Kirstin is a Halifax based actor, singer, and dancer. She has a deep love for comedy, and always strives for versatility in her career.

She has been performing live and for the camera for over 10 years, with performances running the gamut from "Ingenue" to "Bearded Lady".  The scariest thing she ever had to do on camera was hold a corn snake around her shoulders and carry on a polite conversation while pretending not to have a mortal fear of said snake.  

Kirstin earned her fine arts diploma in Musical Theatre-Performance from Sheridan College in 2006, and has since then joined both ACTRA and CAEA.

 Kirstin is also the proud co-founder of 5:1 Films, currently in pre-production of several short films.  

 Photo credits: www.521photography.com

What the critics have to say:

“Kirstin is an absolute ball of fun. As soon as the makeup went on, she became the character. Every take brought our crew to tears, laughing. She played the role with the exact tone needed, intuitively striking all of the right comedic notes to make her character work. I am thrilled to have had her involved and look forward to the possibilities of working with her again.”  Alexander King,  Writer, UNIQUE (VFS- dir. Chris Fisher).  www.uniquethemovie.com

"Kirstin Howell is great at belting out Webber's anthem-like songs for passionate women in trouble.  ... in top command of her voice and acting skills as June, Jeune, Junie Faye, Junita, and Juny..."  By Elissa Bernard, THE CHRONICLE HERALD, about her role as June in THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS; THE MUSICAL (Chester Playhouse).

"Howell, a very expressive, warm and engaging performer delighted the audience with her quick wit and impressive vocal abilities with a characterization range that ran the gamut from breathless vulnerability to empowered Broadway belter." By Graham Pilsworth, THE COAST, about Kirstin's one-woman show AND SOMETIMES Y (Atlantic Fringe Festival).

"Kirstin Howell, with one of those sweetly true and often startlingly pure soprano voices, sang Childhood's Bright Endeavor in a way to make you eager to find out more about it. She also gave a compelling account of That's Him, a song about knowing 'the one' when you see him." By Stephen Pedersen, THE CHRONICLE HERALD, about her role as the Soprano in BERLIN TO BROADWAY (Chester Playhouse).

"Howell is the kind of girl you want to sit and have a Cosmopolitan with while deconstructing the peculiarities of the male of the species. She’s funny, self-depricating, witty and honest, and her look-on-the-sunny-side-of-life point of view makes for an uplifting take on relationships. And, the sweet-voiced soprano can really belt out a tune." By Andrea Nemetz, THE CHRONICLE HERALD, about AND SOMETIMES Y (Atlantic Fringe Festival).

"There is the comedy relief role of harried maid and Kirstin Howell milks the part for every humorous nuance. Her facial expressions alone brought laughs, while her disciplinary S/M relationship with the vacuum cleaner is a scene-stealing gem." By Danny Gaisin, HALTON ARTS REVIEW, about her role as Pauline in NO NO NANETTE! (Theatre Sheridan).