Jay Baruchel

Canadian actor

Photo by: Scott Saldukas · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:April 9, 1982

Age:44

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Born in:Ottawa, Canada

Residence:Toronto, Canada

Languages:English

Film Director Film Actor Comedian Dub Actor Cinematographer Screenwriter Film Producer Actor Television Actor

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Million Dollar BabyTropic ThunderNight at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianAlmost FamousKnocked Up

Awards

Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production (2010)Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male – Film

Jay Baruchel

Canadian actor

Biography

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.

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Photos

“How to Train Your Dragon 2” cast Dean DeBlois, writer and director, Jay Baruchel, voice of Hiccup, and America Ferrara, voice of Astrid, conduct an interview during an advanced screening of the movie open to military members and their families June 4, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The visit to JB MDL was part of a USO tour allowing military families the ability to view the movie a week early, ask cast members questions and get autographs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Saldukas/ Released)

Dean DeBlois and Jay Baruchel speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "How to Train Your Dragon 2", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

Jay Baruchel speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "How to Train Your Dragon 2", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.