| Luke Kirby | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1978 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Luke Farrell Kirby |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Luke Kirby (born 1978) is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor.[1]
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Luke was born in Hamilton, Ontario, to two American expatriates. His mother is from Brooklyn, New York, and his father grew up "along the eastern seaboard".[2] 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.
Luke has been performing since his teens after he was accepted at Canada's most respected conservatory, 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, Luke 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 production of Jump/Cut.[3] 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).[4][5]
Luke's first feature film was the role of Jim in Halloween: Resurrection.[6] Other film credits include lead roles in Peter Wellington's feature Luck and Mambo Italiano[7] directed by Émile Gaudreault. Mambo Italiano received a gala presentation at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation and earned Luke a Canadian Comedy Award Nomination. Following on the success of Luck and Mambo Italiano, Luke 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 Rachel Leigh Cook and Keith Carradine in the Canadian feature All Hat.[8] His latest film role is opposite Lindsay Lohan in a feature titled Labor Pains.
In television, one of Luke'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, Luke 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$h & Burn.
He is represented by Kishwar Iqbal of Gary Goddard Agency in Canada[9] and Gene Parseghian at Parseghian Planco and The Gersh Agency in NYC.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Lost and Delirious | Jake Hollander | |
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Jim | |
| 2003 | Mambo Italiano | Angelo Barberini | Nominated—Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Performance |
| 2003 | Shattered Glass | Rob Gruen | |
| 2003 | Luck | Shane Bradley | |
| 2004 | Window Theory | Brad | |
| 2004 | The Human Kazoo | Zacharia | short |
| 2004 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Frank Hoyt | |
| 2007 | All Hat | Ray Dokes | |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Leo | |
| 2009 | Labor Pains | Nick Steinwald | |
| 2011 | Take This Waltz | Daniel | |
| 2012 | The Samaritan | Ethan | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Give Me Your Soul... | Narrator | documentary |
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrected | Himself | video short |
| 2001 | Haven | Daniel Weinzweig | mini-series |
| 2003–2005 | Slings and Arrows | Jack Crew | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Sex Traffic | Callum Tate | mini-series Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Josh Casey | 1 episode - Hit Delete Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series |
| 2005 | It's Me...Gerald | Dr. Dan | 1 episode - How Do You Know You've Hit Bottom? |
| 2006 | Northern Town | Brian | |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Hugo | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Evan Hewson | 1 episode - Last Dance |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Bobby Amato | 1 episode - The Drowned and the Saved |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Andre Haslum | 1 episode - Folie a Deux |
| 2009–2010 | Cra$h & Burn | Jimmy Burn | 13 episodes |