Jay McCarrol
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.
The Dirties
as Mr. BirdThe line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie...
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Untitled Nirvanna: The Band: The Show Movie
as JayUpcoming feature film based on the acclaimed Canadian series of the same name. The plot will...
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Nirvanna the Band the Show
as JayTwo lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of...
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Nirvana the Band the Show
as JayMusicians Matt and Jay attempt to achieve their dream of playing at a small Toronto venue, the...
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