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Birth Place: Salem, OR, USA

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BIO

Broadway: LCT: Other Desert Cities, Ten Unknowns (Lucille Lortel Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Love! Valour! Compassion! (also at MTC, Obie Award), Any Given Day. Off-Broadway: The Understudy (Roundabout), The World Over (Playwrights Horizons), Old Wicked Songs (Promenade Theatre), June Moon (Drama Department). Film: Four Boxes, Elektra Luxx, Against the Current, Puccini for Beginners, Hollywood Dreams, Ask the Dust, Flannel Pajamas, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Love! Valour! Compassion! and the upcoming Mr. Morgan's Last Love, Vamps, L!fe Happens, Goats, Nobody Walks. TV: "Weeds" (Golden Globe nomination), "Angels in America" (Emmy and SAG nominations), "Modern Family," "Jack & Jill."


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STAGE CREDITS

These Paper Bullets These Paper Bullets
[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Original Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Ben
The Invisible Hand The Invisible Hand
[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Production, 2014
Nick Bright
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2011
Tripp Wyeth [Replacement]
The Understudy The Understudy
[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Off-Broadway Production, 2009
Harry
Love! Valour! Compassion!
[Broadway]
1995
Bobby Brahms
Any Given Day
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Willis

Movies

Love! Valour! Compassion!
[ 1997 ] Bobby Brahms
The Eden Myth
[ 1999 ] Aldo Speck
Chapter Zero
[ 1999 ] Lonnie
Teddy Bears' Picnic
[ 2001 ] Damien Pritzker
Outpatient
[ 2002 ] Morris Monk
Puccini for Beginners
[ 2006 ] Philip
Hollywood Dreams
[ 2006 ] Robin Mack
Ask the Dust
[ 2006 ] Sammy
Flannel Pajamas
[ 2006 ] Stuart Sawyer
Against the Current
[ 2009 ] Jeff Kane
Four Boxes
[ 2009 ] Trevor Grainger
See You in September
[ 2010 ] A.J.
Elektra Luxx
[ 2010 ] Benjamin
The Presence
[ 2010 ] The Man
Life Happens
[ 2011 ] Henri
Goats
[ 2012 ] Bennet
Nobody Walks
[ 2012 ] Billy
30 Beats
[ 2012 ] The Anthropologist - Adam
Vamps
[ 2012 ] Vadim
Last Love
[ 2013 ] Miles Morgan
Sexual Secrets
[ 2014 ] Aldo Speck
Walter
[ 2015 ] Greg
Molly's Game
[ 2017 ] Jay
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
[ 2017 ] Phil
Vice
[ 2018 ] Scooter Libby
Hollywood Fringe
[ 2020 ] Travis Sunstrom

TV Shows

Animal Practice
Dr. George Coleman
Jack & Jill
Barto Zane
Kidding
Peter
Modern Family
Charlie Bingham
University of Andy
Andy Botwin
Weeds
Andy Botwin

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Justin Kirk, Ten Unknowns

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Justin Kirk, Ten Unknowns


winner
The Lortels - 2001 - Outstanding Featured Actor

Justin Kirk, Ten Unknowns

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Marin Hinkle and Justin Kirk to Star in LA Premiere of DANCE NATION at Lobby Theatre Photo
Marin Hinkle and Justin Kirk to Star in LA Premiere of DANCE NATION at Lobby Theatre

Lobby Theatre will present the L.A. premiere of Clare Barron's Pulitzer Prize finalist DANCE NATION, featuring Marin Hinkle and Justin Kirk. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
MOTHERHOUSE Comes to Rivendell Theatre Ensemble This Week Photo
MOTHERHOUSE Comes to Rivendell Theatre Ensemble This Week

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble will remount the sold-out world premiere run of Motherhouse by RTE Ensemble member Tuckie White. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
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10 Musicals & Plays to Stream This Weekend For Pride

PrideFrom Kinky Boots to Rent, many musicals and plays with LGBTQIA+ representation are available to stream this weekend to celebrate Pride Month. Check out som theatre favorites that you can stream from the comfort of your own home below!
MOTHERHOUSE World Premiere Extends Into the Summer at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Photo
MOTHERHOUSE World Premiere Extends Into the Summer at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble is adding performances to the sold-out world premiere run of Motherhouse by RTE Ensemble member Tuckie White, directed by Azar Kazemi. 
Next in BroadStage's Blackbox Series is MENTO BURU Photo
Next in BroadStage's Blackbox Series is MENTO BURU

Next in BroadStage's blackbox series is multi-genre artists Mento Buru in the East Wing on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8:00pm. The blackbox series was curated by The Reverend Shawn Amos.  
MOTHERHOUSE Extends for Two Weeks at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Photo
MOTHERHOUSE Extends for Two Weeks at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has announced the two-week extension of the world premiere of Motherhouse by RTE Ensemble member Tuckie White, directed by Azar Kazemi. 
Prestige HBO Drama SUCCESSION To Conclude With Season Four Photo
Prestige HBO Drama SUCCESSION To Conclude With Season Four

