B.J. Grogan
B.J. Grogan is an actor and producer, known for Eye of the Beholder (2011), Dixie Melodie (2008) and Sheer Audacity! (1998).
B.J. Halsall
B.J. Halsall is known for Squatchin' (2022), Enabler (2021) and Sanguine Love (2019).
B.J. Hogg
BJ Hogg, a true Ulsterman, was born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim. His father William was a plater in Harland and Woolfe shipyard in Belfast, and his mother May ran a general store in their home town. BJ travelled the world as an actor, writer and now director. He was a true all-rounder, a classically trained musician who started his career whilst in his teens, touring with the Big Bands, all over his native Ireland. His acting career took him from theatre roles in Belfast Art's and Lyric Theatres to London's Royal Court, including the Moscow Arts Theatre and the National Theatre of Belarus in Minsk. In Russia, BJ was the only European actor to be invited to play with an all Russian cast in the Russian stage play, Threshold, in Moscow Arts Theatre and The National ByloRussian State Theatre (Yanka Kupala) Minsk. Directed by Shivaun O'Casey, he played Corporal Brennan in major US and Irish tours of her father Sean's play "The Plough and the Stars." Starring in numerous television series, he became a household name and face in the comic role of "Big Mervyn" in the long-running BBC NI comedy series "Give My Head Peace," aired across the UK and Ireland. BJ, passionate about his native Northern Ireland, successfully based his career from his home territory, playing in movies internationally and indeed closer to home. BJ co-starred with Tim Robbins and Bill Murray in City Of Ember, and appeared in Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring and Steve McQueen's acclaimed Cannes 2008 award winning Hunger. He worked extensively when he can in the theatre, and had the principle role, Robert, in the inaugural tour of the huge new musical On Eagles Wing, which had major European and US tours and then Broadway in 2010. BJ worked extensively with acclaimed directors including Richard Attenborough, Jim Sheridan, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Mike Leigh and Alan Pakula. Turning to directing himself, he helmed the UK documentary Richard Attenborough: Master At Work. As a writer, BJ's second screenplay Promises, Promises, which he also directed, was filmed in the UK, with Ed Burns, Claire Forlani and Rosemary Harris. Integrally involved in the production of 'Dance Lexi Dance', he also played the eponymous 'Lexi Hamilton' in the Oscar-nominated short film 'Dance Lexi Dance,' which won several awards, including Special Jury award at the Aspen film festival.
B.J. Jones
B.J. Jones is known for Body Double (1984), The Fugitive (1993) and Red Faction (2001).
B.J. McCracken
B.J. McCracken is an actor, known for Bullitt County (2018).
B.J. Merholz
B.J. Merholz is an actor and writer, known for Goin' South (1978), American Playhouse (1980) and Drive, He Said (1971).
B.J. Minor
B.J. Minor is an actor and director, known for Iron Mike, After Laughter (2021) and The Nest (2021).
B.J. Mitchell
BJ Mitchell was born January 27 as Anthony Mitchell and the oldest of 2 children. He began acting in Atlanta Georgia at the age of 5. He booked his first national McDonald's commercial at age six, soon after booking a national Toy R Us Commercial, then a national Campbell Soup Commercial. BJ began doing voice work for Cartoon Network in Atlanta and at age 7 made his first movie debut in the film World Traveler. At age 9 BJ's mother moved he and his sister to Los Angels to pursue his acting career. Within months of arriving in Los Angels BJ landed his first series regular role on the WB series Like Family as Bobby Ward. BJ later began booking roles on major network series such as NBC's Harry's Law, Nickelodeon's How to Rock and Instant Mom, CBS's NCIS, ABC's Blackish and Uncle Buck, MTV's Faking It, ABC Family's The Fosters and Bones on Fox. BJ also stars in Netflix original series Greenhouse Academy as Parker Grant. BJ is a talented and passionate actor currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
B.J. Novak
B. J. Manaly Novak is a Jewish-American actor, writer and director from Newton, Massachusetts known for playing Ryan Howard from The Office. He wrote several episodes for the show. He also acted in Saving Mr. Banks, Knocked Up, Reign Over Me, The Internship, Inglorious Basterds, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Founder and The Smurfs duology.
B.J. Penn
Penn was born to Jay Dee Penn, an Irish American and Loraine Shin, a third generation Korean-American. At the age of seventeen, Penn began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after being introduced to it by his neighbor, Tom Callos. Callos had put up fliers in local gyms looking for people to train with, and B.J.'s father Jay Dee Penn had called Callos and said his boys were interested. Callos then taught B.J. and his brother what he knew. Shortly thereafter, B.J. moved to San Jose, California to begin training at AKA with Dave Camarillo and Bob Cooke, who he lived with and became close friends with. It was here during his time in San Jose that he decided to pursue a career in martial arts (albeit not mixed martial arts at the time).