Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel was born on April 9, 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a Canadian actor.

Jay's a multitalented actor who's been in the business for years after getting his foot in the door on such children's series as Are You Afraid Of The Dark? (1995, 1999, 2000) and My Hometown (1996) before moving on to co-host Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997-1998) with Elisha Cuthbert, and is now finally beginning to see much deserved box office success.

I, personally, first became a fan after seeing him in The Tale of the Zombie Dice on Snick's Are You Afraid Of The Dark? in 1999 then re-kindled in Almost Famous where he stole scenes from the likes of Patrick Fuget and Jason Lee, two of the most brilliant actors of the century, and I've been a fan ever since. But, most likely, you're here because you either fell in love with him as freshman Steven Karp in Jud Apatow's Undeclared, a brilliant 1-season wonder, or you've recently seen him in the likes of Knocked Up or I'm Reed Fish and now you're addicted to the casual wit and laid-back intensity that give his roles such realism.

Jay currently lives in Montreal, Canada, and is a fan of the local pro hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens, which may explain the red maple leaf tattoo over his heart. He speaks French fluently and is currently dating Sarah Lind, an actress who's known bet for her roles on Edgemont and Mentors.

Filmography

• How to Train Your Dragon (2009) (voice)
• Tropic Thunder (2008)
• She's Out of My League (2008)
• Fanboys (2008)
• Real Time (2008)
• Just Buried (2007)
• Knocked Up (2007)
• "Numb3rs" (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
• "Just Legal" (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
• I'm Reed Fish (2006)
• Fetching Cody (2005)
• Million Dollar Baby (2004)
• "The Stones" (6 episodes, 2004)
• Nemesis Game (2003)
• The Rules of Attraction (2002)
• "Undeclared" (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
• Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002) (TV)
• Almost Famous (2000)
• "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Who Gets the House? (1999)
• Running Home (1999)
• "The Worst Witch" (1 episode, 1998)
• "My Hometown" (3 episodes, 1996)
• "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1 episode, 1995)