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 won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for his work on the film BlackBerry. He is also 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie as Jay
- 2023 · Nirvanna the Band Mega64 Special as Jay
- 2021 · Matt & Bird Break Loose as Bird (voice)
- 2017 · The Piano Sessions 2 as Jay
- 2017 · Nirvanna the Band the Show as Jay
- 2016 · Operation Avalanche as Jay McCarrol/Mr. Bird
- 2014 · THE VISITOR: Performed by Matt and Owen as Pianist / The General
- 2013 · The Dirties as Mr. Bird
- 2013 · A Song for Torah Jane as Father
- 2012 · Rudy the Red-Faced Bachelor as Sean
- 2010 · The Apostles as Matthew
- 2009 · Shubadak as Bleaks
- 2009 · Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ The Rivoli as Jay
- 2009 · Dead - The NTBTS Blooper Reel as Self
- 2009 · Captain Coulier (Space Explorer) as Iggy
- 2008 · Update Day as Jay
- 2008 · Peanuts as Jay
- 2008 · Four Wild Swipes as Jay McCarrol
- 2007 · Nicky Nicky Nine Doors as Jay McCarrol
- 2007 · Nirvana the Band the Show as Jay / Vince Valence (voice) / Additional Voices