Jay Roach Overview

Born in New Mexico, Jay Roach graduated from Stanford University and received his master's degree in film production from the University of Southern California. While at USC, his short subject film Asleep at the Wheel was nominated for a Student Academy Award. His first professional experience was as a cinematographer for the film Odyssey in 1986. Roach later moved to television, where he co-produced and was a second unit director on the television movie Lifepod (1993), a sci-fi adaptation of... See All