<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor, screenwriter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1995--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (/ ˈbæruːʃɛl /; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter . He played Josh Greenberg in the FXX comedy television series Man Seeking Woman and played the lead character in Judd Apatow's comedy series, Undeclared . He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies such as Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, Fanboys, She's Out of My League, Goon, This Is the End and The Sorcerer's Apprentice . </P> <P> Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Robyne (née Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer . He grew up in the Notre - Dame - de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, and has a younger sister, Taylor . His paternal grandfather was a Sephardic Jew, while his three other grandparents were from a Christian background (of French, Irish, and German descent). </P>

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