American filmmaker and actor

Lawrence Jay Dupl* (born March 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker, actor and author widely known for his films The Puffy Chair (2005), Cyrus (2010), and Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), made in collaboration with his younger brother, Mark Dupl*.

Dupl* starred in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014–2019), and co-created the HBO comedy-drama series Togetherness (2015–16) and the HBO anthology series Room 104 (2017–2020).

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Directing
  • 2.2 Acting
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Film
  • 3.2 Television
  • 3.3 Short film
  • 3.4 Acting roles
    • 3.4.1 Film
    • 3.4.2 Television
• 4 Bibliography
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Dupl* was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Cynthia (née Ernst) and Lawrence Dupl*. He was raised in a Catholic family, and attended Jesuit High School. Dupl* graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an MFA in film. Dupl* is of part Cajun ancestry.

Career

Directing

Dupl* attributes much of his and his brother's love for film to his appreciation for Raising Arizona. In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Dupl* speculates on what might have happened had he not seen the film in his youth.

I probably wouldn't be making movies—seriously. It held over for so long. It really was the root of everything that Mark and I always hold ourselves to in making movies. That is to say that Raising Arizona is the most inspired movie that I have ever seen.

In 2015, Mark and Jay Dupl* via their Dupl* Brothers Television label signed an overall deal with HBO.

Acting

In 2014, he starred as Josh Pfefferman in the Amazon Prime Original Comedy-Drama Series Transparent, alongside Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker and Judith Light. The series was met with widespread critical acclaim, earning 11 Primetime Emmy nominations, including nominations for Best Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeffrey Tambor. In the second season of the show, Dupl*'s role became more prominent, and he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Prior to Transparent, Dupl* had never acted in a featured part. He was talking with director Joey Soloway at a dinner party about the difficulty they were having finding an actor to play what would end up being Dupl*'s role. After suggesting many actors for the part to Soloway, Soloway turned to Dupl* and told him that he should play the part.

Filmography

Film

Executive producer only

• Black Rock (2012)
• Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
• Bad Milo! (2013)
• The Skeleton Twins (2014)
• The One I Love (2014)
• Adult Beginners (2014)
• Tangerine (2015)
• Manson Family Vacation (2015)
• The Bronze (2015)
• 6 Years (2015)
• Rainbow Time (2016)
• Take Me (2017)
• Duck Butter (2018)
• The MisEducation of Bindu (2019)
• Horse Girl (2020)
• As of Yet (2021)
• Language Lessons (2021)
• Not Going Quietly (2021)
• 7 Days (2021)

Television

Short film

Acting roles

Film

Television

Bibliography

• Like Brothers (2018) (with Mark Dupl*)

References

External links

• Jay Dupl* at IMDb
• Interview with Jay and Mark Dupl* on "Baghead" at IFC.com

Television

• Togetherness (2015–2016)
• Room 104 (2017–2020)