the Dark. Reviewer Wayne Leung described the show as "pitch-perfect." He wrote, "Epstein carries the solo show with a casual ease, as if he were regaling a group of friends over beers at a bar. He is affable, down-to-earth, and his narrative is sprinkled with gentle self-deprecating humour." Epstein said that his wife Vanessa Smythe got him "to realize that there's nothing like somebody with a microphone, telling a true story, something that's funny or horrific or whatever. There's so much power in that." In December 2019, Epstein starred in the world premiere of the play Dear Jack, Dear Louise, inspired by playwright Ken Ludwig's parents. He played Army doctor Jack Ludwig, who exchanges letters with an aspiring Broadway actress during World War II. Epstein said, "One of the things that drew me to this project was that for my wife and I, the first five years of our relationship was long distance." He described Dear Jack, Dear Louise as "a wink to the original form of online dating." Critic Thomas Floyd wrote, "Epstein plays Jack with bookish likability and a nervous smile, even as the war erodes his optimism." Critic Em Skow wrote, "...Jack's character was the truest example in the show of Ken Ludwig's propensity to use humor in order to help us absorb serious moments, and Epstein's deft fluidity in finding the balance between those opposing dispositions was outstanding." Discography "My Window" — Music from Degrassi: The Next Generation "Rescue You" — Degrassi Goes Hollywood: Music from the Original Movie "Swan Song" — Degrassi Goes Hollywood: Music from the Original Movie Filmography Film Television Stage References External links 1987 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male singers Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian Screen Award winners Jewish Canadian male actors Jewish Canadian musicians Jewish singers Male actors from Toronto Musicians from Toronto National Theatre School of Canada alumni