Joseph Kolakowski

Joseph Kolakowski is a real-life Hasidic rabbi who has appeared in documentaries and in fiction films, mostly in extra work. He studied drama under Debra Winger as a teenager. As of 2020, he lives with his wife and children in Upstate New York and serves as a prison chaplain. He is available for extra work and speaking roles, as well as documentary and reality television, and for consulting work to represent accuracy in the portrayal of Hasidic Jews in media.