Jay Duplass

Personal context

Summary

Jay Duplass is a filmmaker, writer, producer, and actor whose work with his brother Mark helped establish their character-focused independent film style in The Puffy Chair, Cyrus, and Togetherness. His stories often center on family, intimacy, and flawed adults; he also acted in Transparent, a series focused on gender transition and LGBTQ lives. Duplass described Transparent’s set as socially activist and said its transgender and non-gender-conforming cast and crew brought their experiences into the work. No public record of his party campaigning or political affiliations is on record.