David Julian Hirsh

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 50)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Occupations|

* Actor
* screenwriter
* producer

Years active| 1998–present

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

## Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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|
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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[edit]

1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "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.

## External links[edit]

* David Julian Hirsh at IMDb

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