Kirk Bovill
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| Born |
January 17, 1961 Wayne, Nebraska |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse(s) | Joni Bovill (1995 to present) |
| Website | http://www.kirkbovill.com |
Kirk Bovill (born January 17, 1961) is an American actor, writer and producer. His film credits include 20th Century Women, Free State of Jones, Get on Up, Contraband, Texas Killing Fields, White Lightnin’, The Butterfly Circus, and God Bless America.
Bovill was born in Wayne, Nebraska, the son of Judy Bovill, a teacher, artist and writer, and Ron Bovill, a college professor, coach, writer and former actor who filmed national Wells Fargo commercials in the 70s as Mark Twain. After attending Aurora High School, he headed off to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where he graduated in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in Biology. He coached women’s track as an undergraduate assistant at the school and was on the staff that won three national indoor team titles. He completed a master's degree in Journalism with a minor in Advertising at Louisiana State University in 1987. He coached women’s track as a graduate assistant and was on the staff that won LSU’s first two NCAA team titles. Also during his stay, he earned CoSIDA National Runner-Up Honors for writing the 1986 Track and Field Media Guide.
Bovill started out at Hollywood’s The Comedy Store in the improv group that opened up the highly successful urban comedy show, Trippin’ on Tuesdays in 2006. The cast included Windell Middlebrooks.
He began his career in network television in 2007 as an armed enforcer in Hallmark’s Murder 101 opposite legendary Dick Van Dyke. He followed that with roles in a number of shows, including Criminal Minds, CSI, Ghost Whisperer, Leverage, Sons of Anarchy, Southland, and Days of Our Lives. His film breakthrough was British director Dominic Murphy’s dark drama, White Lightnin’, as the redneck killer Long which premiered at the Sundance and the Berlin International Film Festivals in 2009. The film is loosely based on the true story of Jesco White. Filming took place in Croatia.
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