---
name: "Jay Duplass"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jay-duplass"
fi1m_id: "jay-duplass"
imdb_id: "nm0243231"
tmdb_id: 45405
wikidata_id: "Q6166571"
roles: ["Actor","Producer","Director"]
born: "7 March 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-22T04:23:41.205065+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jay Duplass

## Identity

Jay Duplass

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jay-duplass
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jay-duplass
- **IMDb ID:** nm0243231
- **TMDB ID:** 45405
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6166571
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Duplass, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6166571, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0243231/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45405

Actor and producer. Born 7 March 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 7 March 1973, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** Lawrence Jay Duplass, Lawrence Jay Duplass Jr. 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 6 acting, 2 directing, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [John Paul Reynolds](https://film.one/person/john-reynolds-1674830.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (5), 2020s 76 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 74 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Duplass, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6166571, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0243231/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45405

## Coming up

- *I Play Rocky* (2026-11-06), as John Avildsen — [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Transparent*](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md) (82), [*Sterling Point*](https://film.one/tv/sterling-point.md) (76)
- **Hulu:** [*Search Party*](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md) (92)
- **HBO Max:** [*Somebody Somewhere*](https://film.one/tv/somebody-somewhere.md) (85)
- **Disney+:** [*Dying for Sex*](https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md) (81)
- **Netflix:** [*Horse Girl*](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jay Duplass is an American filmmaker, actor, producer and author. Born Lawrence Jay Duplass Jr. on 7 March 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

With his brother Mark Duplass he co-wrote and directed the films *The Puffy Chair* (2005), *Cyrus* (2010) and *Jeff, Who Lives at Home* (2011), and co-created the HBO series *Togetherness* (2015–2016) and *Room 104* (2017–2020). He starred as Josh Pfefferman in the Amazon series *Transparent* (2014–2019) and has acted in *Industry* (2020–), *The Chair* (2021), *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* (2023–) and *Pain Hustlers* (2023).

Duplass plays Steve in the FX limited series *Dying for Sex* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *Sterling Point* (2026), Fi1m 76, as Steven Jacobson — [page](https://film.one/tv/sterling-point.md)
- *Dying for Sex* (2025), Fi1m 81, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md)
- *Horse Girl* (2020), Fi1m 60, as Ethan — [page](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md)
- *Industry* (2020), Fi1m 76, as Jesse Bloom — [page](https://film.one/tv/industry.md)
- *Transparent* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Josh Pfefferman — [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Duncan Deslaurier — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)

### Directed (2)

- *Somebody Somewhere* (2022), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/somebody-somewhere.md)
- *Search Party* (2016), Fi1m 92, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)

### Produced (2)

- *Wild Wild Country* (2018), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/wild-wild-country.md)
- *Tangerine* (2015), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tangerine.md)

