Jay Roach

Director-writer-producer, Delirious Media

Roach’s career began in feature comedies. His first completed film was Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which spawned two sequels The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember. He also produced and directed Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Mystery Alaska, and The Campaign.

Jay produced and directed 2019’s Bombshell, starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, and John Lithgow. The film, financed and released by Bron Studios and Lionsgate, was nominated for two Golden Globes and two Academy Awards — for best actress and best supporting actress – for Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie.
Bombshell won an Oscar for best make-up and hair.

Roach won a Golden Globe for producing HBO’s Game Change, which he also directed. Game Change won three Golden Globes and five Emmy’s — including an Emmy for directing — and a Peabody Award.
He produced and directed HBO’s Recount which won three Emmys; it was nominated for eleven. And he produced and directed All the Way, also for HBO, which was nominated for eight Emmys.

In 2015 he directed the feature film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, and Diane Lane. Cranston was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his performance as Dalton Trumbo.

Roach’s career began in feature comedies. His first completed film was Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which spawned two sequels The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember. He also produced and directed Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Mystery Alaska, and The Campaign.

Roach produced Borat, Sisters, and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Before directing, Roach was a screenwriter in science fiction. He co-wrote the pilot for the short-lived CBS series Space Rangers in 1993.

Roach is married to Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles. They have two adult children. He was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from Stanford University in 1980 and earned an MFA in film production from USC in 1986. Prior to directing, he taught cinematography and directing at USC for six years.