Dov Yosef Tiefenbach is a Canadian actor

Actor

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 and musician

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Tiefenbach was born in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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. He began his acting career at the age of 12, first starting off in commercials before playing the role of 'Josh Avery' in the television series RoboCop

RoboCop

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(1994), and landed his first starring role as 'Murray Murray' in the short film Love Child

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(1995) alongside actress Neve Campbell

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Neve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...

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After those pivotal first projects, Dov was cast as the lead role 'Nick Burns' in the 1996 Broadway Theatre

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 production A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

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alongside actor Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

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. After returning to Toronto

Toronto

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, his name started to get around as he worked his way further into the film industry

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, starring in the lead roles of both Little Men

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and Cheaters

Cheaters

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. And in 2003 he won a Leo Award for Best Supporting Male Performance in Flower & Garnet

Flower & Garnet

Flower & Garnet is a 2002 Canadian film written and directed by Keith Behrman.-Plot:A father finds difficulties in expressing his love to his children. Garnet and Flower have grown up in an environment of stifled grief. Since their mother died, Ed , their father, mostly just lives without a goal...

(2002).

His most recent roles include the reclusive writer 'Lucky Carroway' in the television series This Space for Rent

This Space for Rent

This Space for Rent is a Canadian dramedy on CBC starring Dov Tiefenbach that premiered on January 4, 2006 as a 'special' CBC pilot as part of its "Comedy Week". Tiefenbach plays Lucky Carroway, a recent university graduate and writer who finds that life after university is not as perfect as it...

(2006), the troubled young 'Adrian' in the psychological thriller

Psychological thriller

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 The Dark Hours

The Dark Hours

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(2005) and the hippie drug dealer 'Bradley Thomas' in the comedy

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 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

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(2004).

