Jason Bateman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 14, 1969 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Rye, New York, USA
- Credits
- 137
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.
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Known for
Filmography
DTF St. Louis
2026TV
Clark Forrest
Skip Intro
2026TV
Self - Guest
Zootopia 2
2025Movie
Nick Wilde (voice)
Black Rabbit
2025TV
Vince Friedken
Carry-On
2024Movie
Traveler
Once Upon a Studio
2023Movie
Nick Wilde (voice)
SmartLess: On the Road
2023TV
Self
Fool's Paradise
2023Movie
SPFX Tech
Air
2023Movie
Rob Strasser
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
2022Movie
Jason Bateman
Zootopia+
2022TV
Nick Wilde (voice)
A Farewell to Ozark
2022Movie
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021Movie
Tim Holifield
Thunder Force
2021Movie
The Crab
Directors on Directors
2021TV
Self
Question & Answer
2020Movie
Self
The Outsider
2020TV
Terry Maitland
I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
2019TV
Self - Contestant
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018TV
Self
Game Night
2018Movie
Max
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018TV
Self
Ozark
2017TV
Marty Byrde
Office Christmas Party
2016Movie
Josh Parker
Central Intelligence
2016Movie
Trevor
The Family Fang
2016Movie
Baxter Fang
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016Movie
Self
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
2016Movie
Self
Zootopia
2016Movie
Nick Wilde (voice)
The Muppets
2015TV
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
The Gift
2015Movie
Simon Callem
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
An SNL Valentine
2015Movie
(archive footage)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014Movie
Self
Horrible Bosses 2
2014Movie
Nick Hendricks
A LEGO Brickumentary
2014Movie
Narrator (voice)
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014Movie
James Cooper Ingalls
Pump
2014Movie
Self - Narrator (Voice)
This Is Where I Leave You
2014Movie
Judd Altman
The Longest Week
2014Movie
Conrad Valmont
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest
Bad Words
2013Movie
Guy Trilby
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013Movie
Self
Disconnect
2013Movie
Rich Boyd
Identity Thief
2013Movie
Sandy Patterson
Hit & Run
2012Movie
Keith Yert
Mansome
2012Movie
Self
The Change-Up
2011Movie
Dave Lockwood
Horrible Bosses
2011Movie
Nick Hendricks
Paul
2011Movie
Agent Zoil
Conan
2010TV
Self
The Switch
2010Movie
Wally Mars
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010Movie
Self
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009Movie
Self
Up in the Air
2009Movie
Craig Gregory
The Invention of Lying
2009Movie
Doctor
Couples Retreat
2009Movie
Jason
Extract
2009Movie
Joel
Sit Down Shut Up
2009TV
Larry Littlejunk
State of Play
2009Movie
Dominic Foy
Stand Up to Cancer
2008TV
Self
Tropic Thunder
2008Movie
Jason Bateman
Hancock
2008Movie
Ray
The Promotion
2008Movie
Retreat Leader
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008Movie
Animal Instincts Detective
Juno
2007Movie
Mark Loring
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007Movie
Henry Weston
The Kingdom
2007Movie
Adam Leavitt
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007TV
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006Movie
Darkos (voice)
Smokin' Aces
2006Movie
Rupert 'Rip' Reed
The Ex
2006Movie
Chip Sanders
The Break-Up
2006Movie
Riggleman
The Jake Effect
2006TV
Jake Galvin
Justice League Unlimited
2004TV
Hermes (voice)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004Movie
Pepper Brooks
Starsky & Hutch
2004Movie
Kevin
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004TV
Self
Arrested Development
2003TV
Michael Bluth
Cold Pizza
2003TV
Punk'd
2003TV
Self
Sol Goode
2003Movie
Spider
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
2002TV
Scott Crane
The Sweetest Thing
2002Movie
Roger
One Way Out
2002Movie
John Farrow
Scrubs
2001TV
Mr. Sutton
The Fairly OddParents
2001TV
Tommy Turner (voice)
Some of My Best Friends
2001TV
Warren Fairbanks
Love Stinks
1999Movie
Jesse Travis
Teen Choice Awards
1999TV
Self - Presenter
Rude Awakening
1998TV
Ryan
For Your Love
1998TV
Tom
George & Leo
1997TV
Ted Stoody
The View
1997TV
Self
King of the Hill
1997TV
Dr. Leslie (voice)
Chicago Sons
1997TV
Harry Kulchak
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self, Self - Guest
Ned & Stacey
1995TV
Bobby Van Lowe
Simon
1995TV
Carl Himple
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995Movie
Stuart Morris
This Can't Be Love
1994Movie
Grant
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994Movie
William Mothershed
Burke's Law
1994TV
Jason Ripley
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Breaking the Rules
1992Movie
Phil Stepler
A Taste for Killing
1992Movie
Blaine Stockard
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992TV
Self - Presenter
Necessary Roughness
1991Movie
Jarvis Edison
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989Movie
Host
The Simpsons
1989TV
Jason Bateman (voice), Max Davis (voice)
Crossing the Mob
1988Movie
Philly
This Morning
1988TV
Self
Moving Target
1988Movie
Toby Kellogg
Teen Wolf Too
1987Movie
Todd Howard
Bates Motel
1987Movie
Tony Scotti
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1987Movie
The Thanksgiving Promise
1986Movie
Steve Tilby
Can You Feel Me Dancing?
1986Movie
Larry Nichols
Matlock
1986TV
Jason Bateman
The Hogan Family
1986TV
David Hogan
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985TV
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
It's Your Move
1984TV
Matthew Burton
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984Movie
Addison Cromwell
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Tim Moynihan
Knight Rider
1982TV
Doug Wainwright
Silver Spoons
1982TV
Derek Taylor
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
James Cooper, James Cooper Ingalls
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Steve Tilby
The Emmy Awards
1949TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Zootopia 3
Movie
Nick Wilde (voice)
Significant Other
Movie