David Julian Hirsh

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

This article is about actor. For the sociologist, see David Hirsh.
David Julian Hirsh
Born (1973-10-26) October 26, 1973
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1998–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 2013 television film Twist of Faith,[3] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award nomination.[4]

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[4]
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. [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.
  2. Adler, Jordan (March 10, 2015). "Actor's roles connect him to his Jewish roots". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. "Jews in the News: David Julian Hirsh, Drake & Amanda Peet". Tampa Jewish Community Centers & Federation. February 7, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. "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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