Directing
Jay Roach
Born June 14, 1957 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Roach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
6.8
50 First Dates
Executive Producer
6.5
The Dictator
Thanks
7.0
Meet the Parents
Director, Producer
7.4
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Producer
6.4
Meet the Fockers
Director, Producer
6.7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Producer
7.0
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Director
6.7
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Director
6.3
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Director
5.5
Little Fockers
Producer
6.8
Bombshell
Director, Producer
6.2
Grimsby
Thanks
5.9
Brüno
Producer
5.9
Dinner for Schmucks
Director, Producer
6.1
The Campaign
Director, Producer
7.4
Trumbo
Producer, Director
6.0
Sisters
Producer
8.3
Barry
Jay Roach
6.6
The Roses
Director, Producer
6.9
Charlie Bartlett
Producer
Filmography
- 2027Untitled Ocean's PrequelProducerMovie
- 2026Focker-in-LawProducerMovie
- 2025The RosesDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2023High DesertDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
- 2020Coastal ElitesExecutive Producer, DirectorMovie
- 2019BombshellDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2018BarryJay RoachSeries
- 2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseProducerMovie
- 2016All the WayDirector, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2016GrimsbyThanksMovie
- 2015SistersProducerMovie
- 2015TrumboProducer, DirectorMovie
- 2015The BrinkDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
- 2012The CampaignDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2012The DictatorThanksMovie
- 2012Game ChangeDirector, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2010Little FockersProducerMovie
- 2010Dinner for SchmucksDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2009BrünoProducerMovie
- 2008SmotherProducerMovie
- 2008RecountDirector, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2008Charlie BartlettProducerMovie
- 2008Monty Python Conquers AmericaSelfMovie
- 2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanProducerMovie
- 2005Earth to AmericaDirectorMovie
- 2005Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyProducerMovie
- 2004Meet the FockersDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2004American CandidateProducerSeries
- 200450 First DatesExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberDirectorMovie
- 2000Meet the ParentsDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1999Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'Self, DirectorMovie
- 1999Mystery, AlaskaDirectorMovie
- 1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeDirectorMovie
- 1997Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryDirectorMovie
- 1997Sound of PeaceCinematographyMovie
- 1995MADtvSelfSeries
- 1994Blown AwayStory, Associate ProducerMovie
- 1993LifepodWriterMovie
- 1993Space RangersProducer, WriterSeries
- 1991Zoo RadioDirectorMovie
- 1990Tales of the UnknownDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1986OdysseyCinematographyMovie