Justin Kirk

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.

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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)

Origin

Salem, Oregon, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 2001 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin%20Kirk
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457851

Tags

• Oregon
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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