2003
This Is John
A short directed by Jay and written by Mark screened at Sundance.
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DUPLASS
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From independent films to life in front of the camera
A filmmaker and actor whose work moves between intimate stories and ensemble television.
Making room for intimate stories
Jay Duplass works across directing, producing and acting. His career has often been intertwined with that of his brother Mark, while his work on screen has introduced him to viewers through characters of his own.
At Sundance in 2003, the short This Is John introduced a modest production about recording an answering-machine message. Jay directed it from a script by Mark; the brothers went on to make The Puffy Chair, followed by films including Cyrus and Jeff, Who Lives at Home.
As an actor, Jay played Josh Pfefferman in Transparent. His screen work also includes Outside In, Landline and Beatriz at Dinner, showing a career that reaches beyond the films he makes with his brother.
The brothers created Togetherness and later produced series including Room 104. Their producing work also includes the documentary series Wild Wild Country, a different kind of storytelling from their fiction.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not his complete filmography.
Selected work
2005
The Puffy Chair
A feature debut that grew out of the brothers' independent filmmaking.
2014
Transparent
Jay played Josh Pfefferman in the series.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.