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).
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Early life
Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon. His mother was of Russian-Jewish descent and his father was of Danish and English ancestry.
Kirk grew up in Union, Washington, where he attended a grade school on a Native American reservation, until his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, when he was 13 years old. He attended high school there and performed at Children's Theatre Company.
Kirk moved to New York City after graduating. He played guitar in several New York bands in the early 1990s, most notably The Dimestore Darlings. He completed a two-year conservatory acting program at Circle in the Square Theatre School.
Career
Kirk began his career on stage appearing off-Broadway in productions such as The Applicant, Shardston, Loose Ends, Thanksgiving, and Lovequest Live. He made his Broadway debut in Frank Gilroy's play Any Given Day which was performed at the Longacre Theatre. From 1994 to 1995, he played Bobby Brahms in Terrence McNally’s play Love! Valour! Compassion! on and off-Broadway. He next starred as Stephen Hoffman in Jon Marans’s two-character play Old Wicked Songs, staged at the New York's Promenade Theatre and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse. In 2012, he appeared in the role of Trip Wyeth succeeding Thomas Sadoski in Jon Robin Baitz’s play Other Desert Cities.
