Justin Kirk

Biography: 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, Andy Botwin, 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 wasDue 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, Andy Botwin, 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 in 2007. A couple years later, Kirk spun off the character into a humorous series of fake educational shorts dubbed The University of Andy. Expand

Justin Kirk's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 49
Highest Metascore: 71 Molly's Game
Lowest Metascore: 20 30 Beats
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Negative: 5 out of 18
18 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
61 Vice Dec 25, 2018 Scooter Libby / Scooter Libby 6.5
71 Molly's Game Dec 25, 2017 Jay / Jay 7.4
49 The Tribes of Palos Verdes Dec 1, 2017 Principal Cast / Principal Cast / Phil Mason / Phil Mason tbd
36 Walter Mar 13, 2015 Greg 6.5
36 Last Love Nov 1, 2013 Miles Morgan / Miles Morgan 8.0
57 Vamps Nov 2, 2012 Vadim 6.5
51 Nobody Walks Oct 19, 2012 Cast / Cast 5.4
38 Goats Aug 10, 2012 Bennet / Bennet / Bennet 7.1
20 30 Beats Jul 20, 2012 Adam / Adam / Adam / The Anthropologist - Adam / The Anthropologist - Adam / The Anthropologist - Adam tbd
44 Life Happens Apr 13, 2012 Henri 5.0
50 Elektra Luxx Mar 11, 2011 Cast 6.5
52 Hollywood Dreams May 18, 2007 Robin Mack / Robin Mack / Robin Mack tbd
54 Puccini for Beginners Feb 2, 2007 Philip 7.6
49 Flannel Pajamas Nov 15, 2006 Stuart Sawyer 6.4
64 Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner Oct 4, 2006 Himself / Himself tbd
58 Ask the Dust Mar 10, 2006 Sammy 7.6
32 Teddy Bears' Picnic Mar 29, 2002 Damien Pritzker 3.5
59 Love! Valour! Compassion! May 16, 1997 Bobby Brahms 6.8