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B.J. Novak

Acting
Known For

45 Years Old

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.

Born

Newton, Massachusetts, USA on 31st July 1979

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Conan
Self
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
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Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
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The View
Self - Guest
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The Mindy Project
Jamie
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The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
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The Office
Ryan Howard
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E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self
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Community
Mr. Egypt
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Poker Face
Hiram Lubinski
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
B.J. Novak
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
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Lessons in Chemistry
Six-Thirty (voice)
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The Newsroom
Lucas Pruit
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Punk'd
Self
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Punk'd
Field Agent
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Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self
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Inglourious Basterds
PFC. Smithson Utivich
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The Premise
Self - Host
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Allistar Smythe
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The Dictator
(uncredited)
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The Smurfs
Baker Smurf (voice)
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The Smurfs 2
Baker Smurf (voice)
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Some Good News
Self
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The Founder
Harry J. Sonneborn
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Knocked Up
Young Doctor
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
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Vengeance
Ben Manalowitz
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Saving Mr. Banks
Robert Sherman
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Reign Over Me
Mr. Fallon
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Unaccompanied Minors
Desk Attendant
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The Bitter Buddha
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The Office Retrospective
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The Internship
Male Interviewer
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Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
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Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
Self - Coach