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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 23, 1970 (56)
- Hollister, California, USA
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Kirk Ward's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kirk Ward's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Kirk Ward's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Bubbles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Continental(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The Turkey Bowl(2019)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Wayne(2019)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Skyward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Zombieland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Barry Munday(2010)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Island(2005)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Cake Boy(2005)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lords of Dogtown(2005)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Invasion Iowa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Sledge: The Untold Story(2005)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Memron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Moving Alan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
My Dinner with Jimi(2003)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Nobody Needs to Know(2003)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Showtime(2002)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all filmsShoot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Bit Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Charmed(1998)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Tenacious D(1997)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Fan(1996)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Forrest Gump(1994)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsLa Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Jakarta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1991 to 2024; peak year 2005.
Biggest box office
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
Highest rated
Tenacious D (1997)
Most popular right now
The Continental (2023)
Film career
Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2005Screen debut· Lords of Dogtown
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Kirk Ward's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Kirk Ward's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kirk Ward work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kirk Ward's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kyle Gass shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Kyle GassShared titles: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), Cake Boy (2005), Tenacious D (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Kyle Gass
- Greg CoolidgeShared titles: The Continental (2023), The Turkey Bowl (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Coolidge
- Jack BlackShared titles: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), Tenacious D (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Black
Actors
- JR ReedShared titles: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), Tenacious D (1997)See all 2 shared titles with JR Reed
- Paul F. TompkinsShared titles: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), Tenacious D (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Paul F. Tompkins
Mixed roles
- Bob OdenkirkShared titles: Cake Boy (2005), Tenacious D (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Odenkirk
