Here's What The Cast Of The Office Is Up To Today

B.J. Novak joined the cast of "The Office" playing Ryan Howard, a college student who began his time with Dunder Mifflin as a temp and had one of the wildest arcs of any television character ever. Novak did a lot of behind-the-scenes work for "The Office," too, as a writer and executive producer. Since the show ended, Novak has acted in, written for, and/or produced multiple projects including "The Mindy Project" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." In 2023, the actor reunited with an "Office" producer, Lee Eisenberg, for an episode of the Apple TV+ series "Lessons in Chemistry," which Eisenberg adapted for the screen.

Another major project of Novak's was the 2022 film "Vengeance," which he wrote, directed, and starred in. As Novak shared with NPR, his perspective shifted after making "Vengeance." "Any employee can get impatient. When I'm the boss of a film set, I am humbled and in awe of all the jobs that everybody has to do ... I was much nicer and more professional and more respectful of everyone's job than I've ever been when I realized that it fell on my shoulders," Novak said.