David Julian Hirsh
David Julian Hirsh (born October 26, 1973) is a Canadian actor.
David Julian Hirsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1973 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Early life
Born and raised in a Jewish family in Montreal,[1] Hirsh majored in Criminology at the University of Toronto.[1] He originally planned to become a lawyer until a summer acting workshop in New York convinced him to pursue an acting career.[1] He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[1]
Career
Hirsh starred in the first two seasons of the TNT medical drama series Hawthorne,[2] and in shows such as the Showcase comedy series Naked Josh,[2] Lovebites on TBS, the CBC Television drama miniseries St. Urbain's Horseman[2] and he portrayed Rabbi David Bloom on Weeds.[2] Hirsh starred in the television movie Twist of Faith,[3] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award nomination.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Blue Hill Avenue | Lloyd | |
| 2001 | OHM | Jeremy | |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Freddie Cannon | |
| 2003 | Coast to Coast | Benjamin Pierce | Television film |
| 2004 | Noel | Barton | |
| 2004 | Camp Hollywood | Producer and writer | |
| 2005 | Sombre Zombie | Jon Peter | Short film |
| 2007 | Urban Trenches | Travis White | Short film |
| 2007 | The Roommate | Tom | Television film |
| 2009 | The Trotsky | Eli Bronstein | |
| 2010 | The Chicago 8 | Tom Hayden | |
| 2013 | The Surrogacy Trap | Mitch Bennet | Television film |
| 2013 | Twist of Faith | Jacob Fisher | Television film Nominated—Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series[5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | La Femme Nikita | Kronen | Episode: "New Regime" |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Zeke | Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Josh Adler | Main cast; 20 episodes |
| 2001 | Largo Winch | Danny Valance | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2002 | Just Cause | Jason | Episode: "Bet Your Life" |
| 2003 | The Dead Zone | Thomas Berke | Episode: "The Outsider" |
| 2004–06 | Naked Josh | Josh Gould | Main cast; 26 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Zack Shannon | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | St. Urbain's Horseman | Jake | Miniseries |
| 2007 | Lovebites | Max | 28 episodes |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Kenneth Yates '91 | Episode: "True Calling" |
| 2009–10 | Hawthorne | Ray Stein | Main cast (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Brian | Episode: "Dead to Me" |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason Jones | Episode: "Sqweegel" |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Aaron Matthews | Episode: "Business" |
| 2012 | Touch | Will Davies | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2012 | Weeds | Rabbi David Bloom | 7 episodes |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Dr. Jason Alston | Episode: "No Kind of Life" |
| 2013 | Motive | Eric Chase | Episode: "Detour" |
| 2014 | Grimm | Ben Fisher | Episode: "Dyin' on a Prayer" |
| 2015 | Stalker | Keith Bradshaw | Episode: "The News" |
References
- Bloom, Nate (February 5, 2013). "Interfaith Celebrities: Lifetime's Movie and the Grammys". InterfaithFamily. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
My parents] wanted me to go to a Jewish school when I was young, which was great. We went to Orthodox synagogues. It was a nice, solid Jewish upbringing, which I love. I was bar mitzvah.
- Adler, Jordan (10 March 2015). "Actor's roles connect him to his Jewish roots – The Canadian Jewish News". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- "Jews in the News: David Julian Hirsh, Drake & Amanda Peet | Tampa Jewish Federation". www.jewishtampa.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- "2015 Canadian Screen Awards: Television Nominations". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. January 13, 2015. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.