Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 23 October 1987), credited mononymously as Kirby from 2023 onwards, is an English actress. She has appeared as a series regular on Downward Dog, Killing Eve (2018), Why Women Kill (2019), Sugar (2024), and as Death of the Endless in The Sandman (2022–2025) and Dead Boy Detectives (2024).

Her television appearances also include recurring roles on Love (2016–2018), Barry (2018–2023), The Good Place (2018–2020), and the fourth season of Veronica Mars (2019), with voice roles in Infinity Train (2020) and Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (2025).

Early life and education Kirby is from London and of Jamaican descent. Her mother owned clothing stalls in Camden. Kirby began acting at the Anna Scher Theatre.

Career Kirby's acting career has included many appearances in guest and recurring television series roles, in addition to several short and feature-length films. Her earlier television work includes the IFC sketch comedy series Comedy Bang! Bang! and the Showtime series House of Lies. She was also a series regular in the short-lived ABC series Downward Dog in 2017. Kirby followed in 2018 with her role as Elena in the first season of the BBC series Killing Eve. She had a recurring role as actress Sasha Baxter in the HBO comedy-drama series Barry, and has appeared as neuroscientist Simone Garnett in the third and fourth seasons of the NBC series The Good Place. On streaming television platforms, Kirby has had recurring roles on the Netflix series Love and the fourth season of Veronica Mars for Hulu, and appeared in the main cast of the CBS All Access series Why Women Kill for its first season. She booked the role of Anita Darling in Disney's Cruella in 2021. Originally credited by her full name, Kirby has been credited mononymously since 2023.

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 2011 Prepping Keisha Keisha James Short 2012 How to Succeed with Women Unknown Short Invasion of the Les-Body Snatchers Emma Short 2013 Lucky Day Carly Short; also director, producer & writer We Four Queens Samantha Short 2014 Thanks for the Ride Kirby Video short Minor Alterations Ruby Short; also producer & writer 2015 Textbook Adulthood Lady Jerk 2016 Nell Live: Still Tayin' Around Moviegoer Short The Hip Hooray Kirby Short Solar Mystic voice (voice) Short 2017 A Dog's Purpose Maya A Dog's Purpose: Lights, Camera, Woof Herself Video short Lane Woods Finds Love Unknown 2018 It's a Party Hannah Find Me Jordan 2021 Happily Maude Cruella Anita "Tattletale" Darling Queenpins JoJo Johnson Silent Night Alex 2022 Catwoman: Hunted Barbara Minerva / Cheetah (voice) Direct-to-video Mr. Harrigan's Phone Ms. Hart 2023 The Magician's Elephant The Countess (voice) 2026 Post-production Post-production Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Holby City Sick Patient Episode: "You're So Vain"; uncredited 2012 AMC Fearfest Angelique Kumari Television special 2014 CollegeHumor Originals Brittany Episode: "How America Is Like a Bad Boyfriend" Six Guys One Car Christy / Keri 2 episodes 2014–2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Decaf Dame / Boom Operator 2 episodes UCB Comedy Originals Unknown 4 episodes 2015 House of Lies Erin Episode: "We Can Always Just Overwhelm the Vagus Nerve with Another Sensation" The Brat Cave Office O'Neill / Kirby 2 episodes The King of 7B Greta Milgrim Television film 2016 The Dating Game Evie Episode: "AJ vs. The Truffle Butter Sex Act" The UCB Show Unknown 2 episodes TripTank Stylist / Wife (voice) 2 episodes 2024 Sugar Ruby 8 episodes (billed as "Kirby") Dead Boy Detectives Death of the Endless Episode: "The Case of Crystal Palace" (billed as "Kirby") 2025–present Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Zinnia McKenna Voice 2025 Krapopolis Viscera Voice, recurring role (billed as "Kirby" in the first two appearances) 2026 The Night Manager Dr. Kim Saunders 1 episode Sherwood D.I. Zara Gill