B.J. Novak
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
Movie · as Self
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Movie · as Jay
Lessons in Chemistry
TV · as Six-Thirty (voice) · 1 ep
Poker Face
TV · as Hiram Lubinski · 1 ep
Vengeance
Movie · as Ben Manalowitz
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Premise
TV · as Self - Host · 5 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Count Rugen · 1 ep
Some Good News
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Founder
Movie · as Harry J. Sonneborn
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV · as B.J. Novak · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Movie · as Allistar Smythe
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
Movie · as Self - Coach
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie · as Robert Sherman
The Internship
Movie · as Male Interviewer
The Smurfs 2
Movie · as Baker Smurf (voice)
The Office Retrospective
Movie · as Self
The Bitter Buddha
Movie · as Self
The Dictator
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Mindy Project
TV · as Jamie · 5 eps
The Newsroom
TV · as Lucas Pruit · 4 eps
The Smurfs
Movie · as Baker Smurf (voice)
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Inglourious Basterds
Movie · as PFC. Smithson Utivich
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
Community
TV · as Mr. Egypt · 1 ep
Reign Over Me
Movie · as Mr. Fallon
Knocked Up
Movie · as Young Doctor
Unaccompanied Minors
Movie · as Desk Attendant
Farce of the Penguins
Movie · as I Hope There's Sand Dabs Penguin (voice)
The Office
TV · as Ryan Howard · 165 eps
Punk'd
TV · as Field Agent, Self · 5 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live from E!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep