| David Julian Hirsh | |
| Birth Date: | October 26, 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
David Julian Hirsh (born October 26, 1973) is a Canadian actor.
Born and raised in a Jewish family in Montreal, 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. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.
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, 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,[3] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award nomination.
| 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 | Eli Bronstein | |||
| 2011 | Tom Hayden | |||
| 2017 | Sons of God | Eli | ||
| 2018 | Swap | John |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 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 | Thomas Berke | Episode: "The Outsider" | ||
| 2003 | Coast to Coast | Benjamin Pierce | Television film | |
| 2004–2006 | Naked Josh | Josh Gould | Main role | |
| 2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 |