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Jay Roach

Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn June 14, 1957 (68 years)
Mathew Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Austin Powers film series, Meet the Parents, Dinner for Schmucks, The Campaign, Trumbo, and Bombshell.

Roach also earned critical acclaim for directing and producing the political television drama films Recount, Game Change, and All the Way. He produced the films under his Everyman Pictures banner. He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards from six nominations for his work.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Trumbo
  • Smother
  • Lifepod
  • Space Rangers

Known For

  • Meet the Parents
  • Meet the Fockers
  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember
  • Borat
  • The Campaign
  • Bombshell
  • Dinner for Schmucks
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Little Fockers
  • Game Change
  • The Roses
  • Charlie Bartlett
  • Mystery, Alaska
  • Trumbo
  • Recount
  • Brüno
  • All the Way
  • Blown Away
  • Sisters
  • Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
  • High Desert
  • The Brink

Featured Videos

  • Jay Roach And Paul Rudnick On Bringing The Satire To Life
    Jay Roach And Paul Rudnick On Bringing The Satire To LifeCoastal ElitesBehind the Scenes
  • Jay Roach On The Cast
    Jay Roach On The CastBombshellBehind the Scenes
  • John Lithgow On Jay Roach And Charles Randolph
    John Lithgow On Jay Roach And Charles RandolphBombshellBehind the Scenes
  • Jay Roach On Comedy And Politics
    Jay Roach On Comedy And PoliticsThe CampaignBehind the Scenes

Jay Roach Filmography

2026
2025
2023
High Desert (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
Coastal Elites · as Executive Producer
2019
2017
2016
All the Way · as Executive Producer
2015
2015
2015
The Brink (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2012
2012
Game Change · as Executive Producer
2010
2010
2009
2008
Recount · as Executive Producer
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2004
50 First Dates · as Executive Producer
2002
Reel Comedy (TV Series)
2000
1996
1994
Blown Away · as Associate Producer
1993
Lifepod · as Co-Producer
1993

2025
The Roses: A Special Look · as Self - Director
2018
Barry (TV Series) · as Jay Roach
2016
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2014
The Sixties (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Austin Powers
2013
70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee
2012
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner
2012
Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2012
PoliticKING with Larry King (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2008
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner
2008
2007
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2004
Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2002
The Osbournes (TV Series) · as Self
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self
1995
MADtv (TV Series) · as Self
1992
Reliable Sources (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1991
Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1987
Biography (TV Series) · as Self
1975
PBS News (TV Series) · as Self
1973
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

2009
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Film Director

1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series) · as Story
1994
Blown Away · as Story
1990
Tales of the Unknown · as Director Of Photography

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