Benjamin David "Jamie" Elman (born July 5, 1976) is a Canadian
American actor, best known for his leading roles of Cody Miller on
YTV's Student Bodies, Luke Foley in NBC's American Dreams, and himself
in Yidlife Crisis.Elman was born in New York City, and was raised in
Montreal, Quebec. He attended Jewish day school in Montreal and has
taught fourth-graders at a synagogue religious school in Southern
California.In Montreal, Elman began performing in plays such as The
Children's Hour and Annie Get Your Gun before landing his first roles
in TV (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) and film (Johnny Mnemonic). Elman
graduated from McGill University with a BA in English.He was part of
the ensemble cast of the film Shattered Glass opposite Hayden
Christensen and Peter Sarsgaard, and has guest-starred on numerous
popular series including Crossing Jordan, Criminal Minds, Without a
Trace, CSI: NY and The Closer. Recent roles include starring opposite
Armand Assante in California Dreaming which won the Un Certain Regard
award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival; portraying a young Sigmund
Freud, again opposite Assante and Ben Cross, in When Nietzsche Wept;
and on the small screen, where he improvised with Larry David in
HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
American actor, best known for his leading roles of Cody Miller on
YTV's Student Bodies, Luke Foley in NBC's American Dreams, and himself
in Yidlife Crisis.Elman was born in New York City, and was raised in
Montreal, Quebec. He attended Jewish day school in Montreal and has
taught fourth-graders at a synagogue religious school in Southern
California.In Montreal, Elman began performing in plays such as The
Children's Hour and Annie Get Your Gun before landing his first roles
in TV (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) and film (Johnny Mnemonic). Elman
graduated from McGill University with a BA in English.He was part of
the ensemble cast of the film Shattered Glass opposite Hayden
Christensen and Peter Sarsgaard, and has guest-starred on numerous
popular series including Crossing Jordan, Criminal Minds, Without a
Trace, CSI: NY and The Closer. Recent roles include starring opposite
Armand Assante in California Dreaming which won the Un Certain Regard
award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival; portraying a young Sigmund
Freud, again opposite Assante and Ben Cross, in When Nietzsche Wept;
and on the small screen, where he improvised with Larry David in
HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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