Ken Kirby

Canadian actor and screenwriter Ken Kirby was born in Vancouver and grew up in Canada, Hong Kong and Shanghai. A one-man show that drew 1,100 people to the Vancouver Comedy Festival in 2010 convinced him to pursue entertainment. He trained at the Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, took part in CBS's Diversity Showcase in 2015 and signed with The Gersh Agency. In 2006 he had a small speaking part in the comedy She's the Man and voiced Kenji for the video game Need for Speed: Carbon. He went on to play Lenjamin McButtons in the web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, Bryan in Famous in Love, Byron in Grand Hotel, Ben on Good Trouble and Evan Tate on Dynasty. Other roles include Craig in Straight Up (2019), Noah on The Gifted and Dr. John Shen on The Pitt.