Jason Bateman
Born: 1969-01-14 in Rye, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- DTF St. Louis as Clark Forrest
- Outcome ... (Thanks)
- Skip Intro as Self - Guest
- Evil Genius ... (Producer)
2025
- Zootopia 2 as Nick Wilde (voice)
- Black Rabbit as Vince Friedken
- Hell of a Summer ... (Producer)
2023
- Air as Rob Strasser
- Lessons in Chemistry ... (Executive Producer)
- Based on a True Story ... (Executive Producer)
- Once Upon a Studio as Nick Wilde (voice)
- Your Place or Mine ... (Producer)
- Florida Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Outlast ... (Executive Producer)
- SmartLess: On the Road as Self
- Fool's Paradise as SPFX Tech
2022
- Zootopia+ as Nick Wilde (voice)
- Under the Banner of Heaven ... (Executive Producer)
- Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery as Jason Bateman
- A Farewell to Ozark as Self
2021
- Directors on Directors as Self
- Thunder Force as The Crab
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes as Tim Holifield
2020
- A Teacher ... (Executive Producer)
- The Outsider as Terry Maitland
- Question & Answer as Self
2018
- Kidding ... (Executive Producer)
- Game Night as Max
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self
2017
- Ozark as Marty Byrde
2016
- Zootopia as Nick Wilde (voice)
- WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- Central Intelligence as Trevor
- Office Christmas Party as Josh Parker
- The Family Fang as Baxter Fang
- Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The Muppets as Self
- The Gift as Simon Callem
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Horrible Bosses 2 as Nick Hendricks
- This Is Where I Leave You as Judd Altman
- The Longest Week as Conrad Valmont
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
- A LEGO Brickumentary as Narrator (voice)
- Pump as Self - Narrator (Voice)
- Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas as James Cooper Ingalls
2013
- Identity Thief as Sandy Patterson
- Disconnect as Rich Boyd
- Bad Words as Guy Trilby
- The Arrested Development Documentary Project as Self
2011
- Paul as Agent Zoil
- Horrible Bosses as Nick Hendricks
- The Change-Up as Dave Lockwood
2010
- Conan as Self
- The Switch as Wally Mars
- This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
2009
- Couples Retreat as Jason
- Up in the Air as Craig Gregory
- State of Play as Dominic Foy
- The Invention of Lying as Doctor
- Sit Down Shut Up as Larry Littlejunk
- Extract as Joel
- Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
2008
- Tropic Thunder as Jason Bateman
- Hancock as Ray
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Animal Instincts Detective
- Do Not Disturb ... (Director)
- Stand Up to Cancer as Self
- The Promotion as Retreat Leader
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Juno as Mark Loring
- The Kingdom as Adam Leavitt
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium as Henry Weston
2006
- Arthur and the Invisibles as Darkos (voice)
- The Break-Up as Riggleman
- Smokin' Aces as Rupert 'Rip' Reed
- The Ex as Chip Sanders
- The Jake Effect as Jake Galvin
2004
- Justice League Unlimited as Hermes (voice)
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Pepper Brooks
- Starsky & Hutch as Kevin
2003
- Arrested Development as Michael Bluth
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Punk'd as Self
- Cold Pizza
- Sol Goode as Spider
2002
- The Twilight Zone as Scott Crane
- The Sweetest Thing as Roger Donahue
- One Way Out as John Farrow
2001
- The Fairly OddParents as Tommy Turner (voice)
- Scrubs as Mr. Sutton
- Some of My Best Friends as Warren Fairbanks
1999
- Love Stinks as Jesse Travis
- Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1998
- For Your Love as Tom
- Rude Awakening as Ryan
- Two of a Kind ... (Director)
- Brother's Keeper ... (Director)
1997
- King of the Hill as Dr. Leslie (voice)
- The View as Self
- George & Leo as Ted Stoody
- Chicago Sons as Harry Kulchak
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1995
- Ned & Stacey as Bobby Van Lowe
- Simon as Carl Himple
- Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart as Stuart Morris
1994
- Burke's Law as Jason Ripley
- This Can't Be Love as Grant
- Confessions: Two Faces of Evil as William Mothershed
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
- Breaking the Rules as Phil Stepler
- A Taste for Killing as Blaine Stockard
1991
- Necessary Roughness as Jarvis Edison
1989
- The Simpsons as Jason Bateman (voice)
- Family Matters ... (Director)
- The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano as Host
1988
- This Morning as Self
- Moving Target as Toby Kellogg
- Crossing the Mob as Philly
1987
- Teen Wolf Too as Todd Howard
- Bates Motel as Tony Scotti
- How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1986
- Matlock as Jason Bateman
- The Hogan Family as David Hogan
- The Thanksgiving Promise as Steve Tilby
- Can You Feel Me Dancing? as Larry Nichols
1985
- Robert Kennedy & His Times as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
1984
- It's Your Move as Matthew Burton
- The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins as Addison Cromwell
1982
- Knight Rider as Doug Wainwright
- St. Elsewhere as Tim Moynihan
- Silver Spoons as Derek Taylor
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1974
- Little House on the Prairie as James Cooper
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Steve Tilby
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter