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{{short description|American actor (born 1949)}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2011}}

'''James Kiberd''' (born July 6, 1949 in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]) is an American actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4hUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bY8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2940,1001206&dq=james-kiberd&hl=en|title=Three Years Later, Loving Disappoints|date=July 14, 1986|work=[[Ellensburg Daily Record]]|page=16|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref>

He played Trevor Dillon on the [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'' from 1989 to 2000. A popular character from the beginning, he was paired in relationships with the character Natalie Marlowe ([[Kate Collins (actress)|Kate Collins]]), Laurel Banning ([[Felicity LaFortune]]) and later, Natalie's nutty twin sister Janet Green (played also by [[Kate Collins (actress)|Kate Collins]], later by [[Robin Mattson]]). He was the uncle of Hayley Vaughn ([[Kelly Ripa]]); for years, Hayley lovingly called him "Uncle Porkchop," while he affectionately referred to her as "Tinkerbell."

"The Book of Lists: The 90's Edition " by Wallace and Wallechinsky cites him as No. 11 between Tim Allen No. 10 and Steve Martin No. 12 in the "15 Top Celebrity Q Scores".

His other [[Soap opera]] credits include ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and ''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]''. He has been married since 1986 to soap actress Susan Keith, whom he met on the set of ''Loving'' (she played core character Shana Sloane on the show for many years).

In 2001, Kiberd filled in for [[Benjamin Hendrickson]] in the role of Hal Munson on ''[[As the World Turns]]'' while he was away on urgent family business.

Since 2001 Kiberd has performed primarily on stage and in film. Of the dozen Shakespeare roles he has performed, his "Petruchio" won the best actor "Zoni" in 2004. He stars as Elliot in the film "Soldier's Heart" which had its world premier at the GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2008; winning for best narrative film.

He was awarded "The Meyer Schapiro Artist Award " at Augusta State University in 1999 and the publication of "James Kiberd Drawings" accompanied the exhibit there.

Recipient of the 1994 Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award in recognition of his visionary advocacy on behalf of children worldwide,
Kiberd was appointed a [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] for the United States in 1995.

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2001
|''Queenie in Love''
|Liquor store owner
|Feature film
|-
|2002
|''[[Demon Under Glass]]''
|Dr. Samuel Hirsch
|Direct-to-video film
|-
|2004
|''Sunset Tuxedo''
|Walter
|Short film
|-
|2005
|''Survival of the Fittest''
|Al Walker
|Short film
|-
|2006
|''Jack''
|Sheriff
|Feature film
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
|''Hunter-Gatherer''
|Bob the Backpacker
|Short film
|-
|''Soldier's Heart''
|Elliot
|Feature film
|-
|2010
|''Vampire''
|Dr. Samuel Hirsch
|Feature film
|-
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|1983-1985; 1992
|rowspan=2|''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]''
|Michael "Mike" Donovan
|Daytime serial (contract role; 1983-1985)
|-
|Trevor Dillon (crossover from All My Children)
|Daytime serial (guest role; 1992)
|-
|1986
|''[[Spenser: For Hire]] ''
|Lewis Johnson
|Episode: "One If by Land, Two If by Sea"
|-
|1989
|''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
|Dustin Trent
|Daytime serial (guest role)
|-
|1989-2000
|''[[All My Children]]''
|Trevor Dillon
|Series regular
|-
|1996
|''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]''
|Detective Ben Lawson
|Episode: "Teenage Confidential"
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''[[Third Watch]]''
|Dollar
|Episode: "Unfinished Business"
|-
|''[[As the World Turns]]''
|''[[Hal Munson|Detective Hal Munson]]''
|Daytime serial (temporary replacement for Benjamin Hendrickson)
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm0452159}}

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[[Category:American male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

James Kiberd - Revision history

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