Jay Roach

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-06-14 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Jay Roach

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.

Production

2000

Meet the Parents

as Director

2004

Meet the Fockers

as Director

2004

Meet the Fockers

as Producer

2012

The Dictator

as Thanks

2008

Charlie Bartlett

as Producer

2008

Recount

as Director

1999

Mystery, Alaska

as Director

2010

Little Fockers

as Producer

2010

2012

Game Change

as Director

2012

The Campaign

as Director

2012

The Campaign

as Producer

2008

Smother

as Producer

1991

Zoo Radio

as Director

2015

Trumbo

as Producer

2015

Trumbo

as Director

1994

Blown Away

as Story

1994

Blown Away

as Associate Producer

2009

Brüno

as Producer

2000

Meet the Parents

as Producer

2004

50 First Dates

as Executive Producer

2016

All the Way

as Director

1993

Lifepod

as Writer

2005

Earth to America

as Director

2015

Sisters

as Producer

2016

All the Way

as Executive Producer

1986

Odyssey

as Cinematography

1997

Sound of Peace

as Cinematography

2025

The Roses

as Director

2025

The Roses

as Producer

1990

Tales of the Unknown

as Director of Photography

2019

Bombshell

as Director

2010

2019

Bombshell

as Producer

2016

Grimsby

as Thanks

2008

Recount

as Executive Producer

2020

Coastal Elites

as Executive Producer

2020

Coastal Elites

as Director

2012

Game Change

as Executive Producer

2026

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