Jay Duplass

Biography

Jay Duplass is an American actor, filmmaker, producer and author who makes films with his younger brother, Mark. The two run Duplass Brothers Productions together, and their features include Cyrus (2010), The Puffy Chair (2005) and Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011). Born in New Orleans, Duplass studied film at the University of Texas at Austin and left a graduate program to pursue independent projects. His first featured acting role came as Josh Pfefferman in the Amazon comedy-drama Transparent (2014 to 2019), which critics praised and which earned 11 Primetime Emmy nominations; his work on the show brought a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination in the supporting actor category for comedy. He also co-created the HBO comedy-drama Togetherness (2015 to 2016) and the HBO anthology Room 104 (2017 to 2020).

53years old

Turns 54 on March 7in 145 days

Born March 7, 1973New Orleans
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Lawrence Jay Duplass

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 18 years2008 to 2026

Genres

Drama81%, 13 films
Comedy50%, 8 films
Romance19%, 3 films
Thriller13%, 2 films
Adventure6%, 1 film

First and latest

Did you know?!

Big break
Before Transparent, Duplass had never taken a featured acting role. At a dinner party he and director Joey Soloway discussed how hard it was to find an actor for the part, and after Duplass suggested many actors, Soloway said he should play it.

Jay Duplass movies on Netflix

Other Mommy2026IMDb rating 6.2as Russell "Russ" Martin
Pain Hustlers2023IMDb rating 6.6as Larkin
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial2023IMDb rating 6.7as Lieutenant Allen Bird MD
Horse Girl2020IMDb rating 6.0as Ethan
Phil2019IMDb rating 5.4as Malcolm
Transparent: Musicale Finale2019IMDb rating 6.2as Josh Pfefferman
Duck Butter2018IMDb rating 5.2as Jay
Prospect2018IMDb rating 6.3as Damon
The Oath2018IMDb rating 5.7as Clark
Beatriz at Dinner2017IMDb rating 6.0as Alex
Landline2017IMDb rating 6.4as Ben
Outside In2017IMDb rating 6.7as Chris
Rainbow Time2016IMDb rating 5.9as Adam
Paper Towns2015IMDb rating 6.2as English Teacher
21 Years: Richard Linklater2014IMDb rating 6.5as Self - Filmmaker
Nights and Weekends2008IMDb rating 5.8as James' Brother

Best known for

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

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Prospect2018 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Damon
IMDb rating 6.341K votes
Pain Hustlers2023 Crime, Dramaas Larkin
IMDb rating 6.656K votes
Outside In2017as Chris
IMDb rating 6.76.7K votes
Beatriz at Dinner2017as Alex
IMDb rating 6.011K votes
Horse Girl2020as Ethan
IMDb rating 6.022K votes
Landline2017as Ben
IMDb rating 6.45.2K votes
Nights and Weekends2008as James' Brother
IMDb rating 5.82.1K votes
Paper Towns2015as English Teacher
IMDb rating 6.2112K votes

Most often with

Miguel Arteta directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two 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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Greg Kinnear

Alia Shawkat

Edie Falco

Mark Duplass

Amy Landecker

Meredith HagnerMiguel ArtetaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Greg Kinnear2 films together, 2014 to 2019
Greg Kinnear's page
- Phil2019IMDb rating 5.4Duplass as MalcolmKinnear as Phil
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater2014IMDb rating 6.5Duplass as Self - FilmmakerKinnear as Self - Actor
Alia Shawkat2 films together, 2018 to 2019
Alia Shawkat's page
- Transparent: Musicale Finale2019IMDb rating 6.2Duplass as Josh PfeffermanShawkat as Lila
- Duck Butter2018IMDb rating 5.2Duplass as JayShawkat as Naima
Edie Falco2 films together, 2017
Edie Falco's page
- Landline2017IMDb rating 6.4Duplass as BenFalco as Pat
- Outside In2017IMDb rating 6.7Duplass as ChrisFalco as Carol
Mark Duplass2 films together, 2014 to 2018
Mark Duplass's page
- Duck Butter2018IMDb rating 5.2Duplass as JayDuplass as Mark
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater2014IMDb rating 6.5Duplass as Self - FilmmakerDuplass as Self - Filmmaker
Amy Landecker2 films together, 2017 to 2019
Amy Landecker's page
- Transparent: Musicale Finale2019IMDb rating 6.2Duplass as Josh PfeffermanLandecker as Sarah Pfefferman
- Beatriz at Dinner2017IMDb rating 6.0Duplass as AlexLandecker as Jeana
Meredith Hagner2 films together, 2018 to 2020
Meredith Hagner's page
- Horse Girl2020IMDb rating 6.0Duplass as EthanHagner as Heather
- The Oath2018IMDb rating 5.7Duplass as ClarkHagner as Abbie
Miguel ArtetaDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2018
All films by Miguel Arteta
- Duck Butter2018IMDb rating 5.2Duplass as Jay
- Beatriz at Dinner2017IMDb rating 6.0Duplass as Alex
Also two films together1 more actor
- Lauren WeedmanHorse Girl (2020) and Rainbow Time (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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