Kirby Heyborne


Kirby Heyborne is an American actor, musician, singer, songwriter, narrator and comedian. He is known for his work in films centered around the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Heyborne has also worked extensively as an audiobook narrator, narrating more than 300 books. He has won two Odyssey Awards and an Audie Award for Middle Grade Title. In 2015, Booklist named him a Voice of Choice narrator.
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Early life and education

Heyborne graduated from Alta High School in 1995 where he was student body president. He is a member of the LDS Church and served as a missionary for the church in the Dominican Republic. He later graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Economics.

Career

Heyborne is both an actor and a musician; he has released several CDs on which he sings and plays the guitar. However, he did not become widely popular in the LDS Church community until his starring role in the film The R.M.. His first appearance in a non-LDS film was as "Teddy" in The Three Stooges.
He has narrated many novels, short stories, and non-fiction titles.
Heyborne generated some controversy in the Latter-day Saint community in 2008 after deciding to appear in a Miller Lite beer commercial. Devout members of the LDS Church do not drink alcohol, and his appearance in a beer commercial was perceived as hypocritical. Heyborne stated that he would prefer to act only in roles aligned with his faith but was unable to predict which offers he might receive. He interpreted the Miller Lite opportunity as an answer to prayer, and a way to feed his family. He was later denied the chance to play at LDS Church-owned Brigham Young University, where he had often played in the past, allegedly due to his involvement with the commercial.
He also had appeared in a Best Buy commercial in late-summer 2013, promoting sales for Verizon phones for an upcoming back-to-school sale. This commercial aired during the CBS primetime lineup on August 26, 2013.
In 2019, he began as host for a new show on BYUtv called Making Good.

Awards and honors

In 2015, Booklist named Heyborne a Voice of Choice narrator, noting that he has a "skill at voicing accents and dialects, perhaps enhanced by his musical knowledge and ear, comes up frequently in reviews."

Works

Filmography

Discography

  • Inside -
  • Braver Days
  • Merry White Tree in the Night
  • The RM Soundtrack - "If You Could Hie to Kolob"
  • Sons of Provo Soundtrack
  • The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway - Narrator
  • Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan - Narrator
  • The Elm Tree - Released March 31, 2009
  • The Long Walk by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman - Narrator
  • Fat Vampire by Adam Rex - Narrator
  • Rotters by Daniel Kraus - Narrator
  • Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King - Narrator
  • Come to Zion, Vol. 1: The Winds and the Waves by Dean Hughes - Narrator Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Narrator
  • Scowler by Daniel Kraus - Narrator
  • Breathe by Abbi Glines - Narrator
  • Taipei by Tao Lin - Narrator
  • Come to Zion, Vol. 2: Through Cloud and Sunshine by Dean Hughes - Narrator
  • Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Hollow City by Ransom Riggs - Narrator
  • Rumble by Ellen Hopkins - Narrator
  • The Family of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Angels Walking by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • A Generation Rising by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Only the Brave: The Continuing Story of the San Juan Pioneers by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Come to Zion, Vol. 3: Fresh Courage Take by Dean Hughes - Narrator
  • Ashfall by Mike Mullin - Narrator
  • All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - Narrator
  • The Friends of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • The Orphan Army: The Nightsiders, book 1 by Jonathan Maberry - Narrator
  • The Storm Descends by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs - Narrator
  • Fires of Invention by Jeffrey Scott Savage - Narrator
  • Youngblood by Matt Gallagher - Narrator
  • To Soar with Eagles by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Brush of Wings by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • The Shadow Falls by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Gears of Revolution by Jeffrey Scott Savage - Narrator
  • A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Dragonwatch: A Fablehaven Adventure by Brandon Mull - Narrator
  • The Proud Shall Stumble by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Love Story by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Embers of Destruction by Jeffrey Scott Savage - Narrator
  • Out of the Smoke by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • ’’I Am Not A Serial Killer ’’ by Dan Wells - Narrator
  • Dragonwatch: Wrath of the Dragon King by Brandon Mull - Narrator
  • A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs - Narrator
  • To the Moon and Back by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • When We Were Young by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Into the Flames by Gerald N. Lund - Narrator
  • Muddy: Where Faith and Polygamy Collide by Dean Hughes - Narrator
  • Dragonwatch: Master of the Phantom Isle by Brandon Mull - Narrator
  • River: Where Faith and Consecration Converge by Dean Hughes - Narrator
  • The Volunteer Effect by Jason Young and Jonathan Malm - Narrator
  • Dragonwatch: Champion of the Titan Games by Brandon Mull - Narrator
  • Someone Like You by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Truly, Madly Deeply by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • A Distant Shore by Karen Kingsbury - Narrator
  • Dragonwatch: Return of the Dragon Slayers by Brandon Mull - Narrator