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Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jay Baruchel is a Canadian actor and filmmaker who got his first acting job at 12 and later starred as Steven Karp on Undeclared. He became known for comedy roles in films such as Knocked Up (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Fanboys (2009), She's Out of My League (2010), and This Is the End (2013), and he led the praised FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman from 2015 to 2017. He voiced Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise from 2010 to 2019 and had a lead role in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010). He also took dramatic parts in Million Dollar Baby (2004), Cosmopolis (2012), and BlackBerry (2023), winning a Canadian Screen Award for his leading comedic performance in that film. He wrote and directed Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017) and directed Random Acts of Violence (2019).

44years old

Turns 45 on April 9in 177 days

  • Born Ottawa
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
24 years2002 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Baruchel landed his first acting job at 12. In 1996, he took one of his first major roles, appearing on the local TV series My Hometown.

  2. Behind the camera

    Baruchel developed the screenplay for Goon alongside Evan Goldberg, and he also played Johnny Klutz, a character that he created himself.

  3. Behind the camera

    For the 2017 sports comedy Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Baruchel took on writing, directing and acting roles. The film is a sequel to Goon, which came out in 2011.

  4. Behind the camera

    Baruchel also helped write Captain Canuck, a comic book series from Chapterhouse. He took part in the writing work for that series.

Jay Baruchel movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. How to Train Your Dragon2010 Action, Adventure, Animation, Familyas Hiccupvoice

    IMDb rating 8.1909K votes

  2. How to Train Your Dragon 22014 Action, Adventure, Animationas Hiccupvoice

    IMDb rating 7.8407K votes

  3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019as Hiccupvoice

    IMDb rating 7.4183K votes

  4. Million Dollar Baby2004as Danger Barch

    IMDb rating 8.1774K votes

  5. Tropic Thunder2008as Kevin Sandusky - Hot LZ

    IMDb rating 7.1498K votes

  6. This Is the End2013as Jay Baruchel

    IMDb rating 6.6459K votes

  7. She's Out of My League2010as Kirk

    IMDb rating 6.4155K votes

  8. The Sorcerer's Apprentice2010as Dave

    IMDb rating 6.1178K votes

Most often with

Dean DeBlois directed three of these films, Jacob Tierney two. Two actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jonah Hill, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Jonah HillChristopher Mintz-Plasse, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Christopher Mintz-PlasseKristen Wiig, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Kristen WiigT.J. Miller, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with T.J. MillerCraig Ferguson, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Craig FergusonAmerica Ferrera, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with America FerreraDean DeBloisDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Dean DeBloisJacob TierneyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jacob Tierney

Films together

Box office

What Jay Baruchel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.0 billion

19 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 19 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 19Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

How to Train Your Dragon 22014as Hiccup (voice)$622 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    How to Train Your Dragon 22014as Hiccup (voice)
    $622M20.8% of the total
  2. 2
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019as Hiccup (voice)
    $540M18.1% of the total
  3. 3
    How to Train Your Dragon2010as Hiccup (voice)
    $495M16.6% of the total
  4. 4
    RoboCop2014as Tom Pope
    $243M8.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Knocked Up2007as Jay
    $220M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Million Dollar Baby2004as Danger Barch
    $217M7.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice2010as Dave
    $215M7.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Tropic Thunder2008as Kevin Sandusky - Hot LZ
    $196M6.6% of the total
This Is the End (2013), $126 millionShe's Out of My League (2010), $49.8 millionNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), $33.6 millionThe Rules of Attraction (2002), $11.8 millionGoon (2011), $7.0 millionCosmopolis (2012), $6.1 millionBlackBerry (2023), $2.6 millionFanboys (2009), $948,753Mile End Kicks (2026), $543,238Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017), $124,875The Art of the Steal (2013), $64,065

$239 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Jay Baruchel's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2010Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature ProductionHow to Train Your DragonWon
Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male – FilmWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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