Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian musician, composer, writer, and actor, most noted as the co-star of the independent web series Nirvana the Band the Show, its spiritual sequel television series Nirvanna the Band the Show, and the feature film based on both, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, all of which he co-created with filmmaker and lifelong best friend Matt Johnson.

In addition to his acting and screenwriting credits, McCarrol works as a film/television composer, usually on projects directed Johnson. As of March 2025, he has composed the scores for all of Johnson's feature films to date.

McCarrol and his sister, Stefanie, formed a synth pop duo called Brave Shores in 2014.