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My Take
Justin Kirk is one of those actors I always recognize before I can place the name, and that's a compliment. His Prior Walter in Angels in America earned an Emmy nomination, and rightly so — that role demands raw vulnerability. But for me he's inseparable from Andy Botwin in Weeds, where he made selfishness oddly charming across seven seasons. The 2001 Lucille Lortel Award reminds me his roots are on stage, which explains the precision he brings to the screen. I appreciate a performer who moves fluidly between theater, television and film without ever seeming like he's slumming in any of them.
Overview
Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Prior Walter in the HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, and Andy Botwin in the Showtime dark comedy series Weeds (2005–2012).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Justin Kirk
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスティン・カーク
- Reading
- じゃすてぃん・かーく
- Born
- May 28, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Salem, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.