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name: "Jeremy Hotz"
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born: "31 May 1963"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:47.454190+00:00"
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# Jeremy Hotz

Actor. Born 31 May 1963 in South Africa.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 May 1963, South Africa

## Biography

Jeremy Hotz is a Canadian-American actor and stand-up comedian. Born on 31 May 1963 in Cape Town, South Africa, he has appeared in films including *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997) as Ashton and *My Favorite Martian* (1999) as Billy.

Hotz has performed stand-up at the Just For Laughs festival and on television programmes such as *Comedy Central Presents*. He won a Gemini Award for his role in the series *The Newsroom* (1996–2005) and has credits as a writer on series including *Married Life* (1995). He also appeared as himself in *Misery Loves Comedy* (2015).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, as Ashton — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)

## Also known for

- *My Favorite Martian* (1999), Billy
- *Misery Loves Comedy* (2015), Self

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