Jay McCarrol
Actor
Biography
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 is a three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for his musical work, receiving nods for Best Original Music for a Program at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for I, Martin Short, Goes Home and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for The Second City Project, and for Best Original Score at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for The Kid Detective.
As a writer he has received two CSA nominations for Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series for Nirvanna the Band the Show, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.
His other credits have included Johnson's theatrical films The Dirties, Operation Avalanche and BlackBerry.
He is a member of the synth-pop band Brave Shores, along with his sister, Stefanie.
As Director
Filmography
The Dirties
as Mr. Bird 2013
Captain Coulier (Space Explorer)
as Iggy 2009
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
as Jay 2026
Nirvanna The Band - Mega64 Special
2023
Update Day
as Jay TBA
Shubadak
as Jay 2009
Operation Avalanche
as Jay McCarrol/Mr. Bird 2016
Rudy the Red-Faced Bachelor
as Sean 2012
The Apostles
as Matthew 2010