Before he moved to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, he was the frontman for the "dirty indie pop" band Theresa's Sound-World (named after a Sonic-Youth song), based out of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, who performed in various venues around the city.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	RoboCop RoboCop: The Series RoboCop: The Series is a 1994 television series based on the film of the same name. It stars Richard Eden as the title character. Made to appeal primarily to children and young teenagers, it lacks the graphic violence that was the hallmark of RoboCop and RoboCop 2...	Josh Avery	Episode: "Officer Missing" Episode: "What Money Can't Buy"
1994	Squawk Box		TV series
1995	Love Child	Murray Murray	Short film
1995	Tommy Boy Tommy Boy Tommy Boy is a 1995 road comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, and Fred Wolf. It stars former Saturday Night Live colleagues Chris Farley and David Spade. The film tells the story of a socially and emotionally immature man who learns lessons about friendship and...	Kid at Lake
1995	The NeverEnding Story The Neverending Story (TV series) The Neverending Story: The Animated Adventures of Bastian Balthazar Bux is an animated television series, produced by CineVox , Ellipse , and Nelvana , aired for one season on HBO, ran for 26 episodes, and loosely based on Michael Ende's book, The Neverending Story .In the animated series, the...	Meeka (voice)	Episode: "Spook City"
1995	It Takes Two	Harry Butkis, Jr.
1996	Radiant City	Joel	TV movie
1996	Beyond the Call	Mark's Friend	TV movie
1996	Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy (film) Harriet the Spy is a 1996 comedy-drama and mystery film adaptation of the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg as the title character....	Boy with Purple Socks
1996	Goosebumps Goosebumps (TV series) Goosebumps is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.-Networks:...	Tim Swanson	Episode: "Bad Hare Day"
1998	Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime) is the title of the first anime series based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It aired on TV Asahi.The series is loosely connected to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series , which was made by Nihon Ad Systems and aired on TV Tokyo; both anime series are based on the same manga series...	Yugi Muto	(voice)
1998	Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension was a spin-off of Eerie, Indiana. This series aired on the Fox Kids Network in 1998.-Episode list:...	Specialist	Episode: "Last Laugh"
1998	The Mighty The Mighty The Mighty is a 1998 drama film based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick.-Plot:Kevin is a 12-year-old boy who suffers Mucopolysaccharidosis IV, or Morquio syndrome. He is extremely intelligent and prone to flights of fancy, but is physically crippled and is forced to walk with crutches...	Doghouse Boy #1
1998	Goosebumps Goosebumps (TV series) Goosebumps is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.-Networks:...	Fred	Episode: "The Ghost Next Door: Part 1" Episode: "The Ghost Next Door: Part 2"
1998	Little Men Little Men (TV series) Little Men is a Canadian television show that first aired on November 7, 1998 on the PAX TV network and was shown in Canada on CTV beginning January 1, 1999. The show is set as a continuation from the 1871 Louisa May Alcott novel Little Men as a follow-up to Little Women...	Jack Ford	4 episodes
1999	Dear America: Dreams in the Golden Country	Yitzy Silver	TV short
1999	Animorphs Animorphs (TV series) Animorphs is a 26-episode television adaptation made by Nickelodeon of the Scholastic book series of the same name. The series was broadcast from September 1998 to March 2000 in the United States and Canada...	Erek King Erek King Erek King is a fictional character from the Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate. He is a member of the Chee, a pacifistic android race created by the Pemalites. Erek King was the name of a real Animorphs fan who won a competition on the Animorphs Official Site to have his name included in one of...	Episode: "My Name Is Erek" Episode: "The Front"
1999	Relic Hunter Relic Hunter Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...	Marty Billings	Episode: "Flag Day"
2000	Trapped in a Purple Haze Trapped in a Purple Haze Trapped in a Purple Haze is a TV movie about drug abuse which originally aired on ABC in 2000; its title is a reference to the Jimi Hendrix song Purple Haze...	Kyle McCusker	TV movie
2000	Cheaters Cheaters (film) Cheaters is an HBO movie released in 2000 that chronicles the story of the 1994-1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic Decathlon . It is based on a true story...	Irwin Flickas	TV movie
2001	Get Over It Get Over It (film) Get Over It is a 2001 American romantic comedy film about a teenage boy whose girlfriend ends their relationship. The film was directed by Tommy O'Haver for Miramax Films. The film stars Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Melissa Sagemiller, Sisqó, Colin Hanks, Shane West, and Martin Short. R. Lee Fleming,...	Little Steve
2001	One of Them	Reggie	Short film
2001	Jason X Jason X Jason X is a 2002 science fiction horror slasher film directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth in the Friday the 13th film series and stars Kane Hodder as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees, the film made $16,951,798 worldwide with a budget of $14 million...	Azrael
2001	Knockaround Guys Knockaround Guys Knockaround Guys is a 2002 gangster film starring Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper.- Plot :Matty Demaret is the son of a mob boss, but he is used as little more than an errand boy...	Teeze
2001	Wolf Girl Wolf Girl Wolf Girl is a 2001 Canadian/American horror thriller about a girl who travels with a freak show because of her rare genetic disorder, hypertrichosis.-Plot:...	Ryan Klein	TV movie
2001	On the Line On the Line (film) On the Line is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Lance Bass and Emmanuelle Chriqui. The film was directed by Eric Bross and was written by Eric Aronson and Paul Stanton, based upon their short film of the same name.-Plot:...	High School Kid
2002	Witchblade Witchblade (TV series) Following a pilot film in August 2000, the cable network TNT premiered a Witchblade television series based on the Witchblade Top Cow Productions comic book series in 2001. Some of the episodes were written by Ralph Hemecker, Marc Silvestri and J.D...	Jagger	3 episodes
