Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in '' Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom '' Letterkenny'' (2016–2021), in which he also plays Pastor Glen.

Early life

Jacob Daniel Tierney was born in Montreal on September 26, 1979, the son of teacher Terry (née Smiley) and film producer Kevin Tierney (1950–2018). He is of Irish and Jewish descent. His younger sister, Brigid, is an actress.

Career

Tierney started his career as a child actor, beginning at age six. Aside from acting, Tierney also writes and directs. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with his short film titled ''Dad''. Since ''Dad'', Tierney has written and directed the feature films '' Twist'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a

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for Best Adapted Screenplay, '' The Trotsky'' (2009), which garnered him two Canadian Comedy Awards and a Genie Award, '' Good Neighbours'' (2010), and '' Preggoland'' (2014). He has also directed episodes of the television sitcom '' Mr. D'' and Gavin Crawford's comedy special '' Gavin Crawford's Wild West''. In 2012, Tierney participated in the jury of the

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. Tierney made his stage directing debut in 2015 with a production of '' Travesties'' by Tom Stoppard at the Segal Centre in Montreal. In 2017, he returned to the Segal Centre to direct '' Noises Off'' by Michael Frayn. Tierney is the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom '' Letterkenny'', 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 Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series. 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

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