Actor
Jay McCarrol
August 9, 1983 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jay McCarrol is a Canadian musician, writer and actor, most noted as co-creator and co-star with Matt Johnson of Nirvanna the Band the Show.
He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in Comedy at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026, for his work on the film Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, which also netted him a win in the Best Original Song category for co-writing and performing The Alphabet Song.
Often works with
Matt Johnson
9 titles together
The Dirties, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Nirvanna the Band the Show
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Conor Casey
4 titles together
Nirvana the Band the Show, Captain Coulier (Space Explorer), Rudy the Red-Faced Bachelor
Jared Raab
3 titles together
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Nirvanna the Band the Show, Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures
Josh Boles
2 titles together
The Dirties, Nirvana the Band the Show
Reid Janisse
2 titles together
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Nirvana the Band the Show
Steve Hamelin
2 titles together
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli
Full filmography · 15
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
as Jay and Writer
20267.6
Operation Avalanche
as Mr. Bird and Director
2016
The Dirties
as Mr. Bird
20136.3
A Song for Torah Jane
as Father and Writer
2013
Rudy the Red-Faced Bachelor
as Sean
2012A Pretty Funny Story
as Guy at Work 3
2012
The Apostles
as Matthew
2010
Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures
as Jay
2010
Shubadak
as Bleaks
2009
Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli
as Jay
2009
Captain Coulier (Space Explorer)
as Iggy
2009