Jacob Tierney

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Jacob Tierney
File:Jacob Tierney head.jpg
Tierney in 2007
Born (1979-09-26) September 26, 1979 (age 46)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1986–present
FatherKevin Tierney

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. He is the creator of gay romance series Heated Rivalry (2025–present), in addition to its writer, director and executive producer.

Personal life

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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] Tierney is openly gay.[5][6]

Career

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Tierney started his career as a child actor, beginning at age six.[7] Aside from acting, Tierney also writes and directs. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with his short film titled Dad.[7]

Since Dad, Tierney has written and directed the feature films Twist (2003),[7] for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay;[8] The Trotsky (2009),[7][9] which garnered him two Canadian Comedy Awards[10] and a Genie Award;[8] Good Neighbours (2010);[1] and Preggoland (2014).[11] He has also directed episodes of the television sitcom Mr. D and Gavin Crawford's comedy special Gavin Crawford's Wild West.[12][13] In 2012, Tierney participated in the jury of the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.[14]

Tierney made his stage directing debut in 2015 with a production of Travesties by Tom Stoppard at the Segal Centre in Montreal.[15] In 2017, he returned to the Segal Centre to direct Noises Off by Michael Frayn.[16]

Tierney is the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom Letterkenny, in which he also stars as Pastor Glen.[17] 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.[18] 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 the creator and writer-director-executive producer of the gay hockey romance series Heated Rivalry, which premiered in November 2025 in Canada and internationally.[19]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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 & Life of John F. Donovan Co-writer; with Xavier Dolan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Extra! Extra! Unknown episodes
1988 Hitting Home David Hughes TV movie
1990-1991 Dracula: The Series Max Townsend 21 episodes
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, writer, director, executive producer
54 episodes
2021 The Moodys Director
4 episodes
2022–present Shoresy Benoit "Benny" Brodeur Director, executive producer
2025 Heated Rivalry Assistant director Episode: "Rookies"
Also creator, writer, director, executive producer (6 episodes)[20]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2004 Genie Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Twist Nominated [8]
Achievement in Music – Original Song Won
2010 Canadian Comedy Awards Best Writing – Film The Trotsky Won [10]
Best Direction – Film Won
Genie Awards Best Original Screenplay Won [8]
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 [21]
2015 Directors Guild of Canada Awards Best Direction – Feature Film Nominated [22]
Omaha Film Festival Awards Audience Choice Feature Film Won [23]
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Mr D Nominated [8]
2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series Letterkenny Won [24]
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 [25]
Best TV Comedy (shared with Jared Keeso) Won

References

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