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Jason Bateman
Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn January 14, 1969 (57 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2026 | DTF St. Louis (TV Series) · as Clark Forrest |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 · as Nick Wilde (voice) |
| 2025 | Black Rabbit (TV Series) · as Vince Friedken |
| 2024 | Carry-On · as Traveler |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio · as Nick Wilde (voice) |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise · as Spfx Tech |
| 2023 | Air · as Rob Strasser |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ (TV Series) · as Nick Wilde (voice) |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Thunder Force · as The Crab |
| 2020 | The Outsider (2020) (TV Series) · as Terry Maitland |
| 2018 | Game Night · as Max |
| 2017 | Ozark (TV Series) · as Marty Byrde |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party · as Josh Parker |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence · as Trevor |
| 2016 | Zootopia · as Nick Wilde (voice) |
| 2015 | The Family Fang · as Baxter Fang |
| 2015 | Breakthrough (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2015 | The Gift · as Simon Callem |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 · as Nick Hendricks |
| 2014 | A Lego Brickumentary · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas · as James Cooper Ingalls |
| 2014 | This Is Where I Leave You · as Judd Altman |
| 2014 | The Longest Week · as Conrad Valmont |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Bad Words · as Guy Trilby |
| 2013 | Identity Thief · as Sandy Patterson |
| 2012 | Disconnect · as Rich Boyd |
| 2012 | Hit and Run · as Keith Yert |
| 2011 | The Change-Up · as Dave Lockwood |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses · as Nick Hendricks |
| 2011 | Paul · as Agent Zoil |
| 2010 | The Switch · as Wally Mars |
| 2009 | Up in the Air · as Craig Gregory |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat · as Jason |
| 2009 | The Invention of Lying · as Doctor |
| 2009 | Extract · as Joel |
| 2009 | Sit Down, Shut Up (2009) (TV Series) · as Larry Littlejunk |
| 2009 | State of Play · as Dominic Foy |
| 2008 | Hancock · as Ray |
| 2008 | The Promotion · as Retreat Leader |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall · as Animal Instincts Detective |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Mark Loring |
| 2007 | Juno · as Mark Loring |
| 2007 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium · as Henry Weston |
| 2007 | The Kingdom · as Adam Leavitt |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles · as Darkos (voice) |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces · as Rupert 'rip' Reed |
| 2006 | The Ex · as Chip Sanders |
| 2006 | The Break-Up · as Riggleman |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as Hermes (voice) |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · as Pepper Brooks |
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch · as Kevin |
| 2003 | The Jake Effect (TV Series) · as Jake Galvin |
| 2003 | Arrested Development (TV Series) · as Michael Bluth |
| 2003 | Cold Pizza (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Sol Goode · as Spider |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone (2002) (TV Series) · as Scott Crane |
| 2002 | One Way Out · as John Farrow |
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing · as Roger Donahue |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Mr. Sutton |
| 2001 | The Fairly OddParents (TV Series) · as Tommy Turner (voice) |
| 2001 | Some of My Best Friends (TV Series) · as Warren Fairbanks |
| 1999 | Love Stinks · as Jesse Travis |
| 1998 | Rude Awakening (TV Series) · as Ryan |
| 1998 | For Your Love (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1997 | George & Leo (TV Series) · as Ted Stoody |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Dr. Leslie (voice) |
| 1997 | Chicago Sons (TV Series) · as Harry Kulchak |
| 1995 | Ned and Stacey (TV Series) · as Bobby Van Lowe |
| 1995 | Simon (TV Series) · as Carl Himple |
| 1995 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart · as Stuart Morris |
| 1994 | Black Sheep (TV Series) · as Jonathan Kelly |
| 1994 | This Can't Be Love · as Grant |
| 1994 | Confessions: Two Faces of Evil · as William Mothershed |
| 1994 | Burke's Law (1994) (TV Series) · as Jason Ripley |
| 1992 | Breaking the Rules · as Phil Stepler |
| 1992 | A Taste for Killing · as Blaine Stockard |
| 1991 | Necessary Roughness · as Jarvis Edison |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Max Davis (voice) |
| 1988 | Crossing the Mob · as Philly |
| 1988 | Moving Target · as Toby Kellogg |
| 1987 | Teen Wolf Too · as Todd Howard |
| 1987 | Bates Motel · as Tony Scotti |
| 1986 | The Thanksgiving Promise · as Steve Tilby |
| 1986 | Can You Feel Me Dancing? · as Larry Nichols |
| 1986 | Our House (TV Series) · as Brian Gill |
| 1986 | The Hogan Family (TV Series) · as David Hogan |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Right to Kill? · as Cast |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) · as Sean |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy and His Times (TV Series) · as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. |
| 1984 | It's Your Move (TV Series) · as Matthew Burton |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins · as Addison Cromwell |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Tim Moynihan |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Doug Wainwright |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons (TV Series) · as Derek Taylor |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as James Cooper Ingalls |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Steve Tilby |