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Justin Kirk

Justin Kirk

Actor · Born May 28, 1969 (57) · Salem, Oregon, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American stage and film actor. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of Angels in America (for which he received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series) and for his portrayal of Andy Botwin in Showtime's Weeds. As of August 2012, Kirk is headlining his own show, Animal Practice, on NBC.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 28, 1969 (57)
From
Salem, Oregon, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Justin Kirk's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
26%
Power
12%
Survival
12%
Morality
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
3 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
11
Bittersweet
8
Warm
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Justin Kirk's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justin Kirk's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Vampire Lestat(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Raglan James

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The 'Burbs(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gary

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Get Jiro!(2026)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Talamasca: The Secret Order(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Raglan James

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Émigré/Americana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Allan

  • Interview with the Vampire(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Raglan James

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Roar(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry the Duck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Groke: A Tragedy in Two Acts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Counselor

  • Ghosts(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Tad

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Hangry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Leroy

  • Hollywood Fringe(2020)

    as Travis Sunstrom

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Perry Mason(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hamilton Burger

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Jack and Jo Don't Want to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jack

  • Vice(2018)

    as Scooter Libby

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Overthinking with Kat & June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as David

  • Kidding(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jeryd Mencken

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Tribes of Palos Verdes(2017)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • APB(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gideon Reeves

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    as Phil Hudson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter McCall

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Walter(2015)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joseph Bucher

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: War(2014)

    as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathaniel Wolfe

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Last Love(2013)

    as Miles Morgan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Chronicles Simpkins Will Cut Your Ass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mr. Finkle

  • Nobody Walks(2012)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Vamps(2012)

    as Vadim

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Animal Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as George Coleman

  • Goats(2012)

    as Bennet

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • 30 Beats(2012)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Life Happens(2011)

    as Henri

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Elektra Luxx(2010)

    as Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Hallowdega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Host

  • The Presence(2010)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • See You in September(2010)

    as A.J

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charlie Bingham

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Glenn Martin DDS(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Four Boxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Trevor Grainger

  • Against the Current(2009)

    as Jeff Kane

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Food Fight(2008)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Robin Mack

  • Flannel Pajamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stuart

  • Puccini for Beginners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Philip

  • Ask the Dust(2006)

    as Sammy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Crowley · as Joshua Ryan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Weeds(2005)

    Show 102 episodes · as Andy Botwin

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ax Jenkins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Angels in America(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Outpatient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Morris Monk

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Beale

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as James Carmody

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Teddy Bears' Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Damien Pritzker

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Bromley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Chapter Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lonnie

  • Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 32 episodes · as Bartolomew 'Barto' Zane

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Plummer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Eden Myth(1999)

    as Aldo Speck

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love! Valour! Compassion!(1997)

    as Bobby Brahms

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Horace Strickland

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • New York News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wolf(1994)

    as Laura's Brother (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Here Comes the Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 65 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Vice (2018)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

Justice League: War (2014)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Weeds (2005)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19942026

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1997Screen debut· Love! Valour! Compassion!
  • 2005Golden Globe nomination· Weeds
  • 2010First top-billed film· See You in September
  • 2017Career best· APB
  • 2018Career best· Vice

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 65 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing1 of 66: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
9712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2009.

  1. 2009
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2007
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Justin Kirk's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 50 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

The Eden Myth (1999)

86th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Succession (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Justin Kirk's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles37–71 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles20–76 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles38–86 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–74 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles34–60 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Justin Kirk work with?

People who share at least 2 of Justin Kirk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alison Pill shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers