David Julian Hirsh

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 active	1998–present

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

Early life

Born and raised in a Jewish family in Montreal, ^[1] and is descended from Holocaust survivors from Poland. ^[2] 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 , ^[3] and in shows such as the Showcase comedy series Naked Josh , ^[3] Lovebites on TBS, the CBC Television drama miniseries St. Urbain's Horseman ^[3] and he portrayed Rabbi David Bloom on Weeds . ^[3] Hirsh starred in the 2013 television film Twist of Faith, ^[4] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award nomination. ^[5]

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 [5]
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. 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.

External links

• David Julian Hirsh at IMDb