Biography
In an era when edgy male comedic talent had the potential to evolve into leading men, Jay Baruchel parlayed his memorable nerdy best friend turns in television and film into starring roles in major Hollywood productions. The razor sharp Baruchel started acting in his teens, leaving his native Canada just long enough to establish himself in the States as one of the new faces of comedy alongside Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and Jonah Hill. With …
Career Milestones
2012 | Made feature writing debut with "Goon"; co-written with Evan Goldberg based on the novel Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey; also co-starred in film with Seann William Scott | |
2010 | Co-starred with Nicolas Cage in the action adventure "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | |
2010 | Voiced Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III in the animated feature "How to Train Your Dragon" | |
2010 | Played the lead in the romantic comedy "She's Out Of My League" | |
2009 | Co-starred as an obsessed "Star Wars" fan in the comedy "Fanboys" | |
2008 | Appeared in the coming of age comedy "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" | |
2008 | Co-starred in the Ben Stiller directed action comedy "Tropic Thunder" | |
2007 | Played the title role in screenwriter Reed Fish's semi-autobiographical tale about seizing the day, "I'm Reed Fish" | |
2007 | Co-starred in Judd Apatow's comedy film "Knocked Up" | |
2004 | Played Danger Barch, a boxing hopeful in Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" | |
2002 | Acted in Roger Avary's adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel "Rules of Attraction" | |
2001 | Starred as an awkward college student on the Fox sitcom "Undeclared," created by Judd Apatow | |
2000 | Had a small but memorable role as fanatic Led Zeppelin follower Vic in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" | |
1997 | Hosted the syndicated children's educational series "Popular Mechanics for Kids" | |
1996 | Cast as the star of "My Hometown," a series on Canada's children's network YTV | |
| Made acting debut on the Nickelodeon/YTV horror series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" | ||