SAG-AFTRA, AEA
Michael Kirby is a versatile actor, audiobook narrator, producer, voice-over artist, and acting coach. With a career that began in his teens, he has worked extensively on stage, on screen, and behind the mic.
This is his acting website, for audiobooks please click on kirbynarrator.com
Recent stage credits include starring as Anthony Reilly in Outside Mullingar with The 6th Act Theatre Company in Hollywood, and as Paul the Apostle in the independent film Weekend at Jesus’. His screen work also includes the feature film Brown Paper Bag (Pan African Film Festival, Best Picture – San Diego Black Film Festival) and standout performances in short films such as Stakes and Lou.
Michael will soon appear in Storyville, portraying the federal prosecutor who helped dismantle the infamous red-light district of New Orleans in the early 20th century. Directed by Christin Baker and featuring several Star Trek veterans, the film is currently in production. He has also starred in two feature films by director Ryan Denmark: Chase the Slut (official selection, Edinburgh Film Festival) and Hell’s Heart (Hollywood Film Festival premiere).
Additional film and television appearances include Connected, Passing Normal, Benevolence, PBS’s Rickover: Birth of Nuclear Power, and Boston Public (Fox).
Michael produced the short film AC, directed by Sonia Sebastian and starring Jennifer Bartels and Robert Foxworth, which is currently making the festival rounds.
Stage credits include Off-Broadway performances with Epic Theatre Ensemble, multiple appearances at the Mark Taper Forum (including Bent, directed by Moisés Kaufman), and roles at The Old Globe under Tony Award-winning directors Darko Tresnjak and Pam MacKinnon. He has also performed at Syracuse Stage, The Barnstormers Theatre, and The Laguna Playhouse (Tickled Pink, written by and co-starring Rita Rudner). He is a proud member of the Antaeus Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
In the world of voiceover, Michael has narrated over 75 audiobooks and produced several more, spanning a wide range of genres including thriller, action-adventure, fantasy, romance, science fiction, and non-fiction. His work includes numerous radio plays for LA Theatre Works, and he has toured nationally performing in both live stage and studio productions.
A California native, Michael is a devoted father of two, an avid yogi, volleyball player, and ocean lover. He is passionate about storytelling in all its forms. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Voice and Acting at Cypress College, where he recently co-directed Twelfth Night. He has taught with Epic Theatre Ensemble in New York and led workshops at Syracuse University, Pomona College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Tech, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, and many others across the country.
Michael holds an MFA from the Old Globe/University of San Diego Professional Actor Training Program and a BA in Theatre from Cal State Fullerton.
