David Julian Hirsh (born October 26, 1973) is a Canadian actor.
Early life Born and raised in a Jewish family in Montreal, and is descended from Holocaust survivors from Poland.A Timeline of Pop Culture’s Hot Rabbis Hey Alma. 26 September 2024 Hirsh majored in criminology at the University of Toronto. 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.
Career Hirsh starred in the first two seasons of the TNT medical drama series Hawthorne, 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, which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award nomination.
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 Eli Bronstein 2011 Tom Hayden 2017 Sons of God Eli 2018 Swap John
Television 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 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 Mitch Bennet Television film 2013 Twist of Faith Jacob Fisher Television filmNominated—Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series 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
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