Josh Epstein

Josh Epstein is a Canadian actor and writer. He received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, as cowriter with Kyle Rideout of the film Eadweard;[1] he also had a supporting role in the film as Thomas Edison.[2]

Primarily a stage actor in Vancouver, British Columbia, his roles have included Michael Darling in a 1988 production of Peter Pan,[3] Charlie in Marvin's Room,[4] Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona,[5] Joey in Pal Joey,[6] LeFou in Beauty and the Beast,[7] Leo Bloom in The Producers[8] and one of the gangster pastry chefs in The Drowsy Chaperone.[9]

He has also appeared in guest roles on the television series The X-Files, Breaker High, So Weird and Package Deal, and as a chorus dancer in the 2007 film Hairspray.

He has also written two one-man plays, Walking Away and Wow, I Didn't Know She Was Jewish.[10]

References

  1. "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016.
  2. "The odd eadweardian era; Madman. Genius. Murderer. Film inventor not a conventional person". Edmonton Journal, October 16, 2015.
  3. "Handsome but flawed Peter Pan". Vancouver Sun, May 14, 1988.
  4. "Tears with laughter: Marvin's Room has its poignant moments". Vancouver Sun, May 20, 1994.
  5. "Ungentlemanly Shakespeare: Director Dean Paul Gibson wrestles with a bunch of badly behaved Bard characters in The Two Gentlemen of Verona". Vancouver Sun, July 12, 2001.
  6. "Tough Pal Joey a gritty success". Vancouver Sun, March 18, 2004.
  7. "Enchanting fairy tale a delight at Arts Club". Vancouver Sun, December 18, 2007.
  8. "Broadway has a history of turning movies into stage musicals". The Province, July 3, 2008.
  9. "Drowsy? Not this production; Talented cast, stellar choreography make Canadian musical soar". Ottawa Citizen, October 18, 2009.
  10. "Performance festival packs plenty of Chutzpah!". Vancouver Sun, February 24, 2005.

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