Acting · Rye, New York, USA · Born January 14, 1969
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.
TVDTF St. Louis
2026
as Clark Forrest
TVSkip Intro
2026
as Self - Guest
MovieZootopia 2
2025
as Nick Wilde (voice)
TVBlack Rabbit
2025
as Vince Friedken
MovieCarry-On
2024
as Traveler
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Nick Wilde (voice)
TVSmartLess: On the Road
2023
as Self
MovieFool's Paradise
2023
as SPFX Tech
MovieAir
2023
as Rob Strasser
MovieWho Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
2022
as Jason Bateman
TVZootopia+
2022
as Nick Wilde (voice)
MovieA Farewell to Ozark
2022
as Self
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
as Tim Holifield
MovieThunder Force
2021
as The Crab
TVDirectors on Directors
2021
as Self
MovieQuestion & Answer
2020
as Self
TVThe Outsider
2020
as Terry Maitland
TVGQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
MovieGame Night
2018
as Max
TVMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
as Self
TVOzark
2017
as Marty Byrde
MovieOffice Christmas Party
2016
as Josh Parker
MovieCentral Intelligence
2016
as Trevor
MovieThe Family Fang
2016
as Baxter Fang
MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
MovieDisneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
2016
as Self
MovieZootopia
2016
as Nick Wilde (voice)
TVThe Muppets
2015
as Self
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MovieThe Gift
2015
as Simon Callem
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
MovieHorrible Bosses 2
2014
as Nick Hendricks
MovieA LEGO Brickumentary
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLittle House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
as James Cooper Ingalls
MoviePump
2014
as Self - Narrator (Voice)
MovieThis Is Where I Leave You
2014
as Judd Altman
MovieThe Longest Week
2014
as Conrad Valmont
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieBad Words
2013
as Guy Trilby
MovieThe Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
MovieDisconnect
2013
as Rich Boyd
MovieIdentity Thief
2013
as Sandy Patterson
Disconnect
2012
as Rich Boyd
MovieHit & Run
2012
as Keith Yert
MovieMansome
2012
as Self
MovieThe Change-Up
2011
as Dave Lockwood
MovieHorrible Bosses
2011
as Nick Hendricks
MoviePaul
2011
as Agent Zoil
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieThe Switch
2010
as Wally Mars
MovieThis Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
as Self
MovieExtract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
MovieUp in the Air
2009
as Craig Gregory
MovieThe Invention of Lying
2009
as Doctor
MovieCouples Retreat
2009
as Jason
MovieExtract
2009
as Joel
TVSit Down Shut Up
2009
as Larry Littlejunk
MovieState of Play
2009
as Dominic Foy
TVStand Up to Cancer
2008
as Self
MovieTropic Thunder
2008
as Jason Bateman
MovieHancock
2008
as Ray
MovieThe Promotion
2008
as Retreat Leader
MovieForgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Animal Instincts Detective
MovieJuno
2007
as Mark Loring
MovieMr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
as Henry Weston
MovieThe Kingdom
2007
as Adam Leavitt
TVYo Gabba Gabba!
2007
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieArthur and the Invisibles
2006
as Darkos (voice)
MovieSmokin' Aces
2006
as Rupert 'Rip' Reed
MovieThe Ex
2006
as Chip Sanders
MovieThe Break-Up
2006
as Riggleman
TVThe Jake Effect
2006
as Jake Galvin
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Hermes (voice)
MovieDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Pepper Brooks
MovieStarsky & Hutch
2004
as Kevin
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
TVArrested Development
2003
as Michael Bluth
Cold Pizza
2003
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
MovieSol Goode
2003
as Spider
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVThe Twilight Zone
2002
as Scott Crane
MovieThe Sweetest Thing
2002
as Roger Donahue
MovieOne Way Out
2002
as John Farrow
TVScrubs
2001
as Mr. Sutton
TVThe Fairly OddParents
2001
as Tommy Turner (voice)
TVSome of My Best Friends
2001
as Warren Fairbanks
MovieLove Stinks
1999
as Jesse Travis
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
TVRude Awakening
1998
as Ryan
TVFor Your Love
1998
as Tom
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
as Ted Stoody
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Dr. Leslie (voice)
TVChicago Sons
1997
as Harry Kulchak
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVNed & Stacey
1995
as Bobby Van Lowe
TVSimon
1995
as Carl Himple
MovieHart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995
as Stuart Morris
MovieThis Can't Be Love
1994
as Grant
MovieConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as William Mothershed
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Jason Ripley
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieBreaking the Rules
1992
as Phil Stepler
MovieA Taste for Killing
1992
as Blaine Stockard
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
MovieNecessary Roughness
1991
as Jarvis Edison
MovieThe Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
as Host
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Jason Bateman (voice)
MovieCrossing the Mob
1988
as Philly
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
MovieMoving Target
1988
as Toby Kellogg
MovieTeen Wolf Too
1987
as Todd Howard
MovieBates Motel
1987
as Tony Scotti
MovieHow Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1987
MovieThe Thanksgiving Promise
1986
as Steve Tilby
MovieCan You Feel Me Dancing?
1986
as Larry Nichols
TVMatlock
1986
as Jason Bateman
TVThe Hogan Family
1986
as David Hogan
TVRobert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
TVIt's Your Move
1984
as Matthew Burton
MovieThe Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984
as Addison Cromwell
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Tim Moynihan
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Doug Wainwright
TVSilver Spoons
1982
as Derek Taylor
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as James Cooper
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Steve Tilby
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
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