Judah Katz (born 23 June 1960) is a Canadian actor born in Montreal, Quebec.[1] He has worked in Toronto and Los Angeles[2] for more than 40 years, appearing in both TV series and films.
Winning a national "ACTRA Award" (now called a Canadian Screen Award) for his very first foray in front of a camera in 1983 as "best new actor in Canadian Television",[3] he also received a Gemini Award (now called a Canadian Screen Award) for "best supporting actor" for his role as Alan Eagleson[4] in the CBC mini-series Canada Russia '72.[5] [6]
Katz studied acting for two years at Vanier College and a further three years at the Dome Professional Theatre School.[2] He has also studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts and with the "voice doctor" Robert Easton of Los Angeles. Method acting from 1992-1995 in the Master class and then privately with late renowned film and television acting coach and teacher David Rotenberg.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers | Freddie | ||
| 1988 | Switching Channels | Tillinger Sound Man | ||
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | Marc | ||
| 1996 | Crash | Salesman | ||
| 1996 | data-sort-value="Long Kiss Goodnight, The" | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Harry (Perkin's Aide) | |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Dr. Brewer/Dr. Brewer's Clone | 1 episode, Stay Out of the Basement | |
| 2000, 2002 | Queer as Folk | Pancho Ryder, Marty Ryder | 4 episodes | |
| 2001 | XChange | Lister | ||
| 2003 | Owning Mahowny | Broker | ||
| 2003 | Spinning Boris | Michael Kramer | ||
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | Reporter #4 | ||
| 2006 | Canada Russia '72 | TV miniseries[7] | ||
| 2010 | Casino Jack | Abbe Lowell | ||
| 2011 | Breakaway | Smitty | ||
| 2012 | Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II | |||
| 2012 | Blood Pressure | Mike Trestman | ||
| 2014 | Dr. Cabbie | James Whilcher | ||
| 2015 | Gridlocked | Bill | ||
| 2016 | Mayday | Captain Yitzhak Fuchs | 1 episode, High Rise Catastrophe | |
| 2017 | High-Rise Rescue | Clay Pellington |