I feel like he's the main character of every 'awkward teen' or 'growing up' movie these days...

Can't he do anything else besides play a teenage boy? Would it hurt to have someone else get the lead teenage boy role? I mean... I think it's too much at this point... It's like he's everywhere whenever a role like that pops up.

Typecast actors are getting more and more common, a sure sign that movies (and other forms of entertainment) are more and more about revenue and less and less about content and creativity.

hes pretty much a one trick pony but i dont think he played as an awkward teen in year one

I would argue he played Super-awkward teen in that movie...

lol ive never actually seen the movie i just asumed you couldnt be an awkward teen back then

Don't worry, he'll get a couple more roles and then you'll never hear from him again.  Just like Jason Biggs.

I agree.  He should play a russian toughguy mobster in his next movie.

Besides it's not like he's the ONLY awkward teenage actor guy.  Jesse Eisenberg and i'm sure a bunch of others i can't remember right now, it's a very popular genre.

If not for the Social Network I would still be convinced he and Michael Cera were the same person. I just watched Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (terrible movie) and the best part was Michael Cera getting in a fight with Jay Barachel who also plays an awkward guy. I was waiting for Jesse Eisenberg to jump in for a three-way brawl to settle once and for all who gets to be THE AWKWARD TEENAGER in Hollywood.

I don't get why people think they're the same person, my freind hates Zombieland because of "Michael Cera".  They don't look anything a like.