Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He has had a successful career in comedy films, and has appeared in such box office successes asMillion Dollar Baby, Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, and How to Train Your Dragon, as well as the films She's Out of My League, The Trotsky, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Personal life
Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the son of Robyne (née Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer.[1][2] He grew up and still lives in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec,[3] and has a younger sister, Taylor.[4] His father was of half Sephardic Jewish and half French Catholic ancestry, and his mother is of Irish Catholic background;[5] he has said that he is "probably agnostic".[6][7]
Baruchel is a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. He has several tattoos: a Celtic cross (on his upper right arm),[8] his mother's maiden name (on his forearm), and a red Maple Leaf on his left pectoral (which can be seen in Fanboys and Knocked Up).[9]
Career
One of his first major acting roles was on local television series My Hometown in 1996. From 1997–1998, he co-hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids with Elisha Cuthbert. After appearing briefly in Cameron Crowe's Oscar-winning Almost Famous, Baruchel won the role of Steven Karp on Judd Apatow's acclaimed yet short-lived television series Undeclared, where he starred alongside Seth Rogen, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, and Monica Keena. He then appeared withJames Van Der Beek in Roger Avary's The Rules of Attraction.
In 2004, Baruchel played boxing hopeful Danger Barch in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, which received an Oscar for Best Picture the following year. Baruchel was among those thanked by Eastwood during his acceptance speech. Baruchel then starred in Nemesis Game and Fetching Cody, before appearing opposite Don Johnson on the WB's Just Legal in 2005, and guest-starring on CBS's Emmy Award-nominated Numb3rs in 2006.
Baruchel appeared in the films Knocked Up (which reunited him with Judd Apatow, Jason Segel, and Seth Rogen), I'm Reed Fish, Just Buried, and the Ben Stiller-directed Tropic Thunder, alongside Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan and Robert Downey, Jr. He co-starred with Seth Rogen in the 2007 trailer for Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse, created by Rogen and Evan Goldberg as a strategy to garner interest and funding for the film itself. In 2008, he appeared in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. He also briefly made an appearance in Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonean.
In 2010, Baruchel starred in the films The Trotsky, She's Out of My League (opposite Alice Eve),[10] How to Train Your Dragon, and the live-action Disney adaptation of The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Also in 2010, he will play two supporting characters in the Canadian comedy seriesThe Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.[11] He is developing a screenplay, Goon, with Evan Goldberg, and will play Johnny Klutz, a character of his own creation, in a film of the same name.[12] Goon co-stars Seann William Scott and fellow Canadian actor, Eugene Levy.[13]Baruchel will also star in and direct the comedy/horror/slasher film Pig.[14]
Baruchel appeared in the 2010 Adidas Originals ad campaign, "Cantina", in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Running Home | Kid #2 | |
Who Gets The House? | Jonathan | ||
2000 | Almost Famous | Vic Munoz | |
2002 | The Rules Of Attraction | Harry | |
2003 | Nemesis Game | Jeremy Curran | |
2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Danger Barch | |
2005 | Fetching Cody | Art Frankel | |
2007 | Knocked Up | Jay | |
Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse | Jay | Short Film | |
I'm Reed Fish | Reed Fish | ||
Just Buried | Oliver Whynacht | ||
2008 | Real Time | Andy Hayes | |
Tropic Thunder | Kevin Sandusky | ||
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Tal Hanson | ||
2009 | Fanboys | Windows | |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Joey Motorola | ||
2010 | She's Out of My League | Kirk Kettner | |
How to Train Your Dragon | Hiccup | Voice only | |
The Trotsky | Leon | ||
The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Dave Stutler | ||
Good Neighbours | Victor | ||
2011 | Johnny Klutz | Johnny Klutz | pre-production |
Goon | Ryan | Screenwriter | |
2012 | Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse | Jay | Full Movie adaption of short |
2013 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Hiccup | Voice only |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | Are You Afraid Of The Dark? | Joe | 1 episode |
1996 | My Hometown | Thomas Thompson | Series regular |
1997 | Popular Mechanics for Kids | Himself | Season 1 |
1998 | The Worst Witch | Bean Pole | 1 episode |
1999–2000 | Are You Afraid Of The Dark? | Alex, Ross Doyle, Jason Midas | 3 episodes |
2001–2002 | Undeclared | Steven Karp | Series regular, 17 episodes |
2002 | Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Jimmy Fleming | |
2004 | The Stones | Winston Stone | Series regular, 6 episodes |
2005–2006 | Just Legal | Skip Ross | Series regular, 8 episodes |
2006–2007 | Numb3rs | Oswald Kittner | Guest star, 2 episodes |
2010 | The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour | Private Prosciutto Falcon | Supporting |
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