Dov Tiefenbach
Dov Tiefenbach | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dov Yosef Tiefenbach December 8, 1981 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Dov Yosef Tiefenbach (born December 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and musician.
Life and career
[edit]Tiefenbach was born on December 8, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is of Jewish background.[1] He began his acting career at the age of 12, starting in commercials, before playing the role of Josh Avery in the television series RoboCop (1994). He landed his first starring role as Murray Murray in the short film Love Child (1995) alongside actress Neve Campbell.
After those pivotal first projects, Dov was cast as the lead role Nick Burns in the 1996 Broadway production A Thousand Clowns alongside actor Judd Hirsch. After returning to Toronto, his name began circulating as he worked his way further into the film industry, starring in the lead roles of both Little Men and Cheaters. In 2003 he won a Leo Award for Best Supporting Male Performance in Flower & Garnet (2002).
His most recent roles include the reclusive writer Lucky Carroway in the television series This Space for Rent (2006), the troubled young Adrian in the psychological thriller The Dark Hours (2005) and the hippie drug dealer Bradley Thomas in the comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004).
Before he moved to Los Angeles, he was the frontman for the Toronto-based "dirty indie pop" band Theresa's Sound-World[2] (named after a Sonic Youth song).
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | You Love Me I Hate You | Eric | |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | Kid at Lake | |
| 1995 | It Takes Two | Harry Butkis Jr. | |
| 1996 | Harriet the Spy | Boy with Purple Socks | |
| 1996 | Love Child | Murray Murray | Short film |
| 1998 | The Mighty | Doghouse Boy #1 | |
| 2000 | Cheaters | Irwin Flickas | |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Little Steve | |
| 2001 | One of Them | Reggie | Short film |
| 2001 | Knockaround Guys | Teeze | |
| 2001 | On the Line | High School Kid | |
| 2001 | Jason X | Azreal | |
| 2002 | Flower & Garnet | Ronnie | |
| 2002 | Between Strangers | Matt | |
| 2003 | Detention | Willy Lopez | |
| 2003 | The Delicate Art of Parking | Lonny Goosen | |
| 2003 | Public Domain | Tommy | |
| 2004 | Against the Ropes | Organic Clerk | |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Hippie Student | |
| 2005 | The Dark Hours | Adrian | |
| 2005 | The Archer | Tony | Short film |
| 2005 | Fallen | Greg P. | Short film |
| 2006 | Snow Cake | Jack the Optician | |
| 2007 | The Day the Dead Weren't Dead' | Stewart 'The Sauce' Jackson | Short film |
| 2008 | Happiending | Mr. Chicken | Short film |
| 2008 | Parasomnia | Billy | |
| 2008 | Conversation with the Supplicant | Main Character | Short film |
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live | Hershey Hersenfield | |
| 2009 | Fault Line | ||
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Oogie | |
| 2010 | Polish Bar | Moises | |
| 2011 | Boy Toy | Ronnie | |
| 2011 | The FP | Triple Decka 1K | |
| 2011 | A Holiday Heist | Bert | |
| 2011 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Best Man | Short film, completed |
| 2011 | What Happens When Robert Leaves the Room. | Mel | Short film, post-production |
| 2011 | The Napkin | Robin | Short film |
| 2014 | Asthma | Logan Backer | |
| 2014 | Pretend We're Kissing | Benny | |
| 2017 | We Forgot to Break Up | Will Sacco | |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | Club Customer |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | RoboCop | Josh Avery | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Squawk Box | TV series | |
| 1995 | The NeverEnding Story | Meeka (voice) | Episode: "Spook City" |
| 1996 | Radiant City | Joel | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Magic School Bus | Caller (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Beyond the Call | Mark's Friend | TV movie |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Tim Swanson | Episode: "Bad Hare Day" |
| 1998 | Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension | Specialist | Episode: "Last Laugh" |
| 1998 | Goosebumps | Fred | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Little Men | Jack Ford | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Dear America: Dreams in the Golden Country | Yitzy Silver | TV short |
| 1999 | Animorphs | Erek | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter | Marty Billings | Episode: "Flag Day" |
| 2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Kyle McCusker | TV movie |
| 2000 | Cheaters | Irwin Flickas | TV movie |
| 2001 | Wolf Girl | Ryan Klein | TV movie |
| 2002 | Witchblade | Jagger | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | I Love Mummy | Episode: "Science Fair" | |
| 2004 | Doc | Larry | Episode: "Nip, Tuck and Die" |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls | Rufus | Episode: "Safety Canary" |
| 2005 | Tilt | Crackle | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | This Space for Rent | Lucky Carroway | TV series |
| 2006 | Billable Hours | Stu Berger | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Anthony Himmer | Episode: "Fannysmackin'" |
| 2009 | 10 Items or Less | Barry | Episode: "Star Trok" |
| 2010, 2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | JJ Zagorski | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Walter Danzig | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Perception | Andre Lustig | Episode: "Kilimanjaro" |
| 2017 | Save Me | ||
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Fitz | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Umbrella Academy | Keechie | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Titans | Gizmo | Episode: "Barbara Gordon" |
| 2023 | Transplant | Percy Campbell | 3 Episodes: |
References
[edit]- ^ "Celebrities | Dov Tiefenbach". Jewish United Fund. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Theresa's Sound-World". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
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