Actor / Director Profile

James Kiberd is a unique hybrid. The immensely popular actor is also a committed artist, and a dedicated humanitarian. How Kiberd became the only daytime Star to be cited as one of the top 15 Fan Favorites of the 90s is still a mystery. Was it that he was one of Oprah's favorite guests at the time? That his TV character combined a unique mix of danger, sex appeal, and humor? Rr his tireless efforts on behalf of the world's children as National Ambassador for Unicef USA? Whatever! He is best known for creating ground breaking, socially relevant roles on Daytime Drama over 15 years, such as The troubled Vietnam Vet Mike Donovan on ABC's Loving, the wild and woolly Mercenary turned Detective, Trevor Dillon on All my Children.Since leaving Daytime (2001) Kiberd has sought challenges on stage, and independent film. The "2004 Best Actor" Zoni Award winner for his Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, Kiberd continues an active theatre career playing Shakespeare's Killers, Kings, and Klownes, while mixing in some of the most edgy of contemporary theatre. At the opposite pole from the mad cap lover, Petruchio, Kiberd played the Garbo obsessed "Walter" who wants to die in the arms of his own "Armand' a la "Camille" in the AFI production "Sunset Tuxedo" in 2004.His "creative alliances" range from avant garde theatre directors to sitcom greats.