## Complete filmography (109)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I Play Rocky* (2026), as John Avildsen — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)
- *Other Mommy* (2026), as Russ — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/other-mommy.md)
- *Sterling Point* (2026), series, as Steven Jacobson — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/sterling-point.md)
- *Magic Hour* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Their Town* (2026), Producer
- *See You When I See You* (2026), Director, Producer
- *Exam* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Knife* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Baltimorons* (2025), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Dying for Sex* (2025), series, as Steve — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md)
- *Jazzy* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Creep Tapes* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Penelope* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Oh, Christmas Tree* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Between the Mountain and the Sky* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Paper Marriage* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Long Long Night* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Ryley Walker & Friends* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* (2023), series, as Hades
- *Pain Hustlers* (2023), as Larkin
- *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial* (2023), as Lieutenant Allen Bird MD
- *Biosphere* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Spin Me Round* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Ghostwritten* (2022), as Guy Laury
- *The Drop* (2022), Executive Producer
- *I'll Show You Mine* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Somebody Somewhere* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/somebody-somewhere.md)
- *7 Days* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Language Lessons* (2021), Executive Producer
- *The Chair* (2021), series, as Bill Dobson
- *Not Going Quietly* (2021), Executive Producer
- *As of Yet* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Sasquatch* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Cinema Toast* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Director
- *Drought* (2021), Executive Producer
- *The Lady and the Dale* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Industry* (2020), series, as Jesse Bloom — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/industry.md)
- *Shithouse* (2020), as Professor Notkin (uncredited) · Thanks
- *Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music* (2020), Executive Producer
- *The Ride* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Horse Girl* (2020), as Ethan · Executive Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md)
- *Young Hearts* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Pink Wall* (2019), as Leon
- *The Miseducation of Bindu* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Shook* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Transparent: Musicale Finale* (2019), as Josh Pfefferman
- *Stumptown* (2019), series, as Alan
- *Phil* (2019), as Malcolm
- *On Tour with Asperger's Are Us* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Paddleton* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Unlovable* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Oath* (2018), as Clark
- *Prospect* (2018), as Damon
- *Evil Genius* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Duck Butter* (2018), as Jay · Executive Producer
- *Outside In* (2018), as Chris · Executive Producer, Writer
- *Wild Wild Country* (2018), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/wild-wild-country.md)
- *Room 104* (2017), series, as Daniel · Executive Producer, Creator
- *Landline* (2017), as Ben
- *Beatriz at Dinner* (2017), as Alex
- *Take Me* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Table 19* (2017), Story
- *Search Party* (2016), series, as Elijah · Director — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/tv/search-party-2016.md)
- *Asperger's Are Us* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Blue Jay* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Rainbow Time* (2016), as Adam · Executive Producer
- *Animals.* (2016), series, Executive Producer
- *The Bronze* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Manson Family Vacation* (2015), as Nick · Executive Producer
- *Tangerine* (2015), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/tangerine.md)
- *The Overnight* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Paper Towns* (2015), as English Teacher
- *6 Years* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Deer in the Headlight* (2015), Thanks
- *Togetherness* (2015), series, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Transparent* (2014), series, as Josh Pfefferman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md)
- *Adult Beginners* (2014), Executive Producer
- *The One I Love* (2014), Executive Producer
- *The Skeleton Twins* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Creep* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Bad Milo!* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Sun Don't Shine* (2013), Thanks
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Duncan Deslaurier — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Keep the Lights On* (2012), Thanks
- *The Do-Deca-Pentathlon* (2012), Director, Producer, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Safety Not Guaranteed* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Jeff, Who Lives at Home* (2012), Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Black Rock* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Maurice* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Kevin* (2011), Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography, Executive Producer
- *Cyrus* (2010), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Lovers of Hate* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Nights and Weekends* (2008), as James' Brother
- *Baghead* (2008), Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography, Executive Producer
- *Hannah Takes the Stairs* (2007), Thanks
- *The Puffy Chair* (2006), Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *The Intervention* (2005), Editor, Director, Executive Producer
- *Scrapple* (2004), Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Editor, Writer
- *This Is John* (2003), Director, Executive Producer, Cinematography
- *Death for Sale* (2003), Executive Producer
- *The New Brad* (2002), Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Executive Producer
- *Connect 5* (1997), as Lars · Producer, Executive Producer, Music, Director
- *The Broadcast*, series, Executive Producer
- *First 30*, series, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jay Duplass](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-bc6d728795de.jpg) Jay Duplass — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Mark_and_Jay_Duplass_at_the_Sundance_Film_Festival_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/1280px-Mark_and_Jay_Duplass_at_the_Sundance_Film_Festival_%28cropped_2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This photo includes the cast and crew of "Transparent," including Jay Duplass, Our Lady J, Ethan Kuperberg, Joe Lewis, Alexandra Billings, Ali Liebegott and Jil (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-f2ea7559fa5c.jpg) This photo includes the cast and crew of "Transparent," including Jay Duplass, Our Lady J, Ethan Kuperberg, Joe Lewis, Alexandra Billings, Ali Liebegott and Jil (2016) — (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia, on Saturday, May 21, 2016), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Ali_Liebegott%2C_Jay_Duplass%2C_Our_Lady_J%2C_Ethan_Kuperberg%2C_Joe_Lewis%2C_Alexandra_Billings_and_Jill_Soloway_at_the_75th_Annual_Peabody_Awards_for_Transparent.jpg/1280px-Ali_Liebegott%2C_Jay_Duplass%2C_Our_Lady_J%2C_Ethan_Kuperberg%2C_Joe_Lewis%2C_Alexandra_Billings_and_Jill_Soloway_at_the_75th_Annual_Peabody_Awards_for_Transparent.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This photo includes the cast and crew of "Transparent," including Jay Duplass, Our Lady J, Ethan Kuperberg, Joe Lewis, Alexandra Billings, Ali Liebegott and Jil (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-3127eb315d88.jpg) This photo includes the cast and crew of "Transparent," including Jay Duplass, Our Lady J, Ethan Kuperberg, Joe Lewis, Alexandra Billings, Ali Liebegott and Jil (2016) — (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia, on Saturday, May 21, 2016), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Ali_Liebegott_at_the_75th_Annual_Peabody_Awards_for_Transparent_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The cast of the show Transparent. Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass and Gaby Hoffmann (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-8c6bcdfd02bc.jpg) The cast of the show Transparent. Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass and Gaby Hoffmann (2015) — Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Cast_of_Transparent.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Transparent.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jay Duplass](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-8f203ae766cf.jpg) Jay Duplass — Image via TMDB
- ![Jay Duplass](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-490dd3191d57.jpg) Jay Duplass — Image via TMDB
- ![Jay Duplass at the Austin Film Festival in October 2011.](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-38e5badaeb70.jpg) Jay Duplass at the Austin Film Festival in October 2011. — Vanessa Lua, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/JayDuplassOct2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![This photo includes Jay Duplass, who plays Josh Pfefferman on "Transparent." (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia,  (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/46822/gallery-fcc96c3250d8.jpg) This photo includes Jay Duplass, who plays Josh Pfefferman on "Transparent." (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia,  (2016) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Jay_Duplass%2C_May_2016.jpg/1280px-Jay_Duplass%2C_May_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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