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name: "Jacob Tierney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacob-tierney"
fi1m_id: "jacob-tierney"
imdb_id: "nm0862932"
tmdb_id: 93396
wikidata_id: "Q434244"
roles: ["Producer","Director"]
born: "26 September 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-23T11:13:30.982447+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jacob Tierney

## Identity

Jacob Tierney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jacob-tierney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jacob-tierney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0862932
- **TMDB ID:** 93396
- **Wikidata ID:** Q434244
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Tierney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434244, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862932/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93396

Producer and director. Born 26 September 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Director
- **Born:** 26 September 1979, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Also known as:** Jacob D. Tierney, Jacob Daniel Tierney
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Tierney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434244, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862932/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93396

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Heated Rivalry*](https://film.one/tv/heated-rivalry.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jacob Tierney

> Jacob Tierney takes desire seriously and gives actors time to make it convincing. We recommend his adult romance with a reservation: in *Heated Rivalry*, the attraction is often better developed than the people feeling it.

In *Heated Rivalry* (2025), two rival hockey players are allowed to want each other, and Tierney gives that wanting plenty of screen time. We felt relieved by his willingness to let sexual pleasure matter without attaching a punishment or a lesson to it. As creator, writer and director, he makes an adult gay romance with an ease that helps its more sentimental passages. We recommend it for the lovers, while wishing he were more curious about the men themselves.

His first feature as writer-director, *Twist* (2003), moved *Oliver Twist* into Toronto’s male hustler scene. He followed it with the satirical comedy *The Trotsky* (2009) and the thriller *Good Neighbours* (2010). Television then became a substantial part of his work through *Letterkenny* (2016–2023), created by Jared Keeso. Tierney acted, wrote and directed on that series, developing television craft he would bring to his six-episode adaptation of Rachel Reid’s novel, *Heated Rivalry*.

The decisive collaborators here are Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, who play rival hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. They make attraction convincing before Tierney’s writing has given either character much depth. His stated visual references for the series include noirs and *In the Mood for Love*, but it is the casting that makes us want to keep watching. He has found actors whose chemistry sustains our interest when the scripts give them too little to work with.

The limitation is how little curiosity those scripts sometimes show about the men beyond their attraction. Tierney can make grown men seem younger than they are, and there are passages where wanting each other stands in for getting to know each other. A romance can afford fantasy, but the slower work of learning who someone is would make the affection more persuasive. Start with *Heated Rivalry* if the lovers matter more to you than the sport.

## Biography

Jacob Tierney is a Canadian actor, director and writer. Born on 26 September 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, he began acting as a child and later moved into writing and directing feature films and television.

Tierney is known for his performances in *Laurence Anyways* (2012) and *Letterkenny* (2016–), in which he also co-wrote and directed episodes and played the character Glen. He wrote and directed the films *Twist* (2003) and *The Trotsky* (2010). He created, wrote and directed the 2025 series *Heated Rivalry*.

He is the son of the late film producer Kevin Tierney.

