicked Songs, for which he won a Backstage West Garland Award for 'Outstanding Performance,' Any Given Day and June Moon with The Drama Department, a theater company of which he is a founding member.

Bio courtesy Showtime for "Weeds" (08-Sep-2007)


Biography #3

Accomplished stage actor Justin Kirk makes his television series debut starring in Jack & Jill.

Born in Salem, Oregon, Kirk spent his childhood in Union, Washington, where he attended grade school on an Indian reservation. Kirk knew from three years old 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. Afterwards, he soon landed his first role on Broadway, in Any Given Day at the Longacre Theatre, 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 in Love! Valour! Compassion! on Broadway and in the feature film adaptation. 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 Theatre 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 theatre company of which he is a founding member.

On the big screen, Kirk appears in the feature film comedy Chapter Zero, starring Penelope Ann Miller and Dylan Walsh, and the independent thriller The Eden Myth. On his hiatus this summer, he co-starred in Harry Shearer's Call o' the Glen.

A self-described radio nerd, Kirk currently divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles.

Bio courtesy Warner Bros. (08-Feb-2003)