Josh Epstein
Note: this individual is not related to Jeffrey Epstein in any way.
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Josh Epstein is a Canadian actor, producer and writer. He is a writer on the reimagining of the film Youngblood[1][2] and sold a screenplay called Astrid's Deathlist to Paramount Pictures with Lorenzo DiBonaventura producing.[3] He produced, co-wrote and acted in Adventures in Public School [4] starring Judy Greer, Russell Peters, Grace Park and Daniel Doheny which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017.[5] 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;[6] he also had a supporting role in the film as Thomas Edison.[7]
With Rideout, Seneca Aaron and Charles Officer, he co-wrote the screenplay for the 2025 film Youngblood.[8]
As a stage actor in Canada, his roles have included Michael Darling in a 1988 production of Peter Pan,[9] Charlie in Marvin's Room,[10] Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona,[11] Joey in Pal Joey,[12] LeFou in Beauty and the Beast,[13] Leo Bloom in The Producers,[14] one of the gangster pastry chefs in The Drowsy Chaperone,[15] Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,[16] Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,[17] Barnaby in The Matchmaker[18], Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost,[19] and Lensky in Onegin.[20] He won Jessie Theatre Richardson Awards for his acting as Barfee[16] and Lensky[21] and the Ovation Theatre Award for his performance as Leo Bloom in The Producers.[22] Josh recently won the 2025 Ovation Awards for Best Director, Oliver, and best actor as Leo Frank in Parade.[23]
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.[24]
In May 2026, he was named as the new executive director of the Whistler Film Festival.[25]
References
[edit]- ↑ Burton, Carson (2022-09-07). "'Youngblood' Feature Reboot in the Works With Charles Officer Directing for Aircraft Pictures and Dolphin Entertainment". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (2022-09-07). "'Youngblood' Reimagining In Works From Aircraft Pictures & Dolphin Entertainment; Charles Officer Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-01-18). "Paramount Buys Kyle Rideout & Josh Epstein's Pitch 'Astrid's Death List'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2017-09-14). "Film Review: 'Adventures in Public School'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ↑ "Toronto: Netflix's 'Alias Grace,' Judy Greer's 'Public Schooled' Added to Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Canadian Screen Awards nominees: ‘Rookie Blue,’ ‘Vikings,’ ‘Big Brother Canada’ nominated". Global News, January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "The odd eadweardian era; Madman. Genius. Murderer. Film inventor not a conventional person". Edmonton Journal, October 16, 2015.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Centrepiece Line-up Includes Charles Officer’s Final Film Youngblood". That Shelf, August 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Handsome but flawed Peter Pan". Vancouver Sun, May 14, 1988.
- ↑ "Tears with laughter: Marvin's Room has its poignant moments". Vancouver Sun, May 20, 1994.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Tough Pal Joey a gritty success". Vancouver Sun, March 18, 2004.
- ↑ "Enchanting fairy tale a delight at Arts Club". Vancouver Sun, December 18, 2007.
- ↑ "Broadway has a history of turning movies into stage musicals". The Province, July 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Drowsy? Not this production; Talented cast, stellar choreography make Canadian musical soar". Ottawa Citizen, October 18, 2009.
- 1 2 "Spelling Bee scores w-i-n at Vancouver theatre awards". The Globe and Mail. June 20, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: A delightful romp on the French Riviera". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles (August 26, 2012). "'The Matchmaker' at Stratford Shakespeare Festival". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Love's Labour's Lost boasts a heap of talent". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. June 29, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Onegin hits musical highs but love stories feel off: review". The Toronto Star. May 19, 2017. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Onegin the big winner at 34th Annual Jessie Awards". Vancouver Sun. 2016-06-28. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ "2009 OVATION! Awards (Celebrating 2008)". APPLAUSE! Musicals Society. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ↑ "2024 OVATION! Awards". APPLAUSE! Musicals Society. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ↑ "Performance festival packs plenty of Chutzpah!". Vancouver Sun, February 24, 2005.
- ↑ Amber Dowling, "Whistler Film Festival Society names new executive director". Playback, May 14, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Josh Epstein at IMDb
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