Jay McCarrol
Acting
Born 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 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.
Directed (1)
Acting (11)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026
Nirvanna the Band Mega64 Special
2023
Operation Avalanche
2016
The Dirties
2013
Rudy the Red-Faced Bachelor
2012
The Apostles
2010
Shubadak
2009
Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ The Rivoli
2009
Dead - The NTBTS Blooper Reel
2009
Captain Coulier (Space Explorer)
2009
The Piano Sessions
2007