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 (2016–2023), in which he also plays Pastor Glen.
Jacob Tierney | |
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 Tierney in September 2007 | |
| Born | September 26, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Early life edit
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).[1][2] He is of Irish and Jewish descent.[3] His younger sister, Brigid, is an actress.[4]
Career edit
Tierney started his career as a child actor, beginning at age six.[5] Aside from acting, Tierney also writes and directs. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with his short film titled Dad.[5]
Since Dad, Tierney has written and directed the feature films Twist (2003),[5] for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,[6] The Trotsky (2009),[5][7] which garnered him two Canadian Comedy Awards[8] and a Genie Award,[6] Good Neighbours (2010),[1] and Preggoland (2014).[9] He has also directed episodes of the television sitcom Mr. D and Gavin Crawford's comedy special Gavin Crawford's Wild West.[10][11] In 2012, Tierney participated in the jury of the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.[12]
Tierney made his stage directing debut in 2015 with a production of Travesties by Tom Stoppard at the Segal Centre in Montreal.[13] In 2017, he returned to the Segal Centre to direct Noises Off by Michael Frayn.[14]
Tierney is the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom Letterkenny, in which he also stars as Pastor Glen.[15] At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, Tierney won several awards for his work on the series, including the Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series.[16] 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.
Tierney is openly queer.[17]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Horses in Winter | Ben Waxman at age 9 | |
| 1988 | Pin | Leon, age 7 | |
| 1989 | Mindfield | Mario | |
| 1990 | Nathaël and the Seal Hunt | (voice) | Short film |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Joshua 'Josh' Whitney | |
| 1995 | The Neon Bible | David, age 15 | |
| 1995 | Rainbow | Steven Bailey | |
| 1998 | Motel | Young Tom | |
| 1998 | This Is My Father | Jack | |
| 1998 | Dead End | Adam Compton | |
| 1999 | You Can Thank Me Later | Simon Cooperberg | |
| 1999 | The Life Before This | Justin | |
| 2000 | Poor White Trash | Lennie Lake | |
| 2002 | Dad | Dad/Edward | Short film Writer, director |
| 2003 | Twist | Writer, director | |
| 2004 | Trouser Accidents | Mark | Short film |
| 2004 | Blood | Chris Terry | |
| 2007 | Walk All Over Me | Paul | |
| 2009 | The Trotsky | V.I. (Lenin) | Writer, director |
| 2010 | Good Neighbours | Jonah | Writer, director |
| 2011 | Sorry, Rabbi | Josh | Short film |
| 2011 | French Immersion | Jonathan Hornstein | |
| 2012 | Camion | ||
| 2016 | Lovesick | Dash | |
| 2018 | The Death and Life of John F. Donovan | Co-writer; with Xavier Dolan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Extra! Extra! | Unknown episodes | |
| 1988 | Hitting Home | David Hughes | TV movie |
| 1990-1991 | Dracula: The Series | Max Townsend | 21 episodes |
| 1991-1992 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Eric | 13 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Watatatow | Greg | 14 episodes |
| 1992 | A Bunch of Munsch | (voice) | Episode: "Angela's Airplane/The Fire Station" |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Eugene Leopold | TV movie |
| 1995–1998 | The Little Lulu Show | Wilbur Van Snobbe (voice) (Snobby American accent) | Unknown episodes |
| 1997 | Princess Sissi | Prince Karl (voice) | Unknown episodes |
| 1997 | Whiskers | Jed Martin (21 years old) | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Hunger | Snake | Episode: "Nunc Dimittis" |
| 1999-2000 | Big Wolf on Campus | Brother Ambrose | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Max | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2000 | A Diva's Christmas Carol | Guy Playing Charades | TV movie Uncredited |
| 2003 | Hey Joel | Kevin Cornwallis (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Murder in the Hamptons | Generosa's R.E. Coworker | TV movie |
| 2005 | Slings and Arrows | Scott | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | The Many Trials of One Jane Doe | Eric Golden | TV movie |
| 2007 | St. Urbain's Horsemen | Joey | TV miniseries |
| 2016–2023 | Letterkenny | Pastor Glen | Also co-creator, director 54 episodes |
| 2021 | The Moodys | director | Last four episodes of season two |
| 2022–present | Shoresy | Benoit "Benny" Brodeur | Director, executive producer |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2004 | Genie Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Twist | Nominated | [6] |
| Achievement in Music – Original Song | Won | ||||
| 2010 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Writing – Film | The Trotsky | Won | [8] |
| Best Direction – Film | Won | ||||
| Genie Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won | [6] | ||
| 2014 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series | Gavin Crawford's Wild West | Nominated | |
| Vancouver International Film Festival Awards | Most Popular Canadian Feature Film | Preggoland | Won | [18] | |
| 2015 | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Best Direction – Feature Film | Nominated | [19] | |
| Omaha Film Festival Awards | Audience Choice Feature Film | Won | [20] | ||
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series | Mr D | Nominated | [6] |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series | Letterkenny | Won | [21] |
| Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series (shared with Jared Keeso) | Won | ||||
| Best Comedy Series (shared with Mark Montefiore, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jared Keeso) | Won | ||||
| WGC Screenwriting Awards | Best Script From a Rookie Series (shared with Jared Keeso) | Nominated | [22] | ||
| Best TV Comedy (shared with Jared Keeso) | Won |
References edit
- ^ a b Hays, Matthew (13 September 2010), "Jacob Tierney's unneighbourly conduct", The Globe and Mail
- ^ Schneller, Joanna (23 December 2020), "Letterkenny co-creator Jacob Tierney has cracked the code of television", The Globe and Mail
- ^ "Jacob Tierney – Writer/Director".
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (13 March 2010), "There's no drama for the Tierneys", Montreal Gazette
- ^ a b c d "Exclusive Interview with "The Trotsky" Writer/Director Jacob Tierney » My Cinema | My Entertainment World". www.myentertainmentworld.ca. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "awards database". academy.ca/. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane (2009-09-16). "Canadian Baruchel channels Trotsky". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ a b "Canadian Comedy Awards". NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Jacob Tierney on his latest film, Preggoland". Montreal Gazette. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Knight, Chris. "VIFF: Director Jacob Tierney's latest labour follows fake pregnancy". www.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Thunderbird — The Canadian Screen Awards Nominations was today and here is the full list of television nominees…". thunderbird.tv. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ enRoute | The 2012 Air Canada enRoute Film Festival Jury
- ^ Burke, Jim (17 April 2015), "Madcap wink at history in Stoppard's Travesties", Montreal Gazette
- ^ Burke, Jim (3 February 2017), "When Noises Off hits the right tone, it's a miracle of calibrated chaos", Montreal Gazette
- ^ "Letterkenny's love affair with Sudbury". Sudbury Star. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Furdyk, Brent (March 12, 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Letterkenny's Jacob Tierney "We might be at peak gay!"". The Queer Review. 9 January 2021.
- ^ "The winners of the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival". www.theprovince.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "2015 nominees" (PDF). dgc.ca. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "» Winners Omaha Film Festival". omahafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "2017 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists". www.wgc.ca. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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