Early life

Kirby was born in Hamilton, Ontario, to American parents. His mother is from Brooklyn, New York, and his father grew up "along the eastern seaboard." His parents moved from New York City, New York, to Canada in 1974. Kirby studied drama at the National Theatre School of Canada, a theatre conservatory which focuses on classical works, and graduated in 2000.

Career

Kirby has been performing since his teens after he was accepted at The National Theatre School of Canada. He graduated in May 2000 and after two auditions found himself working on two separate projects in major roles; the CBS/Alliance mini-series Haven and director Léa Pool's feature Lost and Delirious.

Soon after, Kirby performed the role of 'Morgan' in the Factory Theatre's production of Geometry in Venice in Toronto, a performance that garnered him a Best Actor nomination at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards. This was quickly followed by the role of 'Patroclus' in Theatre for a New Audience's production of Troilus and Cressida directed by Sir Peter Hall in New York City. In 2006, he gave a critically acclaimed performance in the Women's Project Theater production of Jump/Cut. Other theatre credits include Judith Thompson's premiere of Habitat at Canadian Stage followed by Daniel Brooks premiere of The Good Life at the Tarragon Theatre (both in Toronto). His latest theatre venture was in NYC where he performed the lead role in Defender of the Faith (Irish Repertory Theatre).

Kirby's first feature film was the role of Jim in Halloween: Resurrection. Other film credits include lead roles in Peter Wellington's feature Luck and Mambo Italiano directed by Émile Gaudreault. Mambo Italiano received a gala presentation at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation and earned Kirby a Canadian Comedy Award Nomination. Following on the success of Luck and Mambo Italiano, Kirby ended up with a part that was written for him in the feature film Shattered Glass produced by Cruise/Wagner. In 2007, he played the lead role of Ray Dokes opposite Rachael Leigh Cook and Keith Carradine in the Canadian feature All Hat. His latest film role is opposite Lindsay Lohan in a feature titled Labor Pains.

In television, one of Kirby's favourite roles was the critically acclaimed TMN/Showcase mini-series, Slings and Arrows, featuring some of Canada's top actors and directed by his friend Peter Wellington. Sex Traffic, a mini-series for Channel 4 and CBC that aired in the fall of 2004, had him working with one of Britain's top directors, David Yates, and earned him a Gemini nomination. That same year he received a second Gemini nomination for his guest starring role in the dramatic series The Eleventh Hour. In the fall of 2005, Kirby landed a role as a series regular in HBO's Tell Me You Love Me, directed by Patricia Rozema. The first season aired in HBO in September 2007. Most recently, he can be seen starring as Jimmy Burns in the critically acclaimed Canwest Global television series Cra$h & Burn.

He is represented by Kishwar Iqbal of Gary Goddard Agency in Canada and Gene Parseghian at Parseghian Planco and The Gersh Agency in NYC.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Lost and Delirious	Jake Hollander
2002	Halloween: Resurrection	Jim
2003	Mambo Italiano	Angelo Barberini
2003	Shattered Glass	Rob Gruen
2003	Luck	Shane Bradley
2004	Window Theory	Brad
2004	The Human Kazoo	Zacharia	Short film
2004	The Greatest Game Ever Played	Frank Hoyt
2007	All Hat	Ray Dokes
2007	The Stone Angel	Leo
2009	Labor Pains	Nick Steinwald
2011	Take This Waltz	Daniel
2012	Fury	Ethan
2013	Empire of Dirt	Russell
2014	Mania Days	Marco	Also titled Touched by Fire

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Give Me Your Soul...	Narrator	documentary
2001	Haven	Daniel Weinzweig	mini-series
2002	Halloween: Resurrected	Himself	video short
2003-2005	Slings and Arrows	Jack Crew	7 episodes
2004	Sex Traffic	Callum Tate	miniseries
2005	The Eleventh Hour	Josh Casey	1 episode - Hit Delete
2005	It's Me...Gerald	Dr. Dan	1 episode - How Do You Know You've Hit Bottom?
2006	Northern Town	Brian
2007	Tell Me You Love Me	Hugo	8 episodes
2009	Flashpoint	Evan Hewson	1 episode - Last Dance
2009	Law & Order	Bobby Amato	1 episode - The Drowned and the Saved
2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Andre Haslum	1 episode - Folie a Deux
2009-2010	Cra$h & Burn	Jimmy Burn	13 episodes
2012	Elementary	Aaron Ward	1 episode
2013-Present	Rectify	Jon Stern
2013	Blue Bloods	Detective Wolf Landsman	1 episode - Men in Black
2015	Show Me a Hero	Edwin E. McAmis	miniseries

Awards and nominations

• Nominated: Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Performance
• Nominated: Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
• Nominated: Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

[ Source: Wikipedia ]