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Canadian actor (b. 1973) This article is about actor. For the sociologist, see David Hirsh.
David Julian Hirsh
Born (1973-10-26) October 26, 1973 (age 51)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1998–present

David Julian Hirsh (born October 26, 1973) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Born and raised in a Jewish family in Montreal, and is descended from Holocaust survivors from Poland. Hirsh majored in criminology at the University of Toronto. He originally planned to become a lawyer until a summer acting workshop in New York convinced him to pursue an acting career. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.

Career

Hirsh starred in the first two seasons of the TNT medical drama series Hawthorne, and in shows such as the Showcase comedy series Naked Josh, Lovebites on TBS, the CBC Television drama miniseries St. Urbain's Horseman and he portrayed Rabbi David Bloom on Weeds. Hirsh starred in the 2013 television film Twist of Faith, which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award nomination.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Blue Hill Avenue Lloyd
2001 OHM Jeremy
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Freddie Cannon
2004 Noel Barton
2004 Camp Hollywood — Producer and writer
2005 Sombre Zombie Jon Peter Short film
2007 Urban Trenches Travis White Short film
2009 The Trotsky Eli Bronstein
2011 The Chicago 8 Tom Hayden
2017 Sons of God Eli
2018 Swap John

Television

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 role
2001 Largo Winch Danny Valance Episode: "Legacy"
2002 Just Cause Jason Episode: "Bet Your Life"
2003 The Dead Zone Thomas Berke Episode: "The Outsider"
2003 Coast to Coast Benjamin Pierce Television film
2004–2006 Naked Josh Josh Gould Main role
2005 CSI: NY Zack Shannon 3 episodes
2006–2007 Lovebites Max Main role
2007 St. Urbain's Horseman Jake Miniseries
2008 Cold Case Kenneth Yates '91 Episode: "True Calling"
2009–2010 Hawthorne Ray Stein Main role (seasons 1–2)
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 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
2013 Motive Eric Chase Episode: "Detour"
2014 Grimm Ben Fisher Episode: "Dyin' on a Prayer"
2015 Stalker Keith Bradshaw Episode: "The News"
2016 Rosewood Dr. Kipley Reed Episode: "Atherosclerosis and the Alabama Flim-Flam"
2017 Love Locks Trent Greer Television film
2018 Taken Clayton Bass Episode: "S.E.R.E."
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Dr. Richard Conrad / Blue Bolt 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Nate (February 5, 2013). "Interfaith Celebrities: Lifetime's Movie and the Grammys". InterfaithFamily. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. 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.
  2. A Timeline of Pop Culture’s Hot Rabbis Hey Alma. 26 September 2024
  3. ^ Adler, Jordan (March 10, 2015). "Actor's roles connect him to his Jewish roots". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. "Jews in the News: David Julian Hirsh, Drake & Amanda Peet". Tampa Jewish Community Centers & Federation. February 7, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "2015 Canadian Screen Awards: Television Nominations". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. January 13, 2015. p. 52. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

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