Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk : role - Andy Botwin
Birthday : 28 May 1969
Birth Place : Salem, Oregon, US
Birth Name : Justin Kirk
Height : 6′1″
Gender : Male
Recent Role : Andy Botwin on weeds
Justin Kirk was born on 28 May 1969 in Salem, Oregon, US. He studied in an elementary school on a Native American reservation. He was raised in Union, Washington. At the age of twelve, he moved to Minneapolis and after graduating from High School, he moved to New York City and attended the two years conservatory acting program at the Circle in the Square.
He performed for the Broadway for the first time in a play ‘Any Given Day’ at the Longacre Theatre. He has acted in some plays like, ‘Old Wicked Songs’ and ‘Love! Valour! Compassion!‘
He has acted in films like ‘Chapter Zero‘, ‘The Eden Myth’, ‘Puccini for Beginners’, ‘Flannel Pajamas’, and ‘Call o’ the Glen’. He has also acted in the films ‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’, ‘Outpatient‘, ‘Hollywood Dreams’ and ‘Ask the Dust’. He lends his voice in ‘Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experiences‘.
He began appearing on television shows from ‘Jack and Jill’ and currently he appears on the series ‘Weeds‘. He appeared in only one episode of several shows like, ‘New York News’, ‘The Pretender’, ‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’, ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’, ‘Jack and Bobby’, ‘Without a Trace‘ and ‘Everwood‘. He made his appearance in six episodes of ‘Angels in America’.
He earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award - 2007 for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in ‘Weeds‘. He was also nominated for the Emmy Award-2004 for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for ‘Angles in America‘. He was also a nominee for the Screen Actors Guild Award in the category- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for ‘Weeds’ in 2007 & 2009. In 2004, he was nominated for the same award in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for ‘Angles in America‘. He won the Satellite Award in 2004 for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for ‘Angels in America‘ and for the Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for ‘Weeds‘ in 2008. He was also nominated for the same award in the category of Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for ‘Weeds‘ in 2007.
Role in Weeds
Justin Kirk is playing “Andy Botwin” in ‘Weeds’ tv show. He is the brother in law of Nancy Botwin, the main character of the story. After Nancy lost her husband, she reluctantly allows him to live at her house. Though he is irresponsible and a fun loving guy, he is like a father figure for Nancy’s children. He is also involved in her business.
