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Jay McCarrol

Actor · Writer

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1983Born, Toronto

22Credits

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 Lead Performance in Comedy at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026, for his work on the film Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, which also netted him a win in the Best Original Song category for co-writing and performing The Alphabet Song. Outside of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, he has received recognition at four other CSA ceremonies for his musical work, including his Best Original Score win for BackBerry at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, as well as nods for Best Original Music for…

Known for

BlackBerryExecutive Producer

The Kid DetectiveOriginal Music Composer

Operation AvalancheOriginal Music Composer

Hell of a SummerOriginal Music Composer

TonyOriginal Music Composer

Filmography

All Acting Directing Writing Producing

2026TonyOriginal Music ComposerMovie

2026Crash LandThanksMovie

2026Nirvanna the Band the Show the MovieJay · Original Music Composer · Executive Producer · Story, Writer, Original Series CreatorMovie

2025Hell of a SummerOriginal Music ComposerMovie

2023BlackBerryExecutive Producer · Original Music Composer · Story EditorMovie

2021Matt & Bird Break LooseBird (Voice) · 3 episodes · Producer · 3 episodes · Writer · 3 episodes · Director · 3 episodes · CreatorShow

2020Loose EndsMusicMovie

2020The Kid DetectiveOriginal Music ComposerMovie

2017Nirvanna the Band the ShowJay · 16 episodes · Executive Producer · 16 episodes · CreatorShow

2016Operation AvalancheOriginal Music ComposerMovie

2016Operation AvalancheMr. Bird · Additional Photography · DirectorMovie

2013The DirtiesMr. Bird · MusicMovie

2013A Song for Torah JaneFather · Writer · Original Music ComposerMovie

2012Rudy the Red-Faced BachelorSeanMovie

2012A Pretty Funny StoryGuy at Work 3Movie

2012I, Martin Short, Goes HomeOriginal Music ComposerMovie

2010The ApostlesMatthewMovie

2009ShubadakBleaksMovie

2009Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the RivoliJayMovie

2009Captain Coulier (Space Explorer)Iggy · Original Music ComposerMovie

2007Nirvana the Band the ShowJay / Vince Valence (voice) / Additional Voices · 11 episodes · Writer · 11 episodes · CreatorShow

2006SwinkMusicMovie

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