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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 31, 1979
Place of Birth
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- B.J. Novak
- BJ Novak
- Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak
- بی. جی. نواک
B. J. Novak
1.7 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
0.0
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
8.3
Six-Thirty (voice)
Lessons in Chemistry
2023
7.5
Hiram Lubinski
Poker Face
2023
6.3
Self
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
6.6
Ben Manalowitz
Vengeance
2022
6.3
Self - Host
The Premise
2021
7.5
Count Rugen
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
6.4
Self
Some Good News
2020
7.1
Harry J. Sonneborn
The Founder
2016
6.8
B.J. Novak
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015
Credits
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
0.0
Lessons in Chemistry
as Six-Thirty (voice)
2023
8.3
Poker Face
as Hiram Lubinski
2023
7.5
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self
2022
6.3
Vengeance
as Ben Manalowitz
2022
6.6
The Premise
as Self - Host
2021
6.3
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Count Rugen
2020
7.5
Some Good News
as Self
2020
6.4
The Founder
as Harry J. Sonneborn
2016
7.1
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as B.J. Novak
2015
6.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
6.2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
as Allistar Smythe
2014
6.5
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor
as Self - Coach
2014
0.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Saving Mr. Banks
as Robert Sherman
2013
7.3
The Smurfs 2
as Baker Smurf (voice)
2013
5.8
The Internship
as Male Interviewer
2013
6.2
The Office Retrospective
as Self
2013
7.1
The Mindy Project
as Jamie
2012
6.3
The Newsroom
as Lucas Pruit
2012
8.1
The Bitter Buddha
as Self
2012
7.6
The Dictator
as (uncredited)
2012
6.2
The Smurfs
as Baker Smurf (voice)
2011
5.8
🎬
The Office: Subtle Sexuality - Kelly and Erin Make a Music Video
as Ryan Howard
2011
0.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Community
as Mr. Egypt
2009
8.0
Inglourious Basterds
as PFC. Smithson Utivich
2009
8.2
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self
2009
7.0
Knocked Up
as Young Doctor
2007
6.3
Reign Over Me
as Mr. Fallon
2007
7.2
Unaccompanied Minors
as Desk Attendant
2006
5.9
The Office
as Ryan Howard
2005
8.6
Punk'd
as Field Agent
2003
5.1
Punk'd
as Self
2003
5.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Live from E!
as Self
2002
3.7
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
🎬
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
as Self
N/A
0.0
Threat Level Midnight
as Tony vander Pumpernickel
N/A
0.0