Jay Duplass

Jay Duplass
Duplass in October 2011
Born	Lawrence Jay Duplass (1973-03-07) March 7, 1973 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	Film director film producer writer actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Tracy-Duplass

Lawrence Jay Duplass (born March 7, 1973) is an American film director and actor. He is best known for his films The Puffy Chair (2005), Cyrus (2010), and Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011). All of these films have been in collaboration with his younger brother, Mark Duplass. He currently stars in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014–present), and co-created the HBO comedy-drama series Togetherness (2015–present).

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 with a MFA in film. Duplass is of part Cajun ancestry.

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, Duplass speculates on what might have happened had he not seen the film in his youth.

I probably wouldn't be making movies—seriously. It held over for so long. It really was the root of everything that Mark and I always hold ourselves to in making movies. That is to say that Raising Arizona is the most inspired movie that I have ever seen.

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' 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 Jill Soloway at a dinner party about the difficulty she was having finding an actor to play what would end up being Duplass' role. After suggesting many actors for the part to Soloway, Soloway turned to Duplass and told him it was him, that he should play the part.

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Role	Credited as
				Director	Producer	Writer	Actor
2015	6 Years	Feature Film		No	Yes	No	No
2015	Paper Towns	Feature film	English Teacher	No	No	No	Yes
2015	The Bronze	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2015	Manson Family Vacation	Feature film	Nick	No	Yes	No	Yes
2015	Tangerine	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2014	Wedlock	TV series		No	Yes	No	No
2015	Togetherness	TV series		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2014	Adult Beginners	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2014–present	Transparent	TV series	Josh Pfefferman	No	No	No	Yes
2014	The One I Love	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2014	The Skeleton Twins	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2013	Bad Milo!	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2012	Safety Not Guaranteed	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2012	Black Rock	Feature film		No	Yes	No	No
2012–present	The Mindy Project	TV series	Duncan Deslaurier	No	No	No	Yes
2012	The Do-Deca-Pentathlon	Feature film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Jeff, Who Lives at Home	Feature film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Kevin	Documentary		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Slacker 2011	Feature film	Boyfriend	Yes	No	No	Yes
2010	Cyrus	Feature film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2008	Baghead	Feature film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2008	Nights and Weekends	Feature film	James' brother	No	No	No	Yes
2005	The Intervention	Short film		Yes	No	No	No
2005	The Puffy Chair	Feature film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2004	Scrapple	Short film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2003	Death for Sale	Short film		No	Yes	No	No
2003	This is John	Short film		Yes	No	No	No
2002	The New Brad	Short film		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1996	Connect 5	Short film		No	Yes	No	No

External links

• Jay Duplass at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Jay and Mark Duplass on "Baghead" at IFC.com