Damon Kirsche is a renowned American baritone and stage and screen actor, celebrated for his interpretations of Traditional Popular Songs: Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, Swing, Big Band, West Coast Jazz, and American Songbook standards from the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood.
On screen, Kirsche has appeared in notable roles, including Harry McCarthy in Ted Turner's epic "Gods and Generals," Ranny Sanson in the TV series "LA Confidential," and the first Nuu'bari to appear on "StarTrek: Voyager." He will soon be seen in the San Francisco-based indie film "Pushing Dead."
Kirsche has also lent his voice to vintage swing recordings, such as "Goblin Market" and "Devil's Serenade," and has been featured on the Decca Broadway Original Cast album of "The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936" and the Carnegie Hall archival recording of The Gershwins' "Tip-Toes."
A leading interpreter of American musical theater, Kirsche has received widespread acclaim for his powerful and versatile voice, with critics praising his "spine-tingling resonance," "riveting showmanship," and "soaring ballads with power and panache."
His concert and theater work includes both early Broadway rarities and premieres, including Kern and Hammerstein's "Very Warm For May" and The Gershwins' "Tip-Toes." Kirsche has also originated roles in Eric Whitacre's "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings" and Seth Rozin's "A Passing Wind," for which he received a Barrymore Award nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Musical.
A member of LA's award-winning Musical Theatre Guild, Kirsche has appeared in over a dozen staged concerts, including "Wonderful Town," "Fade Out/Fade In," "Do Re Mi," and "Parade." He has also appeared in staged concerts with Musical Theatre West's "Reiner Reading Series" and has been the lead male vocalist for popular and critically-acclaimed West Coast vintage swing and big band Dean Mora and his Orchestra.
Kirsche has trained at The Juilliard School and is a proud member of Actor's Equity, American Guild of Musical Artists, and SAG-AFTRA.
