James Kiberd (born July 6, 1949 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American actor.He is perhaps most famous for his role as Trevor Dillon on the soap opera All My Children, which he played from 1989 to 2000. A popular character from the beginning, he was paired in relationships with the character Natalie Marlowe (Kate Collins), Laurel Banning (Felicity LaFortune) and later, Natalie's nutty sister Janet Green (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 #11 between Tim Allen#10 and Steve Martin#12 in the "15 Top Celebrity Q Scores".His other Soap opera credits include Another World and 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.
In my role as National Ambassador for UNICEF I've found that a people, a culture is as good as the stories it tells about itself. Our stories tell us who we think we were, are, and will become. It's through our stories that we imbue the ethics, morals and values that are key to the survival of a culture and its people. A child asking to be told a story again is reaching for a tool that will serve a lifetime. When a people's story telling falters they have lost a clear sense of who they are and their world is in decline.
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Attended the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vampire
2010
Dr. Samuel Hirsch
Soldier's Heart
2008
Elliot
Hunter-Gatherer
2008
Short
Bob the Backpacker
Jack
2006/I
Short
Sheriff
Survival of the Fittest
2005/II
Short
Al Walker
Sunset Tuxedo
2004
Short
Walter
Demon Under Glass
2002
Video
Dr. Samuel Hirsch
As the World Turns
2001
TV Series
Hal Munson
Queenie in Love
2001
Liquer store owner
Third Watch
2001
TV Series
Dollar
All My Children
1989-2000
TV Series
Trevor Dillon
ABC Afterschool Specials
1996
TV Series
Det. Ben Lawson
Spenser: For Hire
1986
TV Series
Lewis Johnson
Loving
1983
TV Series
Mike Donovan
Another World
1964
TV Series
Dustin Trent (1989)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
All My Children: Behind the Scenes
1994
Video documentary short
Himself / Trevor Dillon #2
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards
1993
TV Special
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Daytime Serial
$1.9 Million
