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B.J. Novak

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B.J. Novak

B.J. Novak is an actor born on July 31, 1979 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He is known for The Founder, Vengeance and The Office Retrospective. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
July 31, 1979
Place of birth
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
BJ Novak · Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak · بی. جی. نواک

Biography

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer. He gained traction as a comedian during the early 2000s before becoming a field agent for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003). Novak had his breakout with a leading role as Ryan Howard on seasons 1–8 of the NBC mockumentary sitcom The Office (2005–2013). His acting, writing and producing for the show earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award, alongside five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. In the late 2000s, Novak had supporting roles in the films Reign Over Me (2007) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). In the 2010s, he portrayed musician Robert B. Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Marvel Comics character Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). He had a starring role as Harry J. Sonneborn in the biographical film The Founder (2016) and voiced Baker Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). In television, he had a recurring role as Lucas Pruit on the HBO series The Newsroom (2014). In the 2020s, Novak made his film directorial debut with Vengeance (2022), which he also produced and starred in. He created and wrote the FX on Hulu anthology series The Premise (2021). In addition to his film and television career, Novak authored the books One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories (2014) and The Book with No Pictures (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article B.J. Novak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Devil Wears Prada 2as Jay
  2. 2023Lessons in Chemistryas Six-Thirty (voice) · 1 episode
  3. 2023Poker Faceas Hiram Lubinski · 1 episode
  4. 2022Celebrity Jeopardy!as Self - Contestant · 1 episode
  5. 2022Vengeanceas Ben Manalowitz · Writer · Executive producer · Director
  6. 2021The Premiseas Self - Host · 5 episodes · Executive producer · Writer · Director · Creator
  7. 2020Home Movie: The Princess Brideas Count Rugen · 1 episode
  8. 2016The Founderas Harry J. Sonneborn
  9. 2015Crazy Ex-Girlfriendas B.J. Novak · 1 episode
  10. 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2as Allistar Smythe
  11. 2014Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humoras Self - Coach
  12. 2013Saving Mr. Banksas Robert Sherman
  13. 2013The Smurfs 2as Baker Smurf (voice)
  14. 2013The Internshipas Male Interviewer
  15. 2013The Office Retrospectiveas Self
  16. 2012The Mindy Projectas Jamie · 5 episodes · Executive producer · Writer · Director
  17. 2012The Newsroomas Lucas Pruit · 4 episodes
  18. 2012The Bitter Buddhaas Self
  19. 2012The Dictator(uncredited)
  20. 2011The Smurfsas Baker Smurf (voice)
  21. 2009Communityas Mr. Egypt · 1 episode
  22. 2009Inglourious Basterdsas PFC. Smithson Utivich
  23. 2007Knocked Upas Young Doctor
  24. 2007Reign Over Meas Mr. Fallon
  25. 2006Unaccompanied Minorsas Desk Attendant
  26. 2006Farce of the Penguinsas I Hope There's Sand Dabs Penguin (voice)
  27. 2005The Officeas Ryan Howard · 165 episodes · Writer · Director · Executive producer
  28. 2003Punk'das Field Agent · 5 episodes
  29. 2001Raising DadWriter