Jason Bateman

Biography

Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Michael Bluth in the Fox / Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019) and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark (2017–2022), as well as for his work in numerous comedy films. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.  Bateman began his career as a child actor, appearing on television in the early 1980s on shows such as the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie from 1981 to 1982 and The Hogan Family from 1986 to 1991. Bateman's early film roles include Teen Wolf Too (1987) and Necessary Roughness (1991) before taking supporting roles in The Break-Up (2006), Juno (2007), Hancock (2008), and Up in the Air (2009). Bateman went on to star in various successful comedy films such as The Switch (2010), The Change-Up (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), Identity Thief (2013), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Office Christmas Party (2016), and Game Night (2018). He expanded into dramatic roles with The Gift (2015), The Outsider (2020), Air (2023), and Carry-On (2024). He also voiced Nick Wilde in the Disney animated films Zootopia (2016) and its 2025 sequel. Bateman made his directorial debut with an episode of The Hogan Family, at the time setting the record for the youngest director in the Directors Guild of America. He has since directed and starred in the films Bad Words (2013) and The Family Fang (2015), and in the television series Ozark (2017-2022), The Outsider (2020), Black Rabbit (2025), and DTF St. Louis (2026). Bateman was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2019 for his direction on Ozark. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Bateman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Scrubs

All Movies (76)

• Zootopia 22025 · as Nick Wilde (voice)
• Carry-On2024 · as Traveler
• Once Upon a Studio2023 · as Nick Wilde (voice)
• Fool's Paradise2023 · as SPFX Tech
• Air2023 · as Rob Strasser
• Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery2022 · as Jason Bateman
• A Farewell to Ozark2022 · as Self
• Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes2021 · as Tim Holifield
• Thunder Force2021 · as The Crab
• Question & Answer2020 · as Self
• Game Night2018 · as Max
• Office Christmas Party2016 · as Josh Parker
• Central Intelligence2016 · as Trevor
• The Family Fang2016 · as Baxter Fang
• Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows2016 · as Self
• Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney2016 · as Self
• Zootopia2016 · as Nick Wilde (voice)
• The Gift2015 · as Simon Callem
• Lennon or McCartney2014 · as Self
• Horrible Bosses 22014 · as Nick Hendricks
• A LEGO Brickumentary2014 · as Narrator (voice)
• Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas2014 · as James Cooper Ingalls
• Pump2014 · as Self - Narrator (Voice)
• This Is Where I Leave You2014 · as Judd Altman
• The Longest Week2014 · as Conrad Valmont
• Bad Words2013 · as Guy Trilby
• The Arrested Development Documentary Project2013 · as Self
• Disconnect2013 · as Rich Boyd
• Identity Thief2013 · as Sandy Patterson
• Hit & Run2012 · as Keith Yert
• Mansome2012 · as Self
• The Change-Up2011 · as Dave Lockwood
• Horrible Bosses2011 · as Nick Hendricks
• Paul2011 · as Agent Zoil
• The Switch2010 · as Wally Mars
• This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying2010 · as Self
• Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe2009 · as Self
• Up in the Air2009 · as Craig Gregory
• The Invention of Lying2009 · as Doctor
• Couples Retreat2009 · as Jason
• Extract2009 · as Joel
• State of Play2009 · as Dominic Foy
• Tropic Thunder2008 · as Jason Bateman
• Hancock2008 · as Ray
• The Promotion2008 · as Retreat Leader
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008 · as Animal Instincts Detective
• Juno2007 · as Mark Loring
• Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium2007 · as Henry Weston
• The Kingdom2007 · as Adam Leavitt
• Arthur and the Invisibles2006 · as Darkos (voice)
• Smokin' Aces2006 · as Rupert 'Rip' Reed
• The Ex2006 · as Chip Sanders
• The Break-Up2006 · as Riggleman
• DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story2004 · as Pepper Brooks
• Starsky & Hutch2004 · as Kevin
• Sol Goode2003 · as Spider
• The Sweetest Thing2002 · as Roger Donahue
• One Way Out2002 · as John Farrow
• Love Stinks1999 · as Jesse Travis
• Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart1995 · as Stuart Morris
• This Can't Be Love1994 · as Grant
• Confessions: Two Faces of Evil1994 · as William Mothershed
• Breaking the Rules1992 · as Phil Stepler
• A Taste for Killing1992 · as Blaine Stockard
• Necessary Roughness1991 · as Jarvis Edison
• The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano1989 · as Host
• Crossing the Mob1988 · as Philly
• Moving Target1988 · as Toby Kellogg
• Teen Wolf Too1987 · as Todd Howard
• Bates Motel1987 · as Tony Scotti
• How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?1987
• The Thanksgiving Promise1986 · as Steve Tilby
• Can You Feel Me Dancing?1986 · as Larry Nichols
• The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins1984 · as Addison Cromwell
• Significant Other—
• Zootopia 3— · as Nick Wilde (voice)

All TV Shows (65)

• DTF St. Louis2026 · as Clark Forrest
• Skip Intro2026 · as Self - Guest
• Black Rabbit2025 · as Vince Friedken
• SmartLess: On the Road2023 · as Self
• Zootopia+2022 · as Nick Wilde (voice)
• Directors on Directors2021 · as Self
• The Outsider2020 · as Terry Maitland
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters2018 · as Self
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman2018 · as Self
• Ozark2017 · as Marty Byrde
• The Muppets2015 · as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Sit Down Shut Up2009 · as Larry Littlejunk
• Stand Up to Cancer2008 · as Self
• Yo Gabba Gabba!2007
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Jake Effect2006 · as Jake Galvin
• Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Hermes (voice)
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest2004 · as Self
• Arrested Development2003 · as Michael Bluth
• Cold Pizza2003
• Punk'd2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Twilight Zone2002 · as Scott Crane
• Scrubs2001 · as Mr. Sutton
• The Fairly OddParents2001 · as Tommy Turner (voice)
• Some of My Best Friends2001 · as Warren Fairbanks
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• Rude Awakening1998 · as Ryan
• For Your Love1998 · as Tom
• George & Leo1997 · as Ted Stoody
• The View1997 · as Self
• King of the Hill1997 · as Dr. Leslie (voice)
• Chicago Sons1997 · as Harry Kulchak
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Ned & Stacey1995 · as Bobby Van Lowe
• Simon1995 · as Carl Himple
• Burke's Law1994 · as Jason Ripley
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• The Simpsons1989 · as Jason Bateman (voice)
• The Simpsons1989 · as Max Davis (voice)
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Matlock1986 · as Jason Bateman
• The Hogan Family1986 · as David Hogan
• Robert Kennedy & His Times1985 · as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
• It's Your Move1984 · as Matthew Burton
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Tim Moynihan
• Knight Rider1982 · as Doug Wainwright
• Silver Spoons1982 · as Derek Taylor
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Little House on the Prairie1974 · as James Cooper
• Little House on the Prairie1974 · as James Cooper Ingalls
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Steve Tilby
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter