Kirk Bovill
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Kirk Bovill is an American actor. His film credits include Contraband, Texas Killing Fields, White Lightnin’
, The Butterfly Circus and Circle of 8.
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.
in the improv group that opened up the highly successful urban comedy show, Trippin’ on Tuesdays in 2006. The cast included Windell Middlebrooks who’s best known for his Miller High Life commercials.
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 Film Festivals in 2009. The film is loosely based on the true story of Jessco White. Filming took place in Croatia.
That was followed up with several film roles including; Contraband
with Mark Wahlberg
, Kate Beckinsale
, Ben Foster
and Giovani Ribisi, Texas Killing Fields with Chloe Moretz
, Sam Worthington
, Jessica Chastain
and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
, The Butterfly Circus, Circle of 8, Life’s an Itch and Tucht.
He has released two critically acclaimed CDs with his wife, Joni Bovill under their indie label, Elmo Records. They’ve appeared on TVOne’s “The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors” and have licensed their music to films. Bovill wrote all of the songs.
Prior to entering into the entertainment industry, Bovill was an international marketing executive in high technology for a number of years. He’s been published in technical journals.
Before that, he spent six years in the collegiate coaching ranks at the University of Nebraska as an undergraduate assistant and Louisiana State University as a graduate assistant in track and field.
White Lightnin'
White Lightnin' is a 2009 dramatic thriller film directed by Dominic Murphy and written by Eddy Moretti and Shane Smith.White Lightnin' was inspired by the life of Jesco White, an Appalachian mountain dancer. It was shown at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:Jesco White is the last of the West...
, The Butterfly Circus and Circle of 8.
Early Life
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
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
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.
Career
Bovill started out at Hollywood’s The Comedy StoreThe Comedy Store
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It has a sister comedy club in La Jolla, San Diego, California.-History:...
in the improv group that opened up the highly successful urban comedy show, Trippin’ on Tuesdays in 2006. The cast included Windell Middlebrooks who’s best known for his Miller High Life commercials.
He began his career in network television in 2007 as an armed enforcer in Hallmark’s Murder 101
Murder 101
Murder 101 is the name of a series of two-hour TV movies appearing regularly on the Hallmark Channel since 2006. In it, Dick Van Dyke stars as professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell, an absent-minded and brilliant criminologist. His son Barry Van Dyke co-stars as a former cop who is working as a private...
opposite legendary Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
. He followed that with roles in a number of shows, including Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
, CSI
CSI
-Computing:* Common System Interface, former name of the Intel QuickPath Interconnect, a computer bus* Complex specified information, a concept related to intelligent design* Computer Security Institute* Computer Society of India...
, Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
, Leverage, Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...
, Southland
Southland
-Australia:* Westfield Southland, a large retail complex located in the suburb of Cheltenham, approximately 16 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD in Australia-Canada:* Greater Toronto Area...
and Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
His film breakthrough was British director Dominic Murphy’s dark drama, White Lightnin’, as the redneck killer Long which premiered at the Sundance
Sundance
Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...
and the Berlin Film Festivals in 2009. The film is loosely based on the true story of Jessco White. Filming took place in Croatia.
That was followed up with several film roles including; Contraband
Contraband
The word contraband, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold....
with Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
, Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale
Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale is an English actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing while still a student at Oxford University...
, Ben Foster
Ben Foster
Ben Foster is an American actor. His film roles include The Laramie Project, Liberty Heights, Get Over It, Hostage, X-Men: The Last Stand, Alpha Dog, 30 Days of Night, The Messenger, Bang Bang You're Dead and Pandorum...
and Giovani Ribisi, Texas Killing Fields with Chloe Moretz
Chloe Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress, known for her role as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She also appeared in The Amityville Horror, Days of Summer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hugo, and portrayed Abby, the child vampire, in Let Me In.-Personal life:Moretz was born in Atlanta,...
, Sam Worthington
Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry J. "Sam" Worthington is an English born, Australian actor. After almost a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Worthington gained Hollywood's attention by playing Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation and the lead role, Jake Sully, in James Cameron's science...
, Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard in Northern California. She is one of five children. Her mother, Jerri, is a vegan chef, and her stepfather, Michael, is a firefighter. Chastain is also vegan herself. She took her...
and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor, best known to television and movie audiences as Denny Duquette on Grey's Anatomy, patriarch John Winchester on Supernatural, and as The Comedian in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen....
, The Butterfly Circus, Circle of 8, Life’s an Itch and Tucht.
He has released two critically acclaimed CDs with his wife, Joni Bovill under their indie label, Elmo Records. They’ve appeared on TVOne’s “The Gospel of Music with Jeff Majors” and have licensed their music to films. Bovill wrote all of the songs.
Prior to entering into the entertainment industry, Bovill was an international marketing executive in high technology for a number of years. He’s been published in technical journals.
Before that, he spent six years in the collegiate coaching ranks at the University of Nebraska as an undergraduate assistant and Louisiana State University as a graduate assistant in track and field.
Personal Life
Married actress Joni Bovill in Negril, Jamaica. Joni’s brother, Henry Green, is a member of the multi-Grammy nominated Gospel group, The Williams Brothers.Filmography
- Contraband, 2012
- Life's an Itch, 2012
- Texas Killing Fields, 2011
- Bending the Rules, 2012
- God Bless America, 2011
- WWJD?, 2010
- White Lightnin', 2009
- Circle of 8, 2009
- Footprints, 2011
- Southland, TV 2012
- Sons of Anarchy, TV 2010
- Days of Our Lives, TV (2 ep) 2010
- CSI, TV 2009
- Criminal Minds, TV 2009
- Leverage, TV 2009
- Ghost Whisperer, TV 2009
- Eleventh Hour, TV, 2008
- Murder 101, TV 2006
- The Playbook, TV 2006