The Best You Can
2025 · Walter Rand
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017 · Self
Forever
2014 · Abe
Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014 · Ben
Numb3rs
2005 · Alan Eppes
Independence Day
1996 · Julius Levinson
Dear John
1988 · John Lacey
Running on Empty
1988 · Arthur Pope
Teachers
1984 · Roger Rubell
Ordinary People
1980 · Dr. Berger
Taxi
1978 · Alex Reiger
March 15, 1935 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
