B.J. Novak
Age: N/A | From: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: B.J. Novak , BJ Novak , Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak , بی. جی. نواک
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Lessons in Chemistry
(2023) Six-Thirty (voice)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
(2014) Allistar Smythe
Inglourious Basterds
(2009) Private First Class Smithson "The Little Man" Utivich
The Newsroom
(2012) Lucas Pruit
The Founder
(2016) Harry Sonneborn
Celebrity Jeopardy!
(2022) Self
Reign Over Me
(2007) Mr. Fallon
The Office Retrospective
(2013) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Six-Thirty (voice) | |
| 2022 | Self | |
| Ben Manalowitz | ||
| 2021 | Self - Host | |
| 2020 | Count Rugen | |
| Self | ||
| 2016 | Harry Sonneborn | |
| 2015 | B.J. Novak | |
| N/A | ||
| 2014 | Allistar Smythe | |
| Self - Coach | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2013 | Robert Sherman | |
| Baker Smurf (voice) | ||
| Male Interviewer | ||
| Self | ||
| 2012 | Jamie | |
| Lucas Pruit | ||
| Himself | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| 2011 | Baker Smurf (voice) | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| 2009 | Mr. Egypt | |
| Private First Class Smithson "The Little Man" Utivich | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2007 | Young Doctor | |
| Mr. Fallon | ||
| 2006 | Desk Attendant | |
| 2005 | Ryan Howard | |
| Hockey Coach | ||
| 2003 | Self | |
| Field Agent | ||
| Self | ||
| 2002 | Self | |
| 1997 | Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | Self - Guest | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Director | |
| 2021 | Director | |
| 2012 | Director | |
| 2005 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
| 2012 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2005 | Co-Producer | |
| Supervising Producer | ||
| Co-Executive Producer | ||
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Writer | |
| 2021 | Writer | |
| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2005 | Writer | |
| Executive Story Editor | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |