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.

Фільмографія

• 2026Диявол носить Прада 2 — Jay
• Покерфейс — Hiram Lubinski
• Уроки хімії — Six-Thirty (voice)
• 2022Помста — Ben Manalowitz, Writer, Executive Producer, Director
• The Premise — Self - Host, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Count Rugen
• 2019Пізній вечір — Thanks
• 2016Засновник — Harry J. Sonneborn
• Божевільна колишня — B.J. Novak
• 2014Нова Людина-павук 2: Висока напруга — Allistar Smythe
• 2013The Internship — Male Interviewer
• 2013Порятунок містера Бенкса — Robert Sherman
• 2013Смурфики 2 — Baker Smurf (voice)
• 2012Диктатор — (uncredited)
• Проект Мінді — Jamie, Executive Producer, Writer, Director
• Служба новин — Lucas Pruit
• 2011Смурфики — Baker Smurf (voice)
• 2009Безславні виродки — PFC. Smithson Utivich
• Спільнота — Mr. Egypt
• 2007Спорожніле місто — Mr. Fallon
• 2007Трішки вагітна — Young Doctor
• 2006Farce of the Penguins — I Hope There's Sand Dabs Penguin (voice)
• 2006Діти без нагляду — Desk Attendant
• Офіс — Ryan Howard, Director, Writer, Executive Story Editor, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer
• Punk'd — Field Agent, Self
• Raising Dad — Writer

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (16)

• Celebrity Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant
• Some Good News — Self
• Пізнє шоу зі Стівеном Кольбером — Self - Guest
• 2014Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor — Self - Coach
• Пізньої ночі з Сетом Маєрсом — Self
• 2013The Office Retrospective — Self
• 2012The Bitter Buddha — Self
• Конан — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien — Self
• Дивіться, що відбувається: у прямому ефірі — Self - Guest
• В даний час з Біллом Маром — Self
• Live from E! — Self
• Погляд — Self - Guest
• Пізня ніч із Конаном О'Браєном — Self - Guest
• Вечірнє шоу із Джеєм Лено — Self
• Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary — Self