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B.J. Novak
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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 befor…
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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.
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2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Movie Jay
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2023
Lessons in Chemistry
TV show Six-Thirty (voice)
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2023
Poker Face
TV show Hiram Lubinski
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2022
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV show Self - Contestant
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2022
Vengeance
Movie Ben Manalowitz
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2021
The Premise
TV show Self - Host
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Count Rugen
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2020
Some Good News
TV show Self
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2019
Late Night
Movie Thanks
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2016
The Founder
Movie Harry J. Sonneborn
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2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV show B.J. Novak
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Movie Allistar Smythe
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2014
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
Movie Self - Coach
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2013
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie Robert Sherman
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2013
The Smurfs 2
Movie Baker Smurf (voice)
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2013
The Internship
Movie Male Interviewer
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2013
The Office Retrospective
Movie Self
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2012
The Mindy Project
TV show Jamie
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2012
The Newsroom
TV show Lucas Pruit
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2012
The Bitter Buddha
Movie Self
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2012
The Dictator
Movie (uncredited)
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2011
The Smurfs
Movie Baker Smurf (voice)
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2010
Conan
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Community
TV show Mr. Egypt
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2009
Inglourious Basterds
Movie PFC. Smithson Utivich
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV show Self
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2007
Knocked Up
Movie Young Doctor
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2007
Reign Over Me
Movie Mr. Fallon
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2006
Unaccompanied Minors
Movie Desk Attendant
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2006
Farce of the Penguins
Movie I Hope There's Sand Dabs Penguin (voice)
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2005
The Office
TV show Ryan Howard
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2003
Punk'd
TV show Field Agent
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2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV show Self
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2002
Live from E!
TV show Self
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2001
Raising Dad
TV show Writer
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1997
The View
TV show Self - Guest
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1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV show Self - Guest
