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