Jay Baruchel Net Worth

What is Jay Baruchel's Net Worth?

Jay Baruchel is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and producer who has a net worth of $6 million. Jay Baruchel has more than 60 acting credits to his name, including "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), "Fanboys" (2009), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010), and "She's Out of My League" (2010), and he co-starred with his good friend Seth Rogen in "Knocked Up" (2007), "Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse" (2007), and "This Is the End" (2013).

Jay played Steven Karp on the Fox series "Undeclared" from 2001 to 2002 and Josh Greenberg on FXX's "Man Seeking Woman" from 2015 to 2017, and he has starred as Sean Moody Jr. on Fox's "The Moodys" since 2019. Baruchel voiced Hiccup in the films "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010), "How to Train Your Dragon 2" (2014), and "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" (2019) as well as the TV series "DreamWorks Dragons" (2012–2018) and several short films. Jay wrote, directed, and produced the short film "Edgar and Jane" (2002) and the feature films "Goon: Last of the Enforcers" (2017) and "Random Acts of Violence" (2019), and he wrote and produced "Goon" (2011) and served as a producer on "This Is the End" and the 2016 documentary "Celtic Soul." In 2018, Baruchel published the book "Born Into It: A Fan's Life" about his love of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.

Early Life

Jay Baruchel was born Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel on April 9, 1982, in Ottawa, Ontario. He grew up in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood with mother Robyne (a freelance writer), father Serge (an antiques dealer), and younger sister Taylor. Both Robyne and Taylor appeared in Jay's directorial debut, "Edgar and Jane." Baruchel became interested in acting at a young age and started taking acting classes when he was 12 years old. One of Jay's grandparents came from a Sephardic Jewish background, and the other three grandparents came from Irish, French, and German Catholic backgrounds.

Early Career

Jay Baruchel began acting as a teenager in the mid-1990s. He made his television debut in a 1995 episode of the Nickelodeon/YTV anthology series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and later returned for several additional episodes between 1999 and 2000. From 1996 to 1998, he played Thomas Thompson on the Canadian television series "My Hometown," and from 1997 to 1998, he co-hosted the educational children's show "Popular Mechanics for Kids" alongside Elisha Cuthbert, who later starred in "24" and "Happy Endings."

Baruchel began appearing in films toward the end of the decade. He had roles in the Canadian movies "Running Home" (1999) and "Who Gets the House?" (1999). In 2000, he landed a small but memorable role in Cameron Crowe's music drama "Almost Famous," playing Led Zeppelin superfan Vic Munoz.

His first major television role came in 2001 when he was cast as Steven Karp in the Fox comedy series "Undeclared." Created by Judd Apatow, the show followed a group of college freshmen and also starred Seth Rogen, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena, and Carla Gallo. Although the series aired only 17 episodes, it later developed a strong cult following. In 2012, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked "Undeclared" No. 16 on its list of the "25 Best Cult TV Shows of the Past 25 Years."

Breakthrough Film Roles

Baruchel continued building his film career in the early 2000s with supporting roles in several notable projects. In 2002, he appeared alongside James Van Der Beek and Jessica Biel in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel "The Rules of Attraction."

In 2004, he had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby," playing the character Danger Barch. The film went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and grossed more than $216 million worldwide.

During this period, Baruchel also starred on two short-lived television series. He played Winston Stone on the CBS sitcom "The Stones" in 2004 and Skip Ross on the legal comedy-drama "Just Legal," which aired from 2005 to 2006. In 2006, he starred in the independent comedy "I'm Reed Fish."

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Hollywood Comedies and Rising Profile

Baruchel's visibility increased in the late 2000s when he began appearing in several high-profile Hollywood comedies. In 2007, he had a memorable supporting role in Judd Apatow's hit comedy "Knocked Up." That same year, he appeared in the Canadian dark comedy "Just Buried" and the short film "Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse," which he created with longtime collaborator Seth Rogen. The concept from the short film later served as the basis for the 2013 apocalyptic comedy "This Is the End."

