page_title: B. J. Novak
section_title: Post-The Office career
hierarchical_section_title: B. J. Novak / Career / Post-The Office career
caption_attribution_description: English: BJ Novak performing comedy in September 2013
context_page_description: Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director. Novak was one of the writers and executive producers of The Office, in which he also played Ryan Howard. He also appeared as PFC Smithson "The Little Man" Utivich in the film Inglourious Basterds, Robert B. Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks, and Harry J. Sonneborn in The Founder.
context_section_description: Novak has appeared in the films Unaccompanied Minors, Reign Over Me, The Internship, Knocked Up, The Smurfs, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
  He has had supporting roles in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), John Lee Hancock's Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and The Founder (2016).
  He has starred in episodes of The Mindy Project, The Newsroom, Community, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
caption: Novak in September 2013
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