David Julian Hirsh (born October 26, 1973) is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Born and raised in a
Jewish
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family in
Montreal
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,
Hirsh majored in criminology at the
University of Toronto
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.
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
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in New York City.
Career
Hirsh starred in the first two seasons of the
TNT
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medical drama series ''
Hawthorne'',
and in shows such as the
Showcase
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*Display case
Music
* ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961
* ''Showcase'' (Buddy Holly album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...
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
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nomination.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1973 births
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Anglophone Quebec people
Film producers from Quebec
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male screenwriters
Canadian male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Montreal
Writers from Montreal
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