Over the next several years, Baruchel appeared in a wide range of studio films. His credits included "Real Time" (2008), the action comedy "Tropic Thunder" (2008), and the romantic comedy "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" (2008). In 2009, he appeared in the sci-fi comedy "Fanboys," the blockbuster sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," and the Canadian political satire "The Trotsky."

"How to Train Your Dragon" Franchise

One of the most important roles of Baruchel's career began in 2010 when he voiced the lead character Hiccup in the DreamWorks animated film "How to Train Your Dragon." The movie was a major global success, grossing nearly $495 million worldwide and earning strong critical reviews.

Baruchel returned to voice Hiccup in the sequels "How to Train Your Dragon 2" (2014) and "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" (2019). Both films were also major box office successes, earning approximately $621 million and $525 million worldwide, respectively. The trilogy became one of DreamWorks Animation's most successful franchises and helped introduce Baruchel to a global audience.

Writing, Directing, and Television Work

Alongside his acting career, Baruchel has also worked as a writer and director. In 2011, he co-wrote the hockey comedy "Goon" with Evan Goldberg. The film, in which he also starred, became a cult favorite among sports fans.

He later co-wrote the sequel "Goon: Last of the Enforcers" with Jesse Chabot and also directed the film, which was released in 2017.

Baruchel continued appearing in film and television throughout the 2010s. In 2012, he appeared in the David Cronenberg thriller "Cosmopolis" and guest-starred on Syfy's "Being Human." In 2013, he co-starred with Kurt Russell in the heist comedy "The Art of the Steal." The following year, he appeared in the remake of "RoboCop" and directed an episode of the long-running Canadian comedy "Trailer Park Boys."

From 2015 to 2017, Baruchel starred as Josh Greenberg in the surreal romantic comedy series "Man Seeking Woman," which aired three seasons on FXX. The show earned strong critical reviews for its imaginative storytelling and unique visual style.

Recent Projects

Baruchel has continued to appear in both independent films and television projects in recent years. In 2016, he starred in the romantic comedy "Lovesick," and in 2018, he appeared in two episodes of the Canadian comedy "Letterkenny" and voiced a character in the animated series "The Magic School Bus Rides Again."

In 2019, he appeared in the films "The Kindness of Strangers" and "Random Acts of Violence." That same year, he began starring as Sean Moody Jr. on the Fox comedy series "The Moodys" alongside Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins.

In 2023, Baruchel portrayed BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis in the critically acclaimed film "BlackBerry," which told the story of the rise and fall of the pioneering smartphone company Research In Motion. The film was directed by Matt Johnson, who also played Lazaridis's business partner Douglas Fregin, while Glenn Howerton portrayed executive Jim Balsillie. Baruchel's performance was widely praised as part of an ensemble cast that helped bring the dramatic story of the once-dominant tech company to the screen.

Personal Life

Jay married model Rebecca-Jo Dunham in Portugal on September 21, 2019, and in 2021, the couple co-starred in The Tragically Hip's "Ouch" music video. Baruchel was previously engaged to his "Goon" co-star Alison Pill from 2011 to 2013. Jay has a tattoo of a Celtic cross, as well as a red maple leaf and a tattoo of his mother's maiden name (Ropell).

Awards and Nominations

In 2019, Baruchel won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for "Dragons: Race to the Edge," and in 2011, he earned an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for "How to Train Your Dragon." Jay was honored with the Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actor for "I'm Reed Fish" at the 2007 US Comedy Arts Festival, and he won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male – Film for "The Trotsky" in 2010. "This Is the End" earned him an MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment (shared with Seth Rogen, Craig Robinson, and the Backstreet Boys) in 2014, and in 2011, he was nominated for Breakthrough Male Performance for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Baruchel has also received nominations from the Canadian Screen Awards ("Goon" and "The Art of the Steal"), Genie Awards ("The Trotsky"), Jutra Awards (The Trotsky"), L'Etrange Festival ("Random Acts of Violence"), Online Film & Television Association ("How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"), Awards Circuit Community Awards ("Million Dollar Baby"), Behind the Voice Actors Awards ("How to Train Your Dragon 2" and "Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers"), and Vancouver Film Critics Circle ("The Trotsky" and "Goon").

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