*Sources: thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, scmp.com, variety.com, hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Heated Rivalry* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/heated-rivalry.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Young Farts Trailer Parts* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *Heated Rivalry* (2025), series, Assistant Director, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/heated-rivalry.md)
- *War Pony* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Shoresy* (2022), series, as Benny · Executive Producer, Director
- *The Moodys* (2019), series, Director
- *The Death & Life of John F. Donovan* (2019), Writer
- *Another Kind of Wedding* (2017), as Matthew
- *Lovesick* (2016), as Dash · Executive Producer
- *Letterkenny* (2016), series, as Glen · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *He Hated Pigeons* (2015), Associate Producer
- *Preggoland* (2014), Director
- *Working the Engels* (2014), series, as Sam Alquist
- *Sorry, Rabbi* (2012), as Josh
- *Camion* (2012), as Jacob
- *Laurence Anyways* (2012), as Alexandre
- *Mr. D* (2012), series, as French Man · Director
- *French Immersion* (2011), as Jonathan Hornstein
- *Good Neighbours* (2011), as Jonah Spiegelman · Director, Screenplay
- *Daydream Nation* (2011), Story Editor
- *The Trotsky* (2010), as V.I. (Lenin) · Director, Writer
- *St. Urbain's Horseman* (2007), as Joey
- *Walk All Over Me* (2007), as Paul
- *Murder in the Hamptons* (2005), as Generosa's Co-Worker
- *Blood* (2004), as Chris Terry
- *Trouser Accidents* (2004), as Mark
- *Slings & Arrows* (2003), series, as Scott
- *Twist* (2003), Director, Writer
- *Hey Joel* (2003), series, as Kevin Cornwallis (voice)
- *Dad* (2002), as Dad / Edward · Story, Director
- *The Many Trials of One Jane Doe* (2002), as Eric Golden
- *A Diva's Christmas Carol* (2000), as Charades Player (uncredited)
- *Poor White Trash* (2000), as Lennie Lake
- *The Life Before This* (1999), as Justin
- *This Is My Father* (1999), as Jack
- *Big Wolf on Campus* (1999), series, as Brother Ambrose
- *Dead End* (1998), as Adam Compton
- *Motel* (1998), as Young Tom
- *You Can Thank Me Later* (1998), as Simon Cooperberg
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Snake
- *Whiskers* (1997), as Jed Martin (21 years old)
- *Arthur* (1996), series, as Trevor
- *Rainbow* (1996), as Steve Bailey
- *The Little Lulu Show* (1995), series, as Wilbur Van Snobbe (voice), Wilbur (voice)
- *The Neon Bible* (1995), as David (aged 15)
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Max Rigney
- *TekWar: TekJustice* (1994), as Eugene Leopold
- *Josh & S.A.M.* (1993), as Joshua 'Josh' Whitney
- *A Bunch of Munsch* (1992), series, as Actor (voice)
- *Are You Afraid of the Dark?* (1992), series, as Eric
- *Watatatow* (1991), series, as Greg
- *Dracula: The Series* (1990), series, as Max Townsend
- *Mindfield* (1989), as Mario
- *Horses in Winter* (1988), as Ben Waxman at age 9
- *Pin* (1988), as Leon - Age 7
- *Hitting Home* (1988), as David Hughes
- *Ford: The Man and the Machine* (1987), as Edsel at 5 and 7
- *Alexander*, series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Trailer Trash*, series, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Taken on the red carpet at the gala showing of Walk All Over Me during the Calgary International Film Festival. The film was shown at the Uptown Stage at 612 8t (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/1301640/gallery-3587704ebf92.jpg) Taken on the red carpet at the gala showing of Walk All Over Me during the Calgary International Film Festival. The film was shown at the Uptown Stage at 612 8t (2007) — User:Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/CIFF_Gala_2007-09-22_1.jpg/1280px-CIFF_Gala_2007-09-22_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This is Jacob Tierney on the red carpet at the gala showing of Walk All Over Me during the Calgary International Film Festival. The film was shown at the Uptown (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/1301640/gallery-2446d181921d.jpg) This is Jacob Tierney on the red carpet at the gala showing of Walk All Over Me during the Calgary International Film Festival. The film was shown at the Uptown (2007) — User:Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Jacob_Tierney_1.jpg/1280px-Jacob_Tierney_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This is Jacob Tierney on the red carpet at the gala showing of Walk All Over Me during the Calgary International Film Festival. The film was shown at the Uptown (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/1301640/gallery-505f244f70f4.jpg) This is Jacob Tierney on the red carpet at the gala showing of Walk All Over Me during the Calgary International Film Festival. The film was shown at the Uptown (2007) — User:Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Jacob_Tierney_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jacob Tierney](https://film.one/media/person/1301640/gallery-34253020a898.jpg) Jacob Tierney — User:Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Jacob_Tierney_head.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jacob Tierney](https://film.one/media/person/1301640/gallery-cf470e40fd4d.jpg) Jacob Tierney — Image via TMDB

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