Jay Roach
Director · Los Angeles, California, USA
Jay Roach is a director and producer based in Los Angeles, California, USA with 7 credits on Production List, most recently Untitled Jay Roach / New Line Female Ensemble Comedy (producer, in development). Other credits include Meet the Parents 4 (Focker In‑Law), Fair and Balanced and Oceans Prequel. Represented by UTA (United Talent Agency). Production List last updated this profile on October 30, 2026.
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Mathew 'Jay' Roach (born June 14, 1957, Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an acclaimed American filmmaker who earned his BA in economics from Stanford University and his MFA in film production from USC. He is best known for directing the blockbuster Austin Powers franchise, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Dinner for Schmucks, The Campaign, and the biographical dramas Trumbo and Bombshell. Roach has also earned widespread critical acclaim for his political HBO films — Recount, Game Change, and All the Way — under his Everyman Pictures production banner, winning four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. His most recent feature, The Roses (2025), a reimagining of The War of the Roses starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, was released theatrically by Searchlight Pictures and streamed on Hulu.
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