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BIRTHDAY

May 28, 1969

Salem, OR

RECENT CREDITS

Against the Current (FILM) Jan. 18, 2009

Weeds (TV) Nov. 19, 2007

Hollywood Dreams (FILM) May. 18, 2007

Operation Homecoming: Writing the W... (FILM) Feb. 9, 2007

Puccini for Beginners (FILM) Feb. 2, 2007

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BIOGRAPHY

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Due to his angelic blue eyes and sensitive aura, Kirk was initially cast as vulnerable, often wounded characters. In his 1993 Broadway debut, Any Given Day, he was in a wheelchair. Then a pair of gay roles jump-started his career: a sweet blind man in Love! Valour! Compassion! (a part he played off-Broadway, on Broadway and in the 1997 film adaptation) and an abandoned, AIDS-stricken lover in the lauded 2003 miniseries Angels in America, a searing performance that earned him an Emmy nod and national recognition. Although Kirk subsequently appeared in a number of low-profile indies (Flannel Pajamas, Puccini for Beginners), it was cable TV that offered him the delicious part that shattered his well-established good-guy image. Kirk joked in numerous interviews that in real life, he was much more like his character on Weeds, an immoral layabout who moves in with his pot-dealing sister-in-law. Whether or not that was the truth, he was hilarious in the role and was rewarded with a Golden Globe nod.

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Headlines

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer star on HBO's 'True Blood: Season 2'

Summer TV 2009: What's Next on Your 10 Favorite Returning Show...

May. 18, 2009

No, summer’s vast lineup of returning series does not consist solely of reality shows (but yes, there are those, too). What if we told you that the best scripted show on TV, period, is set for a summer comeback? Is that something you might be interested in ... ?

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The Dotted Line: J Lo, Harrison and 'Iron Man II' Update

Posted: Dec. 22, 2008

Elizabeth Reaser, Gretchen Mol and Justin Kirk Sing About 'Puccini For Beginners'

Posted: Feb. 16, 2007

'Weeds' and 'Grandma's Boy' Win Big at Stony Awards

Posted: Oct. 27, 2006

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Winners!

Posted: Feb. 22, 2004

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