Jay Roach

Mathew "Jay" Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing movies, including the Austin Powers film series, Meet the Parents, Dinner for Schmucks, The Campaign, Trumbo, and Bombshell. He also produces films, including 2006's Borat.Stanford Magazine, July/Aug 2007

Jay Roach earned critical acclaim for directing and producing the political television drama films Recount, Game Change, and All the Way, producing the films under his company Everyman Pictures. For his work, he has received four Emmy Awards, of his six nominations.

Early life and education Roach was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., where his father was a military worker. He graduated from Eldorado High School in 1975. He received a BA in economics from Stanford University in 1980 and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in film production from the University of Southern California in 1986.Notable Alumni, USC School of Cinematic Arts . Roach worked for 10 years as a writing apprentice and sound editor. He also worked as an adjunct film professor at USC.

Career Roach's early entrance into film was in music videos. His first job was working as a cameraman on the music video for Eazy-E's "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn", which was directed by his film school friend John Lloyd Miller. Roach made his directorial debut with the 1990 comedy film Zoo Radio. He received recognition for the commercially successful spy comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), starring Mike Myers as the title character. He returned to direct the sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).

Roach also directed the sports comedy-drama film Mystery, Alaska, which was released in October 1999. He continued to direct critically and commercially successful comedies, including Meet the Parents (2000) and its sequel Meet the Fockers (2004), Dinner for Schmucks (2010), and The Campaign (2012). Roach expanded into other genres, directing the biographical period drama Trumbo (2015) and the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), which earned multiple Academy Award nominations.

Roach earned critical acclaim for directing multiple HBO political drama films. He directed Recount (2008), which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Television Movie, in addition to the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film. He then directed Game Change, about the 2008 McCain/Palin campaign, which premiered March 2012 as one of the most watched films in HBO history. The film earned him additional Primetime Emmy Awards in the same categories as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and a Peabody Award. He also directed All the Way, which premiered in May 2016 and earned Roach two more Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the same categories.

Personal life Roach is married to musician and actress Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, with whom he has two sons. Roach was raised a Southern Baptist, and converted to Judaism before marrying Hoffs.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Producer1990Zoo Radio1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeMystery, Alaska2000Meet the Parents2002Austin Powers in Goldmember2004Meet the Fockers2010Dinner for Schmucks2012The Campaign2015Trumbo2019Bombshell 2025 The Roses

Producer only The Empty Mirror (1996) 50 First Dates (2004) (Executive producer) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Borat (2006) Charlie Bartlett (2007) Smother (2008) Brüno (2009) Little Fockers (2010) Sisters (2015) Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) Focker-in-Law (2026)

Other credits Year Title Role1994Blown AwayWriter and associate producer

Television TV series Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes2004American Candidate10 episodes2005Earth to AmericaTV special2015The Brink10 episodes2023High Desert8 episodes

TV movies Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer2008Recount2012Game Change2016All the Way 2020 Coastal Elites

Other credits Year Title Producer Writer Notes1993Space RangersEpisode: "Fort Hope"Lifepod TV movie1997Poltergeist: The LegacyEpisode: "Fear"2019BarryAppeared as himself;Episode: "The Audition"

Awards and nominations

!scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2009 | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film

| Golden Globe Award | Best Miniseries or Television Film

| Producers Guild of America Award | Best Long-Form Television

| Peabody Award | Director

!scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2013 | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film

| Golden Globe Award | Best Miniseries or Television Movie

| Producers Guild of America Award | Best Long-Form Television

!scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2016 | Cinema for Peace Award | Most Valuable Film of the Year

!scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2017 || Kinema Junpo Award |Best Foreign Language Film

| Cinema Audio Society Award | Filmmaker Award |rowspan="1"|

!scope="row"| 2017 | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film

!scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2020 | Cinema for Peace Award | Most Valuable Film of the Year

Directed Academy Award performancesUnder Roach's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. +YearPerformerFilmResultAcademy Award for Best Actor2015Bryan CranstonTrumboAcademy Award for Best Actress2019Charlize TheronBombshellAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress2019Margot RobbieBombshell

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