Ken Kirby is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He has played the recurring characters Dr. John Shen on HBO Max's The Pitt, Ben on Freeform's Good Trouble, Evan Tate in The CW series Dynasty, and Lenjamin McButtons in the LGBTQ web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. Kirby has also appeared in the independent film Straight Up, Fox's The Gifted, and Freeform's Famous in Love.
Early life and education Kirby was born in Vancouver to a British father and a Chinese mother. He grew up between Canada, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Kirby studied business in college.
Kirby, who has a passion for comedy, decided that he wanted to entertain people professionally after 1100 people attended his one-man show at the Vancouver Comedy Festival in 2010. After completing formal training at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and The Groundlings, Kirby entered CBS's Diversity Showcase in 2015 and then signed with The Gersh Agency.
Career Kirby had a minor speaking role in the 2006 comedy film She's the Man, and voiced Kenji in the video game Need for Speed: Carbon the same year.
In 2016, Kirby played Lenjamin McButtons in the LGBTQ web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, and portrayed Bryan in Freeform's Famous in Love in 2018.
In 2019, Kirby appeared as Byron in Grand Hotel, began playing Ben in Freeform's Good Trouble, and Evan Tate in season three and season four of The CW series Dynasty.
Kirby has also appeared as Craig in the independent film Straight Up (2019), and as Noah in Fox's The Gifted (2018).
Personal life Kirby resides in Los Angeles. He hopes to utilize comedy as a way to bring Asian American stories "to the forefront in both TV and film." In April 2026, he became engaged to professional golfer Gabriella Then.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 She's the Man Announcer 2019 Straight Up Craig 2022 They Live in the Grey Peter Yang2023This TimeColin Lang
Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Supernatural Evan Episode: "Bitten" 2015 Chasing Life Brian Episode: "As Long as We Both Shall Live" 2016 Lenjamin Web series; main role 2018 Famous in Love Bryan 3 episodes Drunk History Episode: "The Middle Ages" Noah 2 episodes 2019–2020 Good Trouble Ben 15 episodes 2019 Grand Hotel Byron 3 episodes Liza on Demand Hendricks Episode: "The Art of Settling" 2019–2021 Dynasty Evan Tate 6 episodes 2020 Magnum P.I. Eli Sung Episode: "Desperate Measures" 9-1-1: Lone Star JT Episode: "Yee-Haw" 2022 Home Economics Poker buddy Episode: "Poker Game, $800 Buy-In" Steve Episode: "Driving, Dating and Deceit" 2023 Minx Kevin Episode: "I thought the bed was gonna fly" 2024 English Teacher Pasha Episode: "Convention" 2025–present The Pitt Dr. John Shen 9 episodes 2025 Ballard Joey Lucas Episode: "BYOB"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 Need for Speed: Carbon Kenji
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