The award-winning hit HBO series Succession will conclude with its upcoming fourth season according to the show's creator, Jesse Armstrong.
World Premiere of MOTHERHOUSE by Tuckie White to be Presented by Rivendell Theatre En Photo
World Premiere of MOTHERHOUSE by Tuckie White to be Presented by Rivendell Theatre Ensemble in March

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble will present the world premiere of Motherhouse by RTE Ensemble member Tuckie White, directed by Azar Kazemi. 
SUCCESSION Returns For Its Fourth Season In March Photo
SUCCESSION Returns For Its Fourth Season In March

SUCCESSION explores themes of power and family dynamics through the eyes of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his four grown children, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Connor (Alan Ruck). Watch the teaser trailer video for the upcoming season now!
PERRY MASON Season Two to Debut in March on HBO Photo
PERRY MASON Season Two to Debut in March on HBO

Months after the Dodson case has come to an end, the scion of a powerful oil family is brutally murdered. When the DA goes to the city's Hoovervilles to pinpoint the most obvious of suspects, Perry, Della, and Paul find themselves at the center of a case. Watch the new video trailer for the season now!
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Stars in ROAR Apple TV+ Series Trailer Photo
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Stars in ROAR Apple TV+ Series Trailer

Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, the series is the first to be released under “Roar” creators and co-showrunners Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive’s (“GLOW”) overall deal with Apple TV+. The series includes Cynthia Erivo, Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward.
Center Theatre Group Presents the World Premiere of I'LL BE SEEIN' YA This Month Photo
Center Theatre Group Presents the World Premiere of I'LL BE SEEIN' YA This Month

Tony nominee and two-time Pulitzer finalist Jon Robin Baitz's “I'll Be Seein' Ya” will have its world premiere March 31 on CTG's Digital Stage.
Roku Saves ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST, Sets Two-Hour Wrap-Up Movie Photo
Roku Saves ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST, Sets Two-Hour Wrap-Up Movie

If the movie performs well, the door is open for Roku to order additional episodes.
Virtual Theatre This Week: June 21-27, 2021- with Kate Reinders, Amanda Kloots, and M Photo
Virtual Theatre This Week: June 21-27, 2021- with Kate Reinders, Amanda Kloots, and More!

This week (June 21-28) in live streaming: Kate Reinders, Amanda Kloots and Jennifer Nettles visit Backstage Live, Fredi Walker-Browne shares Ten Minute Tidbits, a Kerry Butler masterclass, Tovah Feldshuh in Becoming Dr. Ruth, and so much more!
Lena Hall, Bobby Conte Thornton, Michael Cassady & More to Star in FOUR CHORDS AND A Photo
Lena Hall, Bobby Conte Thornton, Michael Cassady & More to Star in FOUR CHORDS AND A GUN Presented by Play-PerView

On Saturday, June 26th at 7:30pm EST (on demand through June 30), Play-PerView will stream a LIVE performance of Four Chords and A Gun by John Ross Bowie (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Speechless”).
Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyya Photo
Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyyah Alexander, Mando Alvarado & Others

On Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream AYA or Dear Lover by Fernanda Coppel (King Liz, “How To Get Away With Murder”).  Directed by Estefania Fadul, this production will feature Raul Castillo (“Looking,” “Atypical”), Tina Huang (“Rizzoli & Isles,” “Arrow”), and Roxana Ortega (“The Casagrandes,” “American Vandal”). 
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for BRIDGE AND TUNNEL on EPIX Photo
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for BRIDGE AND TUNNEL on EPIX

Written, directed and produced by Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, Public Morals), this dramedy series set in 1980 revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town.
Tamara Tunie Tapped To Direct New York-Bound Musical LOVE & SOUTHERN D!SCOMFORT Photo
Tamara Tunie Tapped To Direct New York-Bound Musical LOVE & SOUTHERN D!SCOMFORT

Patton Daye Slater Productions announced today that Tony Award-winning producer, Obie Award-winning actor and renowned director Tamara Tunie (Julius Caesar on Broadway with Denzel Washington, 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit') has signed on to direct the company's New York-bound musical drama Love & Southern D!scomfort.
VIDEO: Santino Fontana, Ashley Park And More Star In THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOG Photo
VIDEO: Santino Fontana, Ashley Park And More Star In THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues' seventh edition last night was one for the books! A group of the best actors in the business were paired with celebrated writers, who worked through Monday night to create unique pieces especially for them. From 6 PM on, 24 new monologues were published, one every 15 minutes.
Santino Fontana, Rita Wilson and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES Photo
Santino Fontana, Rita Wilson and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues has an incredible lineup in store for its seventh edition tonight on IGTV @24hourplays and at https://24hourplays.com/viral-monologues/. A group of the best actors in the business have been paired with celebrated writers, who've worked through the night to create unique pieces especially for them.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Justin Kirk been in?

Justin Kirk has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Justin Kirk been in?

Justin Kirk has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Justin Kirk been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Ten Unknowns, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Ten Unknowns and Outstanding Featured Actor (The Lortels) for Ten Unknowns.

What awards has Justin Kirk won?

Justin Kirk has won the Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Ten Unknowns and the Outstanding Featured Actor at The Lortels for Ten Unknowns.

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