Judd Hirsch
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 (113 titles)
6.2MovieFantasy Life
Fred · 2026
10.0MovieStay Forte
2025
7.0MovieThe Best You Can
Walter Rand · 2025
5.9ShowMid-Century Modern
Alan · 2025
6.8MovieRally Caps
Herb · 2024
5.9MovieShowing Up
Bill · 2023
6.0ShowExtrapolations
David Goldblatt · 2023
7.1MovieThe Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self · 2023
2.5MovieiMordecai
Mordecai Samel · 2023
7.6MovieThe Fabelmans
Uncle Boris · 2022
6.8ShowGeneration Gap
Self · 2022
6.6MovieHollywood Stargirl
Mr. Mitchell · 2022
6.0MovieBurning at Both Ends
Bertrand · 2021
2.6MovieA Deadly Legend
Carl Turner · 2020
ShowStars in the House
Self · 2020
7.1ShowHunters
Simon Wiesenthal · 2020
7.3ShowModern Love
Cop / Vendor / Taxi Driver · 2019
7.2MovieUncut Gems
Gooey · 2019
MovieGone Hollywood
Lev Kertzman · 2019
7.7ShowGod Friended Me
Abe · 2018
6.5MovieThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
L.J. Shapiro · 2017
7.6ShowBig Mouth
Lewis Glouberman (voice) · 2017
7.5MovieJim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self · 2017
7.7MovieSummer Camp Island
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice) · 2017
7.6ShowThe Real Jesus of Nazareth
Narrator · 2017
6.2ShowSuperior Donuts
Arthur Przybyszewski · 2017
5.4MovieIndependence Day: Resurgence
Julius Levinson · 2016
7.0MovieAnother Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self · 2016
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Julius Levinson · 2016
4.0MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self · 2016