Jay Baruchel
Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel[1] (/ˈbærəʃɛl/;[2] born April 9, 1982)[1] is a Canadian actor. He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies such as Knocked Up (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Fanboys (2009), She's Out of My League (2010), Goon (2011), This Is the End (2013), and the action-fantasy film The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010). He had lead roles as Steven Karp in Judd Apatow's comedy series Undeclared (2001–2002) and Josh Greenberg in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017).
Jay Baruchel
Actor, producer, writer
1995–present
Baruchel had a lead role as BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis in the black comedy film, BlackBerry (2023).
Early life[edit]
Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario,[1][3] the son of Robyne (née Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer.[4][5] He grew up in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montréal, Quebec,[6] and has a younger sister.[7] His father was born in Paris, France.[8] Baruchel is of one-quarter Jewish descent,[9] with the rest of his ancestry being French and Irish-Catholic.[9] He has stated that he believes his Irish roots are from County Mayo.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Baruchel was engaged to actress Alison Pill from 2011 to 2013. He alluded to their break-up in a Twitter post on February 16, 2013.[24] In May 2018, Baruchel announced his engagement to his girlfriend Rebecca-Jo Dunham.[25] They were married on September 21, 2019, in Portugal.[26] Baruchel has said that he is "probably agnostic".[27][28]
Baruchel has several tattoos: a Celtic cross (on his upper right arm) to honour his Irish heritage,[29] and a red Maple Leaf on his left pectoral, which can be seen in Fanboys, Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, and This Is the End.
Baruchel is a supporter of Scottish football club Celtic since the early 2000s, and in 2016 co-produced a documentary detailing his journey towards falling in love with the club.[30]