ACTOR

Jay Baruchel

1982 - Today

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Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies such as Knocked Up (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Fanboys (2009), She's Out of My League (2010), Goon (2011), This Is the End (2013), and the action-fantasy film The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Baruchel has received more than 8,393,847 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Jay Baruchel is the 8,142nd most popular actor (down from 7,211th in 2019), the 695th most popular biography from Canada (down from 619th in 2019) and the 219th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jay Baruchels by language

Over the past year Jay Baruchel has had the most page views in the with 1,213,752 views, followed by Spanish (73,603), and German (68,591). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbian (900.00%), Portuguese (137.81%), and German (105.91%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jay Baruchel ranks 8,142 out of 13,578. Before him are Elle King, Shelley Fabares, Claudia Jennings, Fernanda Torres, Brian Hallisay, and Hudson Leick. After him are Choi Woo-shik, Salli Richardson, Genesis Rodriguez, Jack Huston, Holmes Herbert, and Huang Zitao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Jay Baruchel ranks 237. Before him are Mercedes Mason, Javier Portillo, Pavel Brutt, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves, and Yoshito Ōkubo. After him are Jack Huston, Lacey Chabert, Charlene Choi, Harry Shum Jr., Hu Ge, and Boštjan Cesar.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jay Baruchel ranks 695 out of 1,622. Before him are Christophe Beck (1972), John Ralston Saul (1947), Robert Elsie (1950), Paul Churchland (1942), Shay Mitchell (1987), and Bill Reid (1920). After him are Frank Sullivan (1898), Charlene Choi (1982), Lexa Doig (1973), Colin Carruthers (1890), Donald Woods (1906), and Ruby Keeler (1909).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jay Baruchel ranks 219. Before him are Nicole de Boer (1970), Vanity (1959), Devon Sawa (1978), Jessica Steen (1965), Sarah Gadon (1987), and Shay Mitchell (1987). After him are Charlene Choi (1982), Lexa Doig (1973), Donald Woods (1906), Ruby Keeler (1909), Finn Wolfhard (2002), and Aaron Ashmore (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

How to Train Your Dragon
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voice)
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
Hiccup (voice)
Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's mother, Valka. Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.
Jun 5o 20147.7 / 10
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Hiccup (voice)
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
Jan 3o 20197.751 / 10