1969-01-14 Rye, New York, USA
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.
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Zootopia 2 | Nick Wilde (voice) | 2025-11-26 |
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Carry-On | Traveler | 2024-12-05 |
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Air | Rob Strasser | 2023-04-05 |
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Once Upon a Studio | Nick Wilde (voice) | 2023-09-24 |
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Fool's Paradise | SPFX Tech | 2023-05-12 |
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Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery | Jason Bateman | 2022-12-14 |
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A Farewell to Ozark | Self | 2022-04-29 |
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes | Tim Holifield | 2021-12-07 |
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Thunder Force | The Crab | 2021-04-09 |
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Question & Answer | Self | 2020-02-08 |
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Game Night | Max | 2018-02-15 |
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Office Christmas Party | Josh Parker | 2016-11-25 |
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Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 2016-02-21 |
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016-02-21 |
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Central Intelligence | Trevor | 2016-06-15 |
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Zootopia | Nick Wilde (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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The Family Fang | Baxter Fang | 2016-04-16 |
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The Gift | Simon Callem | 2015-07-31 |
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This Is Where I Leave You | Judd Altman | 2014-09-10 |
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Horrible Bosses 2 | Nick Hendricks | 2014-11-12 |
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Beyond the Brick: A LEGO® Brickumentary | Narrator (voice) | 2014-11-09 |
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Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas | James Cooper Ingalls | 2014-11-04 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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The Longest Week | Conrad Valmont | 2014-09-05 |
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Pump | Self - Narrator (Voice) | 2014-09-19 |
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Bad Words | Guy Trilby | 2013-09-06 |
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Disconnect | Rich Boyd | 2013-04-12 |
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The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Self | 2013-05-02 |
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Identity Thief | Sandy Patterson | 2013-02-07 |
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Mansome | Self | 2012-05-18 |
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Hit & Run | Keith Yert | 2012-08-22 |
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Horrible Bosses | Nick Hendricks | 2011-07-08 |
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Paul | Agent Zoil | 2011-02-14 |
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The Change-Up | Dave Lockwood | 2011-08-05 |
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This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying | Self | 2010-01-19 |
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The Switch | Wally Mars | 2010-08-20 |
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State of Play | Dominic Foy | 2009-04-17 |
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The Invention of Lying | Doctor | 2009-10-02 |
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Couples Retreat | Jason | 2009-09-19 |
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Extract | Joel | 2009-09-03 |
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Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe | Self | 2009-12-22 |
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Up in the Air | Craig Gregory | 2009-12-04 |
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Hancock | Ray | 2008-07-01 |
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Tropic Thunder | Jason Bateman | 2008-08-09 |
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The Promotion | Retreat Leader | 2008-06-06 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Animal Instincts Detective | 2008-04-17 |
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Juno | Mark Loring | 2007-12-05 |
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Henry Weston | 2007-11-16 |
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The Kingdom | Adam Leavitt | 2007-08-22 |
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The Ex | Chip Sanders | 2006-12-01 |
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Smokin' Aces | Rupert 'Rip' Reed | 2006-12-09 |
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The Break-Up | Riggleman | 2006-06-01 |
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Arthur et les Minimoys | Darkos (voice) | 2006-12-13 |
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Starsky & Hutch | Kevin | 2004-03-05 |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Pepper Brooks | 2004-06-18 |
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Sol Goode | Spider | 2003-03-11 |
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One Way Out | John Farrow | 2002-02-01 |
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The Sweetest Thing | Roger Donahue | 2002-04-12 |
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Love Stinks | Jesse Travis | 1999-09-10 |
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Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Stuart Morris | 1995-03-06 |
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This Can't Be Love | Grant | 1994-03-13 |
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | William Mothershed | 1994-01-17 |
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A Taste for Killing | Blaine Stockard | 1992-08-12 |
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Breaking the Rules | Phil Stepler | 1992-10-09 |
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Necessary Roughness | Jarvis Edison | 1991-09-27 |
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The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano | Host | 1989-12-28 |
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Moving Target | Toby Kellogg | 1988-02-08 |
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Crossing the Mob | Philly | 1988-10-14 |
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Bates Motel | Tony Scotti | 1987-07-05 |
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Teen Wolf Too | Todd Howard | 1987-11-20 |
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How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love? | 1987-04-13 | |
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The Thanksgiving Promise | Steve Tilby | 1986-11-23 |
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Can You Feel Me Dancing? | Larry Nichols | 1986-10-13 |
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The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Addison Cromwell | 1984-02-10 |
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Zootopia 3 | Nick Wilde (voice) | |
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