Jacob Tierney

Tierney was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of veteran producer Kevin Tierney.

Tierney started his career as a child actor, beginning at age six. He has had a long career, mostly in comedic roles.

Writing and Directing

Tierney has found critical success with films he has both written and directed. He made his directorial debut in 2002, making his screenplay into a short film titled Dad. He has since written and directed the feature films Twist (2003) for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, The Trotsky (2009) that garnered him two Canadian Comedy Awards and a Genie Award, Good Neighbors (2010), and Preggoland (2014), a film that was very popular on the festival circuit. He has also directed episodes of the television sitcom Mr. D and Gavin Crawford's comedy special Gavin Crawford's Wild West. In 2012, Tierney participated in the jury of the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival.

Tierney is the co-creator of the television series Letterkenny along with writer Jared Keeso. He co-writes and directs the series, as well as performing the role of Pastor Glen.