Benjamin Joseph Manaly 'B.J.' Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and director from Newton, Massachusetts. He is widely known for his contributions to the U.S. version of The Office from 2005 to 2013, being a writer, co-executive producer for and playing the role of Ryan Howard on the series. He is also known to international audiences for appearing in the Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds (2009).
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere. She accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives way more than recipes.
Release Date: 2023-10-12
Character: Six-Thirty (voice)
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 245
Celebrity contestants compete for a chance to win money for a charity of their choice.
Release Date: 2022-09-25
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 6
A journalist and podcaster from New York City travels to West Texas in order to report on the death of a girl he was hooking up with.
Release Date: 2022-07-29
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Ben Manalowitz
Vote Count: 385
This anthology series about timeless moral questions in unprecedented times, takes provocative concepts and brings them into the open, delivering three-dimensional, character-driven stories with humor and heart.
Release Date: 2021-09-16
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Self - Host
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 18
We're digging deep into the NBC archives to celebrate The Office coming to Peacock! Check out this behind the scenes look at the making of the pilot with cast member Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, and Jenna Fischer.
Release Date: 2021-01-01
Character: Self
Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.
Release Date: 2020-06-29
Character: Count Rugen
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 14
John Krasinski highlights some good news from around the world.
Release Date: 2020-03-29
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 14
A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.
Release Date: 2019-01-25
Department: Crew
Job: Thanks
Vote Count: 805
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
Release Date: 2016-11-24
Character: Harry J. Sonneborn
Vote Count: 4987
Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: suburban West Covina, California.
Release Date: 2015-10-12
Character: B.J. Novak
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 171
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
Release Date: 2015-09-08
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 283
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Release Date: 2014-04-16
Character: Allistar Smythe
Vote Count: 13388
In this documentary five severely wounded Iraq/Afghanistan veterans work with professional comedy writers and A-List comedians Lewis Black, Zach Galifianakis, BJ Novak, and Bob Saget to explore their personal experiences through the healing power of humor. Writing their own stand-up comedy routines they find new perspectives from which to view their injuries and their lives - all of which culminates in a performance at two of LA's top comedy clubs.
Release Date: 2014-04-05
Character: Self - Coach
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
Release Date: 2014-02-25
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 98
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Release Date: 2013-11-29
Character: Robert Sherman
Vote Count: 3315
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
Release Date: 2013-07-30
Character: Baker Smurf (voice)
Vote Count: 2218
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
Release Date: 2013-06-07
Character: Male Interviewer
Vote Count: 4178
The cast and crew of the American version of The Office discuss the show and highlights from the previous episodes.
Release Date: 2013-05-16
Character: Self
Vote Count: 7
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
Release Date: 2012-09-25
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: Jamie
Vote Count: 153
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
Release Date: 2012-06-24
Character: Lucas Pruit
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 619
The Documentary takes an unconventional journey through the life of one of America's most original comedic voices. Eddie Pepitone, "The Bitter Buddha", is looked at in this portrait of creativity, enlightenment and rage.
Release Date: 2012-06-15
Character: Self
Vote Count: 7
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Release Date: 2012-05-15
Character: (uncredited)
Vote Count: 5928
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
Release Date: 2011-07-29
Character: Baker Smurf (voice)
Vote Count: 3781
Release Date: 2010-11-20
Character: Ryan Howard
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Release Date: 2009-08-02
Character: PFC. Smithson Utivich
Vote Count: 22571
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.
Release Date: 2009-07-16
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 60
Release Date: 2009-06-01
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 77
A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
Release Date: 2007-06-01
Character: Young Doctor
Vote Count: 3994
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Release Date: 2007-03-22
Character: Mr. Fallon
Vote Count: 1076
The life of comedian Mitch Hedberg, master of the one-liner and a talent beloved by fellow comics.
Character: Self
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
Release Date: 2010-11-08
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 228
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
Release Date: 2009-09-17
Character: Mr. Egypt
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1776
Five disparate kids snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve learn some lessons about friendship when they launch a bid to get back to their families and outsmart a disgruntled airport official who wants to keep them grounded.
Release Date: 2006-12-08
Character: Desk Attendant
Vote Count: 310
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Release Date: 2005-03-24
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Hockey Coach
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 4367
What happens when the biggest stars in the world get too high on the Hollywood hog? When their bank accounts start swelling bigger than their heads? Master prankster Ashton Kutcher is there to punk 'em down to earth.
Release Date: 2003-03-17
Character: Field Agent
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 89
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
Release Date: 2003-02-21
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 209
The pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the Red Carpet covers celebrity arrivals and gets you right up for a first-row seat to see the stars and all the excitement with live coverage of the fashion, flair, glitz and glamour.
Release Date: 2002-01-13
Character: Self
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 13
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
Release Date: 1997-08-11
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 96
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.
Release Date: 1993-09-13
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 136
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
Release Date: 1992-05-25
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 89