Josh Epstein

Josh Epstein is one of Canada's most versatile stage actors and his work as a writer, producer and actor has taken him to all corners of the world.

As a writer, he has a first look TV deal with Lark Productions (Motive) and was invited to take part in the Reyjkavik Talent Lab, the CFC Comedy Exchange and the NSI’s Totally TV and Features First Labs. Epstein co-wrote and produced Eadweard (Five Audience Choice Awards at international film festivals; Canadian Screen Award nomination, Best Adapted Screenplay, fifteen Leo Nominations). It’s currently airing on Superchannel, Air Canada, available on demand in the US and is distributed in South Korea, Australia, Turkey and New Zealand. Epstein produced two shorts, Hop the Twig and Wait for Rain, which won Best Short on CBC’s Short Film Face Off and Best Short at Comic-Con respectively. Epstein and Rideout’s next film, Public Schooled will be released in late 2017 and stars Judy Greer (Jurassic World, Arrested Development, Archer), Russell Peters and Grace Park.
Their third screenplay, Monoceros, was awarded the Praxis Screenwriting Bootcamp award, as well as development from Superchannel and Creative BC. Epstein is also one of the country’s most versatile actors, winning multiple Jessie Awards, including best supporting actor in an acclaimed production of Onegin in 2016. Last year he received a Dora nomination, and he is the recipient of the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Actor at the Stratford Festival. He has many film & television credits and is a Studio 58 and UBC Sauder School graduate. @joshepstein1