Biography
Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019), and The Fabelmans (2022).
He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The 42-year gap between his first nomination (Ordinary People in 1980) and second (The Fabelmans in 2022) is the longest in history.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Best You Can
Character: Walter Rand
MOVIE • 2025
Mid-Century Modern
Character: Alan
TV • 2025
Fantasy Life
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
Rally Caps
Character: Herb
MOVIE • 2024
Showing Up
Character: Bill
MOVIE • 2023
Extrapolations
Character: David Goldblatt
TV • 2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
iMordecai
Character: Mordecai Samel
MOVIE • 2023
The Fabelmans
Character: Uncle Boris
MOVIE • 2022
Generation Gap
Character: Self
TV • 2022
Hollywood Stargirl
Character: Mr. Mitchell
MOVIE • 2022
Burning at Both Ends
Character: Bertrand
MOVIE • 2021
A Deadly Legend
Character: Carl Turner
MOVIE • 2020
Stars in the House
Character: Self
TV • 2020
Hunters
Character: Simon Wiesenthal
TV • 2020
Modern Love
Character: Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver
TV • 2019
Uncut Gems
Character: Gooey
MOVIE • 2019
Gone Hollywood
Character: Lev Kertzman
MOVIE • 2019
God Friended Me
Character: Abe
TV • 2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Character: L.J. Shapiro
MOVIE • 2017
Crew