10 Facts About Jacob Tierney

Jacob Daniel Tierney was born on September 26,1979 and is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.

Jacob Daniel Tierney was born in Montreal on September 26,1979, the son of teacher Terry and film producer Kevin Tierney.

Jacob Tierney made his directorial debut in 2002 with his short film titled Dad.

Since Dad, Jacob Tierney has written and directed the feature films Twist, for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, The Trotsky, which garnered him two Canadian Comedy Awards and a Genie Award, Good Neighbours, and Preggoland.

Jacob Tierney has directed episodes of the television sitcom Mr D and Gavin Crawford's comedy special Gavin Crawford's Wild West.

In 2012, Jacob Tierney participated in the jury of the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.

Jacob Tierney made his stage directing debut in 2015 with a production of Travesties by Tom Stoppard at the Segal Centre in Montreal.

Jacob Tierney is the co-writer, director, and executive producer of the sitcom Letterkenny, in which he stars as Pastor Glen.

At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, Jacob Tierney won several awards for his work on the series, including the Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series.

In 2018, Jacob 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.