Birth information28 May 1969, Salem, Oregon, USA BioBorn in Salem, Oregon, Justin Kirk spent his childhood in Union, Washington, where he attended grade school on a Native American reservation. Kirk knew from the age of 3 that he wanted to perform, and he made his acting debut at seven in a local college play. At 12, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended the Children's Theater School throughout high school.After graduation, he moved to New York and enrolled at Circle in the Square, where he completed a two-year conservatory acting program. He soon landed his first role on Broadway, in "Any Given Day" at the Longacre Theater, and quit his job as a bellboy at the Royalton Hotel. He has been working steadily ever since and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the blind character Bobby in on Broadway and in the feature film adaptation of Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997). Kirk was honored with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in the Ensemble.Additional stage work includes "Old Wicked Songs" at New York's Promenade Theater and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse, in which he starred as a piano prodigy, winning a Back Stage West Garland Award for Outstanding Performance. He also appeared in June Moon with the Drama Department, a theater company of which he is a founding member.A self-described radio nerd, Kirk divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles.

by indieWIRE (January 8, 2009) Editors Note: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling dramatic and documentary competition and American Spectrum directors who have films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
According to the Sundance catalog, Peter Callahan's "Against the Current" concerns "Paul Thompson (Joseph Fiennes), a financial writer struggling with a tragic past who decides to do something special and unique to distinguish himself. Having always wanted to swim the 150 miles of the lower Hudson River, he recruits his best friend, Jeff (Justin Kirk), and new acquaintance, Liz (Elizabeth Reaser), to accompany him on a physical and emotional journey exploring friendship, grief, and how we cope when what we lose is greater than what life has to offer."
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I want to apologize to the regular readers.  I’m a little behind on news and I have about ten reviews to write from all the South by Southwest films, but I’ll try to get to it all as soon as I can.
Extremely exhausted, I opted to sleep in this morning rather than catching the Observe and Report panel.  I heard it was funny, but so was the movie.  I did, however, check out three new films today.
I watched Four Boxes, starring Justin Kirk from “Weeds.”  It was a slow, bizarre crawl through what was supposed to be a clever take on the world “wild” web.  I suppose it won points for an interesting plot turn, but lost them for painful length and a drawn out conclusion.  I know, I’m being vague.  Bottom line is I would like to check the fourth box, labeled “Poor.”
The Hurt Locker was excellent though.
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Alanis Morissette is heading to television! She’s nabbed a role on one of the best shows on cable—Weeds. She joins the cast in the fifth season of the Showtime, playing Nancy’s (Mary-Louise Parker) no-nonsense Ob/Gyn Dr. Audra Kitson, and will appear in at least seven of the thirteen episodes. On this season of Weeds, Nancy’s pregnancy brings security, then jeopardy and maybe the end of Esteban’s (Demian Bichir) political career; Celia’s return to Ren-Mar brings a powerful new job prospect, Andy’s (Justin Kirk) new love interest brings unexpected consequences;...

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