Jason Bateman
Acting
Born: January 14, 1969 (age 57) · Rye, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Zootopia
2016
The Simpsons
1989
Hancock
2008
Juno
2007
Tropic Thunder
2008
Horrible Bosses
2011
Central Intelligence
2016
Game Night
2018
Paul
2011
Horrible Bosses 2
2014
Up in the Air
2009
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Photos (8)
Movies (65)
Zootopia 2
Nick Wilde (voice)
Zootopia
Nick Wilde (voice)
Tropic Thunder
Jason Bateman
Once Upon a Studio
Nick Wilde (voice)
Horrible Bosses
Nick Hendricks
Paul
Agent Zoil
Hancock
Ray
Horrible Bosses 2
Nick Hendricks
Game Night
Max
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Pepper Brooks
Central Intelligence
Trevor
Air
Rob Strasser
Carry-On
Traveler
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Animal Instincts Detective
Juno
Mark Loring
The Break-Up
Riggleman
The Change-Up
Dave Lockwood
Smokin' Aces
Rupert 'Rip' Reed
Arthur and the Invisibles
Darkos (voice)
The Invention of Lying
Doctor
The Kingdom
Adam Leavitt
Couples Retreat
Jason
State of Play
Dominic Foy
This Is Where I Leave You
Judd Altman
Identity Thief
Sandy Patterson
Starsky & Hutch
Kevin
Office Christmas Party
Josh Parker
The Gift
Simon Callem
Up in the Air
Craig Gregory
The Switch
Wally Mars
The Sweetest Thing
Roger Donahue
Teen Wolf Too
Todd Howard
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Henry Weston
Bad Words
Guy Trilby
The Family Fang
Baxter Fang
Fool's Paradise
SPFX Tech
Thunder Force
The Crab
Necessary Roughness
Jarvis Edison
Extract
Joel
Hit & Run
Keith Yert
Disconnect
Rich Boyd
The Ex
Chip Sanders
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Tim Holifield
The Longest Week
Conrad Valmont
Bates Motel
Tony Scotti
The Promotion
Retreat Leader
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Jason Bateman
Love Stinks
Jesse Travis
Sol Goode
Spider
A LEGO Brickumentary
Narrator (voice)
Breaking the Rules
Phil Stepler
Moving Target
Toby Kellogg
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Stuart Morris
The Thanksgiving Promise
Steve Tilby
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Addison Cromwell
A Taste for Killing
Blaine Stockard
One Way Out
John Farrow
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
James Cooper Ingalls
An SNL Valentine
(archive footage)
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Host
This Can't Be Love
Grant
Crossing the Mob
Philly
Can You Feel Me Dancing?
Larry Nichols
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1987
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
William Mothershed
TV Shows (34)
The Simpsons
Jason Bateman (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Max Davis (voice) · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Dr. Leslie (voice) · 1 eps
The Fairly OddParents
Tommy Turner (voice) · 1 eps
Scrubs
Mr. Sutton · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Doug Wainwright · 1 eps
Arrested Development
Michael Bluth · 84 eps
Little House on the Prairie
James Cooper · 2 eps
Little House on the Prairie
James Cooper Ingalls · 19 eps
St. Elsewhere
Tim Moynihan · 1 eps
Matlock
Jason Bateman · 1 eps
Ozark
Marty Byrde · 44 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Hermes (voice) · 1 eps
Black Rabbit
Vince Friedken · 8 eps
The Twilight Zone
Scott Crane · 1 eps
The Outsider
Terry Maitland · 4 eps
DTF St. Louis
Clark Forrest · 7 eps
Silver Spoons
Derek Taylor · 21 eps
Ned & Stacey
Bobby Van Lowe · 1 eps
Yo Gabba Gabba!
1 eps
The Hogan Family
David Hogan · 110 eps
Zootopia+
Nick Wilde (voice) · 2 eps
Burke's Law
Jason Ripley · 1 eps
Rude Awakening
Ryan · 1 eps
For Your Love
Tom · 1 eps
George & Leo
Ted Stoody · 22 eps
Sit Down Shut Up
Larry Littlejunk · 13 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Steve Tilby · 1 eps
It's Your Move
Matthew Burton · 18 eps
Simon
Carl Himple · 21 eps
The Jake Effect
Jake Galvin · 7 eps
Chicago Sons
Harry Kulchak · 13 eps
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. · 3 eps
Some of My Best Friends
Warren Fairbanks · 7 eps
Self / Appearances (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
The Muppets
Self · 1 eps
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self · 1 eps
Directors on Directors
Self · 1 eps
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
Skip Intro
Self - Guest · 1 eps
SmartLess: On the Road
Self · 6 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Stand Up to Cancer
Self · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Question & Answer
Self
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Pump
Self - Narrator (Voice)
A Farewell to Ozark
Self
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Self
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
Mansome
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Upcoming (2)
Directing (12)
Arrested Development
Director
Ozark
Director
Family Matters
Director
Black Rabbit
Director
The Outsider
Director
The Hogan Family
Director
For Your Love
Director
Two of a Kind
Director
Brother's Keeper
Director
Bad Words
Director
The Family Fang
Director
Do Not Disturb
Director
Producing (20)
Ozark
Executive Producer
Black Rabbit
Executive Producer
A Teacher
Executive Producer
The Outsider
Executive Producer
DTF St. Louis
Executive Producer
Lessons in Chemistry
Executive Producer
Hit Man
Producer
Kidding
Executive Producer
Based on a True Story
Executive Producer
Game Night
Producer
Under the Banner of Heaven
Executive Producer
Identity Thief
Producer
Florida Man
Executive Producer
Hell of a Summer
Producer
Your Place or Mine
Producer
Bad Words
Producer
Outlast
Executive Producer
The Family Fang
Producer
SmartLess: On the Road
Executive Producer
Mansome
Executive Producer
