Ashton Kutcher
Born: 1978-02-07 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Christopher Ashton Kutcher (born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, model, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his acting career portraying Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006). He made his film debut in the romantic comedy Coming Soon (1999), followed by the comedy film Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), which was a box office hit. In 2003, Kutcher moved into romantic comedies, appearing in that year's Just Married and My Boss's Daughter. In 2003, he created and produced the television series Punk'd, also serving as host for the first eight of its ten seasons. In 2004, Kutcher starred in the lead role of the psychological film The Butterfly Effect. Kutcher subsequently appeared in more romantic comedies, including Guess Who (2005), A Lot Like Love (2005), What Happens in Vegas (2008), and No Strings Attached (2011). He starred as Walden Schmidt on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2011–2015). In 2013, Kutcher portrayed Steve Jobs in the biographical film Jobs. He also starred as Colt Bennett in the Netflix series The Ranch (2016–2020). Kutcher provided the voice of Elliot in Open Season (2006). Beyond entertainment, Kutcher is also a venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of the venture capital firm A-Grade Investments. At SXSW in March 2015, Kutcher announced Sound Ventures, the successor to A-Grade Investments, managing a fund backed by institutional funding. Kutcher has also successfully invested in several high technology startups. Kutcher has investments in over 60 companies, the most prominent of which include Skype, Foursquare, Airbnb, Path and Fab.com. Kutcher has invested in five startups as of August 2017: Neighborly, Zenreach, ResearchGate, Kopari Beauty, and Lemonade.
Filmography
2026
- The Beauty as Byron Forst / The Corporation
- After Hours with James Corden as Self
- The Beauty: Official Podcast as Self
2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special as Self (archive footage)
2024
- TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy as Self (archive footage)
2023
- That '90s Show as Michael Kelso
- Your Place or Mine as Peter Coleman
2022
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge as Self
- Vengeance as Quentin Sellers
- The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self
2021
- Stoner Cats as Baxter
2020
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
2019
- The Boys as Ashton Kutcher (uncredited)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018
- The King as Self
2016
- WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- Chelsea as Self
- The Ranch as Colt
- 10 самых... as Self (archive footage)
- The University as Self - Interviewee
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Annie as Simon Goodspeed
- The Man Who Saved the World as Self
2013
- Jobs as Steve Jobs
- Beauty & The Nerd ... (Creator)
- Forever Young ... (Creator)
2012
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
2011
- No Strings Attached as Adam Franklin
- New Year's Eve as Randy
- OK! TV
2010
- Conan as Self
- Valentine's Day as Reed Bennett
- Killers as Spencer Aimes
- The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- Brother's Justice as Self
2009
- Shark Tank as Self
- Spread as Nikki
- Beauty and the Geek Australia ... (Creator)
- Personal Effects as Walter
- The Beautiful Life: TBL ... (Executive Producer)
- True Beauty ... (Executive Producer)
- Game Show in My Head ... (Executive Producer)
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2008
- What Happens in Vegas as Jack Fuller
- Miss Guided as Beaux
- Opportunity Knocks ... (Executive Producer)
- Pop Fiction ... (Executive Producer)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Adventures in Hollyhood ... (Executive Producer)
- Room 401 ... (Executive Producer)
- The Real Wedding Crashers ... (Executive Producer)
2006
- Open Season as Elliot (voice)
- The Guardian as Jake Fischer
- Bobby as Fisher
- Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run as Elliot (voice)
2005
- Robot Chicken
- The Reichen Show as Self
- A Lot Like Love as Oliver Martin
- Guess Who as Simon Green
- Beauty and the Geek ... (Executive Producer)
- Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Making Of")
2004
- The Butterfly Effect as Evan Treborn
- You've Got a Friend ... (Executive Producer)
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Two and a Half Men as Walden Schmidt
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Punk'd as Self - Host
- The Bachelorette as Self
- Cheaper by the Dozen as Hank (uncredited)
- Just Married as Tom Leezak
- My Boss's Daughter as Tom Stansfield
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- RI:SE
- That '70s KISS Show as Self / Steven Kelso
2001
- The Bernie Mac Show as Ashton Kutcher
- Grounded for Life as Scott
- Texas Rangers as George Durham
2000
- Dude, Where's My Car? as Jesse
- Reindeer Games as College Kid
- Down to You as Jim Morrison
- Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
1999
- Family Guy as Ashton Kutcher
- Rove as Self
- The Early Show as Self
- Coming Soon as Louie
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998
- That '70s Show as Michael Kelso
1997
- The View as Self
- Just Shoot Me! as Dean Cassidy
1996
- Muppets Tonight as Ashton Kutcher
- E! True Hollywood Story as Self
1993
- Raw
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self