2002	Flower & Garnet Flower & Garnet Flower & Garnet is a 2002 Canadian film written and directed by Keith Behrman.-Plot:A father finds difficulties in expressing his love to his children. Garnet and Flower have grown up in an environment of stifled grief. Since their mother died, Ed , their father, mostly just lives without a goal...	Ronnie
2002	Between Strangers Between Strangers -Cast:*Sophia Loren as Olivia*Mira Sorvino as Natalia Bauer*Deborah Kara Unger as Catherine*Pete Postlethwaite as John*Julian Richings as Nigel*Klaus Maria Brandauer as Alexander Bauer*Malcolm McDowell as Alan Baxter*Len Doncheff as Grocery Store Owner...	Matt
2002	I Love Mummy I Love Mummy I Love Mummy was a sitcom that ran for one season in 2002 after filming 26 episodes. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher; and produced by Ellis Iddon, Phil Meagher, Mark Iddon, Ira Levy and Peter Williamson. The show's production company is Winklemania Productions, Breakthrough...		Episode: "Science Fair"
2003	Detention Detention (2003 film) Detention is a 2003 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Dolph Lundgren as a soon to be retired high school teacher Sam Decker who has one last detention to proctor and Alex Karzis as Chester Lamb. Unfortunately, drug runners have chosen to attack the school...	Willy Lopez
2003	The Delicate Art of Parking The Delicate Art of Parking The Delicate Art of Parking is an 87-minute Canadian comedy/mockumentary film released on May 14, 2003. It was written by Trent Carlson and Blake Corbet and directed by Trent Carlson, and produced by Blake Corbet, Andrew Currie and Kevin Eastwood...	Lonny Goosen
2003	Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime) Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of East Asia as is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It is produced by Studio Gallop and Nihon Ad Systems, and the English-language adaptation was distributed by 4Kids Entertainment until March 29, 2011 when TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems sued 4Kids...	Weevil's Helper	(voice)
2003	Public Domain Public Domain (film) Public Domain is a 2003 Canadian film about reality TV. It was directed by Kris Lefcoe and stars Nicole de Boer, Mike Beaver, Lindy Booth and Dov Tiefenbach. The film is openly critical of reality TV and portrays the hosts and producers as cruel and heartless people...	Tommy
2004	Wonderfalls Wonderfalls Wonderfalls is a comedy-drama television series that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004.The show centres on Jaye Tyler , a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop...	Rufus	Episode: "Safety Canary"
2004	Against the Ropes Against the Ropes Against the Ropes is a 2004 drama movie. It stars Meg Ryan and Omar Epps and was directed by Charles S. Dutton, in his motion-picture directorial debut....	Organic Clerk
2004	Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series...	Hippie Student
2004	Doc Doc (TV series) Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...	Larry	Episode: "Nip, Tuck and Die"
2005	The Dark Hours The Dark Hours The Dark Hours is a 2005 Canadian made psychological thriller movie directed by Paul Fox and written by Wil Zmak. In his book The Long Tail, Wired editor Chris Anderson cited it as the poorest box-office performance for 2005 in the U.S., with a gross of $423. Thus, it suffered more than any other...	Adrian
2005	Tilt Tilt (TV series) Tilt is a U.S. TV series set against the backdrop of the World Championship of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and with the tagline "You're playing poker. They're playing you." The series first aired on January 13, 2005, and is the second original drama series from ESPN, following Playmakers...	Crackle	6 episodes
2005	The Archer The Archer (film) The Archer is a short film which was shown at various festivals and screenings. It stars Anthony Furey and Kim Poirier. It's directed and written by John Palmer...	Tony	Short film
2005	Fallen	Greg P.	Short film
2006	Roundhay Garden Scene 2	Piccolino	Short film
2006	Billable Hours Billable Hours Billable Hours is a Canadian comedy series, which airs on Showcase.Set in the fictional Toronto law firm of Fagen & Harrison, the series focuses on three young lawyers struggling to balance their expectations in life with the difficult realities of building a career in law.The series debuted on...	Stu Berger	8 episodes
2006	Snow Cake Snow Cake Snow Cake is a 2006 independent drama film directed by Marc Evans and starring Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire, and Callum Keith Rennie...	Jack the Optician
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Anthony Himmer	Episode: "Fannysmackin' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 7) The seventh season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on September 21, 2006 and ended May 17, 2007.-Notable cast members:-Episodes:-References:... "
2006	This Space for Rent This Space for Rent This Space for Rent is a Canadian dramedy on CBC starring Dov Tiefenbach that premiered on January 4, 2006 as a 'special' CBC pilot as part of its "Comedy Week". Tiefenbach plays Lucky Carroway, a recent university graduate and writer who finds that life after university is not as perfect as it...	Lucky Carroway	TV series
2007	The Day the Dead Weren't Dead	Stewart 'The Sauce' Jackson	Short film
2008	Happiending	Mr. Chicken	Short film
2008	Parasomnia Parasomnia (film) Parasomnia is an independent horror film directed by William Malone and stars Jeffrey Combs, Timothy Bottoms and Dylan Purcell. The filming was funded by Malone himself, and its release was delayed due to difficulties securing distribution.- Plot :...	Billy
2008	Conversation with the Supplicant	Main Character	Short film
2009	You Might as Well Live You Might as Well Live You Might as Well Live is a Canadian 2009 film directed by Simon Ennis and co-written with Joshua Peace.-Plot:On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R...	Hershey Hershenfield
2009	10 Items or Less	Barry	Episode: "Star Trok"
2009	Fault Line
2010	Polish Bar	Moises
2010	Sympathy for Delicious Sympathy for Delicious Sympathy for Delicious is a 2010 drama film, and the directorial debut of Mark Ruffalo. Filming took place in Los Angeles.-Plot:A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.-Cast:...	Oogie
2011	The FP	Triple Decka 1K	Post-production
2011	Boy Toy	Ronnie	Post-production
2011	A Holiday Heist	Bert	Post-production

External links

• Official Movie Trailer for Parasomnia