Luke Kirby – Biography of Luke Kirby

Luke farrell kirby He was born on June 21, 1978 in the town of Hamilton (Ontario), in Canada. Her parents are both American, emigrated from New York City in 1974. Luke studied Drama at the National Theater School of Canada, graduating in 2000.

Luke He had been acting since his teens and, after graduating from the National Theater School of Canada in May 2000, and after appearing in two auditions, he found himself working on two different projects in leading roles: the mini-series “Haven“from CBS / Alliance and produced by director Léa Pool”Lost and delirious“(2001).

Soon after, he played the role of ‘Morgan‘in the Factory Theater production, “Geometry in Venice“presented in Toronto, a performance that earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards. He then played ‘Patroclus‘in the work’Troilus and Cressida“Directed by Sir Peter Hall in New York City.

In 2006, he received critical acclaim for his performance in the play “Jump / Cut“Other theatrical credits include the plays.”Habitat“,”The good life” Y “Defender of the Faith“.

His second feature film was “Halloween: Resurrection“in 2002, which was followed by his leading role in”Italian Mambo“(2003), presented at the Toronto International Film Festival gala, and received with a standing ovation and for which Luke earned a Canadian Comedy Awards nomination.

After the success of “Mambo Italiano”, Kirby he played a role that was written especially for him in the movie “Shattered glass“(2003), produced by Cruise / Wagner. Later it could be seen in the films”Luck“(2003),”Window Theory“(2005),”Game of honor“(2005),”All Hat“(2007) and”The Stone Angel“(2007).

His last roles were opposite Lindsay Lohan in the comedy “An embarrassing job“(2009); she also had a starring role in Sarah Polley’s dramatic comedy,”Take this waltz“(2011); and starred, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, in the thriller”The Samaritan“(2012).

Luke He also accumulates in his career, numerous television roles either as a guest artist or in leading and regular roles in different series.

In 2009 he starred in the series “Cra $ h & Burn“, in the role of Jimmy burns; also played Hugo on “Tell me you love me” already Jack Crew on “Slings and Arrows“; in addition to special participations in series such as”Flashpoint“,”Law & Order“,”Law & Order: Criminal Intent“or”Republic of Doyle“, among other.