Jay Baruchel: Biography, Facts and Career
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Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He voiced Hiccup Haddock in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019) and had lead roles in the comedies Fanboys (2009), She's Out of My League (2010), and This Is the End (2013). Baruchel was the co-lead in the Disney action-fantasy film The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010). Films in which Baruchel has had a starring role have grossed over $1.28 billion at the worldwide box office as of 2024. Baruchel has also had supporting roles in comedy movies such as Knocked Up (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Goon (2011), and The Art of the Steal (2013). In television, he had lead roles as Steven Karp in Judd Apatow's comedy series Undeclared (2001–2002) and Josh Greenberg in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017), both of which received praise from critics. Baruchel had a lead role as BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis in the film BlackBerry (2023). He has also had non-comedic lead roles in films such as Good Neighbours (2010), The Kindness of Strangers (2019), and Humane (2024), and supporting roles in Million Dollar Baby (2004), Cosmopolis (2012), and RoboCop (2014). Baruchel has directed the films Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017) and Random Acts of Violence (2019), both of which he also acted in.
Quick facts about Jay Baruchel
- Full name: Jay Baruchel
- Born: 1982-04-09
- Nationality: Canada
- Known as: Comedian
- Wikidata ID: Q316756
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Who is Jay Baruchel?
Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.
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Jay Baruchel is Canada.
When was Jay Baruchel born?
Jay Baruchel was born on 1982-04-09.



