Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''

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'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom ''

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'' (2016–2021), in which he also plays Pastor Glen.

Early life

Jacob Daniel Tierney was born in

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on September 26, 1979, the son of teacher Terry (née Smiley) and film producer

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(1950–2018). He is of Irish and Jewish descent. His younger sister, Brigid, is an actress.

Career

Tierney started his career as a

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, beginning at age six. Aside from acting, Tierney also writes and directs. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with his

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titled ''Dad''. Since ''Dad'', Tierney has written and directed the

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s ''

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'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, ''

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'' (2009), which garnered him two

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and a Genie Award, '' Good Neighbours'' (2010), and '' Preggoland'' (2014). He has also directed episodes of the

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'' and

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's comedy special '' Gavin Crawford's Wild West''. In 2012, Tierney participated in the jury of the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival. Tierney made his stage directing debut in 2015 with a production of ''

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'' by

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at the Segal Centre in Montreal. In 2017, he returned to the Segal Centre to direct ''

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'' by

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. Tierney is the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom ''

'', in which he also stars as Pastor Glen. At the

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in 2017, Tierney won several awards for his work on the series, including the

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. In 2018, Tierney won the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Direction in a Comedy Series, as well as Best Writing in a Comedy Series alongside ''Letterkenny'' creator and star Jared Keeso.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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