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Jay Duplass

American filmmaker and actor (born 1973)

American filmmaker and actor (born 1973)

FieldValue
nameJay Duplass
imageJay Duplass by Gage Skidmore.jpg
captionDuplass in 2024
birth_nameLawrence Jay Duplass Jr.
birth_date
birth_placeNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
educationJesuit High School
alma_materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA)
occupation{{flat list
years_active1996–present
spouseJen Tracy
children2
relativesMark Duplass (brother)
Katie Aselton (sister-in-law)
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • writer
  • actor
  • author Katie Aselton (sister-in-law)

Lawrence Jay Duplass Jr. (born March 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author widely known for his films The Puffy Chair (2005), Cyrus (2010), and Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), made in collaboration with his younger brother, Mark Duplass.

Duplass starred in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014–2019), and co-created the HBO comedy-drama series Togetherness (2015–16) and the HBO anthology series Room 104 (2017–2020).

Early life

Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Cynthia (née Ernst) and Lawrence Duplass. He was raised in a Catholic family, and attended Jesuit High School. Duplass graduated from the University of Texas at Austin; he started a Masters of Fine Arts degree in film at UT but withdrew in the first few months to pursue independent film projects. His ancestry includes French Cajun, Italian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and German roots.

Career

Directing

Duplass attributes much of his and his brother's love for film to his appreciation for Raising Arizona. In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life,In 2015, Mark and Jay Duplass via their Duplass Brothers Television label signed an overall deal with HBO.

Acting

In 2014, he starred as Josh Pfefferman in the Amazon Prime Original Comedy-Drama Series Transparent, alongside Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker and Judith Light. The series was met with widespread critical acclaim, earning 11 Primetime Emmy nominations, including nominations for Best Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeffrey Tambor. In the second season of the show, Duplass's role became more prominent, and he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Prior to Transparent, Duplass had never acted in a featured part. He was talking with director Joey Soloway at a dinner party about the difficulty they were having finding an actor to play what would end up being Duplass's role. After suggesting many actors for the part to Soloway, Soloway turned to Duplass and told him that he should play the part.

Favorite films

In 2012, Duplass participated in the Sight & Sound film polls of that year. Held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, contemporary directors were asked to select ten films of their choice.

  • American Movie (USA, 1999)
  • The Big Lebowski (USA, 1998)
  • Close-Up (Iran, 1990)
  • The Horse Boy (USA, 2009)
  • Raising Arizona (USA, 1987)
  • Rocky (USA, 1976)
  • The Thin Blue Line (USA, 1989)
  • Tootsie (USA, 1982)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA, 1966)
  • A Woman Under the Influence (USA, 1974)

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asDirectorWriterProducer
2005The Puffy Chair
2008Baghead
2010Cyrus
2011Jeff, Who Lives at Home
2012The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
2017Table 19
Outside In
2018Prospect
2025The Baltimorons
See You When I See You

Executive producer only

  • Lovers of Hate (2010)
  • Black Rock (2012)
  • Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
  • Bad Milo! (2013)
  • The Skeleton Twins (2014)
  • The One I Love (2014)
  • Adult Beginners (2014)
  • Tangerine (2015)
  • Manson Family Vacation (2015)
  • The Bronze (2015)
  • The Overnight (2015)
  • 6 Years (2015)
  • Rainbow Time (2016)
  • Asperger's Are Us (2016)
  • Blue Jay (2016)
  • Take Me (2017)
  • Duck Butter (2018)
  • Unlovable (2018)
  • Paddleton (2019)
  • Horse Girl (2020)
  • Young Hearts (2021)
  • Drought (2021)
  • As of Yet (2021)
  • The MisEducation of Bindu (2021)
  • Language Lessons (2021)
  • Not Going Quietly (2021)
  • 7 Days (2021)
  • Spin Me Round (2022)
  • Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
  • The Drop (2023)
  • Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed (2023)
  • Biosphere (2023)
  • Last Stop Larrimah (2023)
  • Jazzy (2024)
  • The Knife (2024)
  • I’ll Show You Mine (TBA)

