B.J. Novak

B.J. Novak

Benjamin Joseph Manaly 'B.J.' Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and director from Newton, Massachusetts. He is widely known for his contributions to the U.S. version of The Office from 2005 to 2013, being a writer, co-executive producer for and playing the role of Ryan Howard on the series. He is also known to international audiences for appearing in the Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds (2009).

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.178
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

7
The Premise

The Premise

6.4
E! Live from the Red Carpet

E! Live from the Red Carpet

3.2
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

6.8
Punk'd

Punk'd

5
Punk'd

Punk'd

5
The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project

6.202
Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

7.467
Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry

8.256
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.333
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.127
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.355
The View

The View

4.5
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.002
The Office

The Office

8.581
Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

6
Some Good News

Some Good News

6.438
Community

Community

7.996
The Newsroom

The Newsroom

8.083
Conan

Conan

7.1
Poker Face

Poker Face

7.617

Movies

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

7.207
Knocked Up

Knocked Up

6.294
The Smurfs

The Smurfs

5.763
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

8.215
Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

7.3
The Internship

The Internship

6.245
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

6.519
The Founder

The Founder

7.134
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary

Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary

0
Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Minors

5.9
The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

5.744
The Bitter Buddha

The Bitter Buddha

7.6
Vengeance

Vengeance

6.588
The Office Retrospective

The Office Retrospective

7.25
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor

Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor

0
The Dictator

The Dictator

6.203
'The Office' Skit from the Emmys

'The Office' Skit from the Emmys

2