Luke Kirby

Luke Farrell Kirby (born June 29, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He played the role of Lenny Bruce in the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2024, he starred as Chuck Brooks in the Peabody Award winning film Out of My Mind from Disney+.

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

Career Kirby has performed since his teens, after he was accepted at The National Theatre School of Canada. He graduated in May 2000, and after two auditions began working on two separate projects: the CBS/Alliance mini-series Haven, and director Léa Pool's feature Lost and Delirious (2001).

Soon after, he portrayed Morgan in the Factory Theatre's production of Geometry in Venice in Toronto, a performance that brought 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 2001 production of Troilus and Cressida, directed by Peter Hall in New York City.

In 2006, Kirby performed in the Women's Project Theater production of Jump/Cut. His other theatre credits include Judith Thompson's premiere of Habitat at Canadian Stage, and Daniel Brooks premiere of The Good Life at the Tarragon Theatre (both in Toronto). His latest theatre venture was in New York City, where he had the lead role in Defender of the Faith (Irish Repertory Theatre).

Kirby's first feature film role was that of Jake Hollander in Lost and Delirious (2001), followed by Halloween: Resurrection (2002), where he played Jim. His 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. He then played a part written for him in the feature film Shattered Glass, produced by Cruise/Wagner. In 2007, he had the lead role of Ray Dokes opposite Rachael Leigh Cook and Keith Carradine in the Canadian feature All Hat. In 2009, he appeared opposite Lindsay Lohan in Labor Pains.

In television, one of Kirby's favourite roles was in the TMN/Showcase mini-series Slings & Arrows, featuring Canadian actors and directed by his friend Peter Wellington. Kirby was nominated for a Gemini Award for his role in Sex Traffic, a mini-series for Channel 4 and CBC that aired in the fall of 2004 under British director David Yates. That year, Kirby received a second Gemini nomination for his guest-star role in the dramatic series The Eleventh Hour. In the fall of 2005, he was a series regular in HBO's Tell Me You Love Me, directed by Patricia Rozema, whose first season aired in September 2007. He starred as Jimmy Burns in the 2009–2010 Canwest Global series Cra$h & Burn.

In 2017, Kirby joined the cast of the award-winning Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, portraying comedian Lenny Bruce, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2025 he played Jack McMillan in the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series Étoile.

From December 2019 through January 2020, Kirby starred in the off-Broadway play Judgment Day at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

In 2026, it was announced that Kirby will join the cast of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent in the fourth season as Detective Sergeant John Darcy.

Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released. YearTitleRoleNotes 2001Lost and Delirious Jake Hollander 2002 Halloween: Resurrection Jim 2003 Mambo Italiano Angelo Barberini Shattered Glass Rob Gruen Luck Shane Bradley 2004 Window Theory Brad The Human Kazoo Zacharia Short film 2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played Frank Hoyt 2007 All Hat Ray Dokes The Stone Angel Leo 2009 Labor Pains Nick Steinwald 2011 Take This Waltz Daniel 2012 The Samaritan Ethan 2013 The Boston Post Sam Short film Empire of Dirt Russell 2014 True Man Client Short film 2015 Touched with Fire Marco Sure Thing Bill Short film 2017 A Dog's Purpose Jim Montgomery Another Kind of Wedding Misha 2018 Little Woods Bill 2019 Glass Pierce 2020 Percy Peter Schmeiser 2021 No Man of God Ted Bundy 2022 The Independent Lucas Nicoll 2023 Boston Strangler F. Lee BaileyDark Harvest Officer Jerry Ricks 2024 Out of My Mind Chuck Turn Me On Founder 2025 Terror Keeps You Slender The Photographer Short film

Television +Key Denotes television programs that have not yet aired. Year TitleRole Notes 2000 Give Me Your Soul... Narrator Television documentary 2001 Haven Daniel Weinzweig Television film 2003–2005 Slings & Arrows Jack Crew Main role (season 1), guest role (season 2) 2004 Sex Traffic Callum Tate Television miniseries 2005 Bury the Lead Josh Casey Episode: "Hit Delete" It's Me...Gerald Dr. Dan Episode: "How Do You Know You've Hit Bottom?" 2006 Northern Town Brian Main role 2007 Tell Me You Love Me Hugo 8 episodes 2009 Flashpoint Evan Hewson Episode: "Last Dance" Law & Order Bobby Amato Episode: "The Drowned and the Saved" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Andre Haslum Episode: "Folie a Deux" 2009–2010 Cra$h & Burn Jimmy Burn Main role 2012–2014 Republic of Doyle Clyde Cowley 2 episodes 2012 Elementary Aaron Ward Episode: "The Rat Race" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Braden Leddy Episode: "Vanity's Bonfire" 2013 Person of Interest Chris Beckner Episode: "2 Pi R" Blue Bloods Detective Wolf Landsman Episode: "Men in Black" 2013–2016 Rectify Jon Stern Main role 2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Max Kaplan Main role Show Me a Hero Edwin E. McAmis Episode: "Episode 2" The Good Wife Harry McGrath Episode: "Cooked" 2017–2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Lenny Bruce Main role (season 4), recurring role (seasons 1–3, and 5) 2017 The Good Fight Harry McGrath Episode: "Self Condemned" Bull Harry Kemp Episode: "Dirty Little Secrets" 2018 Blindspot Christophe Bruyere / Junior 2 episodes 2018–2019 The Deuce Gene Goldman Main role (seasons 2–3) 2018 Sorry for Your Loss Tripp Episode: "Welcome to Palm Springs" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andrew Leibowitz Episode: "Hell's Kitchen" 2019 The Twilight Zone Dylan Episode: "Not All Men" Tales of the City Tommy Nelson 2 episodes 2020 Little Voice Jeremy 4 episodes 2021–2022 Gossip Girl Davis Calloway 11 episodes 2022 Panhandle Bell Prescott Main role; also producer 2023 The Company You Keep Jones Malone Episode: "Against All Odds" Dr. Death Dr. Nathan Gamelli Main role (season 2) 2025 Étoile Jack McMillan Main role 2026 The Last Thing He Told Me Teddy Campano 8 episodes Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Detective Sergeant John Darcy Main role (season 4)

Podcasts Year Title Role Notes 2022 Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom Maximus Episode: "Chapter One: A Super Hero Walks into a Bar" 2023 Supreme: The Battle for Roe Roy Lucas 4 episodes The Downloaded Dr. Jurgen Haas 10 episodes

Theatre credits Year Play Role Notes 2001 Geometry in Venice Morgan Factory Theatre Troilus and Cressida Patroclus / Deiphobus American Place Theatre Habitat Sparkle Bluma Appel Theatre 2002 The Good Life Gord Tarragon Theatre Mainspace 2006 Jump/Cut Dave Julia Miles Theater 2007 Defender of the Faith Thomas Irish Repertory Theatre 2013–2014 Too Much, Too Much, Too Many Pastor Hidge Black Box Theatre 2019–2020 Judgement Day Thomas Hudetz Wade Thompson Drill Hall

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2001 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Play Geometry in Venice 2004 Canadian Comedy Awards Best Performance by a Male – Film Mambo Italiano 2005 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Sex Traffic Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series The Eleventh Hour 2013 ACTRA Awards Outstanding Performance – Male The Samaritan 2019Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 Chlotrudis Awards Best Actor No Man of God 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Astra Awards Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series