Jay Duplass is an American actor and filmmaker, born on March 7, 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Known primarily for his acting, he has 47 screen credits across film and television. Behind the camera, he directed the features Cyrus (2010) and Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012).
On screen, he has played Damon in Prospect (2018), Alex in Beatriz at Dinner (2017), Ethan in Horse Girl (2020) and Larkin in Pain Hustlers (2023), and appeared as an English teacher in Paper Towns (2015). His television roles include Duncan Deslaurier in The Mindy Project, Jesse Bloom in Industry and Hades in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023). His upcoming project, I Play Rocky, is scheduled for release on November 6, 2026.
New & upcoming work
- I Play Rocky · 6 Nov 2026 · as John Avildsen
Frequent co-stars
- Amy Landecker · 3 films together: Beatriz at Dinner, Shithouse, Transparent: Musicale Finale
- Abby Quinn · 2 films together: Shithouse, Landline
- Cooper Raiff · 2 films together: Shithouse, See You When I See You
- Steve Zissis · 2 films together: Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Baghead
- Meredith Hagner · 2 films together: Horse Girl, The Oath
- Kaitlyn Dever · 2 films together: Outside In, See You When I See You
Career at a glance
First credit: Connect 5 (1997) · Credits: 47
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Other Mommy2026 · DaddoReviewed
Other work
Sterling Point2026 · Steven
See You When I See You2026 · Director
The Baltimorons2025 · Director
Dying for Sex2025 · Steve
Percy Jackson and the Olympians2023 · Hades
Pain Hustlers2023 · Larkin
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial2023 · Lieutenant Allen Bird MD
Ghostwritten2022 · Guy Laury
Somebody Somewhere2022 · Director
The Chair2021 · Bill Dobson
Cinema Toast2021 · Director
Industry2020 · Jesse Bloom
Shithouse2020 · Professor Notkin (uncredited)
Horse Girl2020 · Ethan
Pink Wall2019 · Leon
Transparent: Musicale Finale2019 · Josh Pfefferman
Stumptown2019 · Alan
Phil2019 · Malcolm
The Oath2018 · Clark
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Prospect2018 · Damon
Duck Butter2018 · Jay
Outside In2018 · Chris
Room 1042017 · Daniel
Landline2017 · Ben
Beatriz at Dinner2017 · Alex
Search Party2016 · Director- Search Party2016 · Elijah
Rainbow Time2016 · Adam
Manson Family Vacation2015 · Nick
Paper Towns2015 · English Teacher
Togetherness2015 · Director
Transparent2014 · Josh Pfefferman
The Mindy Project2012 · Duncan Deslaurier
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon2012 · Director
Jeff, Who Lives at Home2012 · Director- Kevin2011 · Director
Cyrus2010 · Director
Nights and Weekends2008 · James' Brother
Baghead2008 · Director
The Puffy Chair2006 · Director
The Intervention2005 · Director
Scrapple2004 · Director
This Is John2003 · Director
The New Brad2002 · Director
Connect 51997 · Director- Connect 51997 · Lars
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