Television

YearTitleCredited asNotesDirectorExecutive
ProducerWriter
2015–2016TogethernessCo-creator
2014Wedlock
2016–2018Animals.
2017–2020Room 104Co-creator
2018Co-Ed
Evil GeniusDocumentary series
Wild Wild Country
2019On Tour with Asperger's Are Us
Shook
2020Search PartyDirected 2 episodes
2021The Lady and the DaleDocumentary series
Sasquatch
Cinema ToastWrote & directed 1 episode
2024American Conspiracy: The Octopus MurdersDocumentary series

Short film

YearTitleCredited asNotesDirectorProducerWriter
1996Connect 5
2002The New Brad
2003This is John
2003Death for Sale
2004Scrapple
2005The Intervention
2011KevinDocumentary short
MauriceDocumentary short
Authoritative SourcesSegment of Slacker 2011
2020The Ride

Acting roles

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Nights and WeekendsJames' brother
2011Slacker 2011Boyfriend
2015Manson Family VacationNick
Paper TownsEnglish Teacher
2016Rainbow TimeAdam
2017LandlineBen
Beatriz at DinnerAlex
Outside InChris Connelly
2018ProspectDamon
Duck ButterJay
The OathClark Stewart
2019Pink WallLeon
PhilMalcolm
2020Horse GirlEthan
ShithouseProfessor NotkinUncredited
2022GhostwrittenGuy Laury
2023The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLieutenant Allen Bird MD
Pain HustlersLarkin
2026Other MommyRussPost-production
I Play RockyJohn G. AvildsenFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2017The Mindy ProjectDuncan Deslaurier13 episodes
2014–2019TransparentJosh Pfefferman38 episodes
2016Animals.Dennis (voice)2 episodes
2017–2020Search PartyElijah7 episodes
2017Room 104DanielEpisode: "I Knew You Weren't Dead"
2019Drunk HistoryJohn C. LillyEpisode: "Drugs"
StumptownAlanEpisode: "Missed Connections"
2021The ChairBill Dobson6 episodes
Cinema Toast(voice)1 episode
2022IndustryJesse Bloom7 episodes
2024Percy Jackson and the OlympiansHadesEpisode: "We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of"
2025Dying for SexSteveMiniseries
TBASterling PointStevenUpcoming series

Bibliography

  • Like Brothers (2018) (with Mark Duplass)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
2022Peabody AwardsEntertainmentSomebody Somewhere

References

References

  1. "Jay Duplass - United States Public Records". [[FamilySearch]].
  2. (July 3, 2006). "Low budget and brotherly". Los Angeles Times.
  3. King, Susan. (July 6, 2006). "Puffy Chair carves out a living". Newsbank.com.
  4. "Mr. John Anthony Ernst, Jr. obituary". Stei-23818.tributes.com.
  5. Hood, Shannon. (March 19, 2010). "SXSW Interview: 'Cyrus' Directors Mark and Jay Duplass". The Flickcast.
  6. (March 2, 2012). "Jay Duplass Talks Moving To The Mainstream At The 2011 Savannah Film Festival". Indiewire.
  7. Kelly, Christopher. (July 2012). "Sibling Revelry". Texas Monthly.
  8. Lamble, David. (March 28, 2013). "The Bay Area Reporter Online". Ebar.com.
  9. (July 17, 2022). "Jay Duplass Doesn't Want to be a Coen Brother Anymore".
  10. (2011). "The Film That Changed My Life". Chicago Review Press.
  11. Wagmeister, Elizabeth. (June 16, 2015). "Duplass Brothers Ink Overall Deal with HBO".
  12. (January 6, 2016). "After Years Directing Indie Films, Transparent Star Jay Duplass Found Himself in an Unlikely Place: In Front of the Camera". [[Vulture (blog).
  13. "Jay Duplass".
  14. Voyles, Blake. (September 20, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Nominees".
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