B.J. Novak

B.J. Novak

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Newton, Massachusetts, USA
    Birthday
    31 July 1979
Reign Over Me
Reign Over Me
7.21
Knocked Up
Knocked Up
6.296
The Smurfs
The Smurfs
5.8
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
8.213
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks
7.348
The Internship
The Internship
6.244
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
6.5
The Founder
The Founder
7.134
Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
5.949
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2
5.7
The Bitter Buddha
The Bitter Buddha
7.6
Vengeance
Vengeance
6.586
The Office Retrospective
The Office Retrospective
7.25
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
0
The Dictator
The Dictator
6.205
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2
0