Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian actor, writer,
and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is
known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in Small Soldiers, Ephram Brown
on the television series Everwood, and more recently as Dov Epstein on
the police drama series Rookie Blue.Smith was born in Toronto,
Ontario, the son of Terrea (née Oster), a teacher from the USA, and
Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films originally from the
United Kingdom. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that
his father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, Andrew
and Douglas, who is also an actor, and a younger sister,
Samantha.Smith is both a Canadian citizen and a US citizen. He is of
mostly English and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Hungary and Germany)
ancestry.Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and
appeared in a Tide television commercial and in store catalogues.
After a role in the 1994 children's film Andre, he starred in the 1995
direct-to-video release Leapin' Leprechauns! and its 1996 sequel,
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns. Also in 1996, Smith appeared
opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in Harriet the Spy.
and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is
known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in Small Soldiers, Ephram Brown
on the television series Everwood, and more recently as Dov Epstein on
the police drama series Rookie Blue.Smith was born in Toronto,
Ontario, the son of Terrea (née Oster), a teacher from the USA, and
Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films originally from the
United Kingdom. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that
his father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, Andrew
and Douglas, who is also an actor, and a younger sister,
Samantha.Smith is both a Canadian citizen and a US citizen. He is of
mostly English and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Hungary and Germany)
ancestry.Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and
appeared in a Tide television commercial and in store catalogues.
After a role in the 1994 children's film Andre, he starred in the 1995
direct-to-video release Leapin' Leprechauns! and its 1996 sequel,
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns. Also in 1996, Smith appeared
opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in Harriet the Spy.
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