Jay McCarrol

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Place of Birth Canada

Jay McCarrol

Biography

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 is 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

Sound

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

as Original Music Composer

2023
Hell of a Summer

as Original Music Composer

2023
BlackBerry

as Original Music Composer

2020
Loose Ends

as Music

2020
The Kid Detective

as Original Music Composer

2013
The Dirties

as Music

2009
Captain Coulier (Space Explorer)

as Original Music Composer

Producer

2023
BlackBerry

as Executive Producer

2021
2017
Nirvanna the Band the Show

as Executive Producer

Creator

Director

2021