Jacob Tierney

Birth Name: Jacob Daniel Tierney

Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Date of Birth: September 26, 1979

Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Jacob Tierney is a Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter. He has starred on the series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dracula: The Series, Watatatow, and St. Urbain’s Horseman, and in the films PIN…, Josh and S.A.M., The Neon Bible, Rainbow, This Is My Father, You Can Thank Me Later, Poor White Trash, Blood, Walk All over Me, French Immersion, and Camion. He has written and directed the films The Trotsky and Good Neighbours, both of which he also appeared in; directed, co-written, co-developed, and co-starred on the show Letterkenny; directed the show Shoresy; and co-written the film The Death & Life of John F. Donovan.

His mother, Terry Smiley, is a teacher, and his father, Kevin Tierney, was a well-known film producer. His sister is actress Brigid Tierney. His cousin is fashion designer, artist, activist, and writer Kim Smiley.

Jacob’s paternal grandfather was named William Tierney.

Jacob’s paternal grandmother was named Brigid.

Jacob’s maternal grandfather was named Harry Smilovitch (the son of Louis Smilovitch and Mary). Harry was born in Romania, to Jewish parents.

Jacob’s maternal grandmother was Rose Milstein (the daughter of Jacob Milstein and Rachel Schwartz). Rose was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, to Russian Jewish parents.

Source: Genealogy of Jacob’s maternal grandmother, Rose (Milstein) Smilovitch – https://www.geni.com