
Kirk Ward
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Kirk Ward – American actor, writer, and producer, born 23 September 1970 in Hollister, California. A stand-up comic in San Francisco before joining El Teatro Campesino under Luis Valdez as an actor and resident playwright, then The Actors' Gang in Los Angeles under Tim Robbins, where he developed his breakout one-man show 3 Stories Tall. His most notable film roles include Earl in Forrest Gump (1994), Soldier in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Bill Bahne in Lords of Dogtown (2005), Censor in The Island (2005), Car Chase Cop in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006), and Brendan Laroux in The Onion Movie (2008). On television he has appeared in Charmed (1998), Malcolm in the Middle (2003), Zombieland (2013) as Tallahassee, Wayne (2019) as Calvin Clay, and The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023) as Adjudicator's Henchman. He also co-created the Amazon pilot Skyward (2017) and sold the feature Take My Wife to Lionsgate.
Known for
Credits

Forrest Gump (1994)
as Earl

The Island (2005)
as Censor

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
as Soldier

Showtime (2002)
as Parking Garage Cop #1

Lords of Dogtown (2005)
as Bill Bahne

The Fan (1996)
as The Giant Mascot

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
as Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader

Cake Boy (2005)
as Jeb

Memron (2004)
as Darren

Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Spencer Davidson

Barry Munday (2010)
as Roadie #1

Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale (2002)
as Rocker
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale (1991)
as Felfejor

My Dinner with Jimi (2003)
as Instructor

Nobody Needs to Know (2003)
as P.A. Eric

Moving Alan (2003)
as Male Ranger

Bit Players (2000)
as Additional Voices
Time Out (2002)
as Bobby
Shoot! (2001)
as Bus Stop Thug

Bubbles (2024)
as Mime





