Note: this individual is not related to Jeffrey Epstein in any way.
Josh Epstein is a Canadian actor, producer and writer. He is a writer on the reimagining of the film Youngblood and sold a screenplay called Astrid's Deathlist to Paramount Pictures with Lorenzo DiBonaventura producing. He produced, co-wrote and acted in Adventures in Public School starring Judy Greer, Russell Peters, Grace Park and Daniel Doheny which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017. He received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, as cowriter with Kyle Rideout of the film Eadweard;"2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016. he also had a supporting role in the film as Thomas Edison."The odd eadweardian era; Madman. Genius. Murderer. Film inventor not a conventional person". Edmonton Journal, October 16, 2015.
With Rideout, Seneca Aaron and Charles Officer, he co-wrote the screenplay for the 2025 film Youngblood.Pat Mullen, "TIFF Centrepiece Line-up Includes Charles Officer’s Final Film Youngblood". That Shelf, August 5, 2025.
As a stage actor in Canada, his roles have included Michael Darling in a 1988 production of Peter Pan,"Handsome but flawed Peter Pan". Vancouver Sun, May 14, 1988. Charlie in Marvin's Room,"Tears with laughter: Marvin's Room has its poignant moments". Vancouver Sun, May 20, 1994. Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona,"Ungentlemanly Shakespeare: Director Dean Paul Gibson wrestles with a bunch of badly behaved Bard characters in The Two Gentlemen of Verona". Vancouver Sun, July 12, 2001. Joey in Pal Joey,"Tough Pal Joey a gritty success". Vancouver Sun, March 18, 2004. LeFou in Beauty and the Beast,"Enchanting fairy tale a delight at Arts Club". Vancouver Sun, December 18, 2007. Leo Bloom in The Producers,"Broadway has a history of turning movies into stage musicals". The Province, July 3, 2008. one of the gangster pastry chefs in The Drowsy Chaperone,"Drowsy? Not this production; Talented cast, stellar choreography make Canadian musical soar". Ottawa Citizen, October 18, 2009. Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Barnaby in The Matchmaker, Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost, and Lensky in Onegin. He won Jessie Theatre Richardson Awards for his acting as Barfee and Lensky and the Ovation Theatre Award for his performance as Leo Bloom in The Producers. Josh recently won the 2025 Ovation Awards for Best Director, Oliver, and best actor as Leo Frank in Parade.
He has also appeared in guest roles on the television series The X-Files, Breaker High, So Weird and Package Deal, and as a chorus dancer in the 2007 film Hairspray.
He has also written two one-man plays, Walking Away and Wow, I Didn't Know She Was Jewish."Performance festival packs plenty of Chutzpah!". Vancouver Sun, February 24, 2005.
In May 2026, he was named as the new executive director of the Whistler Film Festival.Amber Dowling, "Whistler Film Festival Society names new executive director". Playback, May 14, 2026.
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