Jay McCarrol | |
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Occupation(s) | Composer, screenwriter, actor |
Notable work |
Nirvanna the Band the Show |
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. [1]
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. [2] He was previously a nominee for Best Original Music for a Program at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for I, Martin Short, Goes Home [3] and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for The Second City Project, [4] and for Best Original Score at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for The Kid Detective. [5]
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 [6] and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [7]
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.
Years | Title | Writer | Composer | Actor | Notes |
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2017-2018 | Nirvanna the Band the Show | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-wrote all 16 episodes with Andrew Appelle, Robert Hyland, Curt Lobb, Matthew Miller and Jared Raab |
Years | Title | Role |
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2017-2018 | Nirvanna the Band the Show | Jay |
Jay McCarrol | |
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Occupation(s) | Composer, screenwriter, actor |
Notable work |
Nirvanna the Band the Show |
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. [1]
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. [2] He was previously a nominee for Best Original Music for a Program at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for I, Martin Short, Goes Home [3] and at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 for The Second City Project, [4] and for Best Original Score at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for The Kid Detective. [5]
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 [6] and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. [7]
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.
Years | Title | Writer | Composer | Actor | Notes |
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2017-2018 | Nirvanna the Band the Show | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-wrote all 16 episodes with Andrew Appelle, Robert Hyland, Curt Lobb, Matthew Miller and Jared Raab |
Years | Title | Role |
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2017-2018 | Nirvanna the Band the Show | Jay |