Steve Carell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 16, 1962 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Credits
- 118
Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, where Carell also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell has received numerous accolades for his performances in both film and television, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life magazine.
Carell gained recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He went on to star in several comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Date Night (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Way, Way Back (2013). He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present).
Carell began to shift into more dramatic roles in the 2010s, with his role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earning him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also starred in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the last two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. In 2018, he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld, and played journalist David Sheff in the drama film Beautiful Boy.
Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell. He starred as Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also returned to comedy with the lead role of General Mark R. Naird in the Netflix sitcom Space Force (2020–2022).
Known for
Filmography
Minions & Monsters
2026Movie
Gru (archive) (uncredited) (voice)
Rooster
2026TV
Greg Russo
Mountainhead
2025Movie
Randall Garrett
The Four Seasons
2025TV
Nick Pagano
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025TV
Self - Guest
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Movie
Self
Despicable Me 4
2024Movie
Gru (voice)
IF
2024Movie
Blue (voice)
Who's Who?
2023TV
Gru (voice)
Asteroid City
2023Movie
The Motel Manager
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023Movie
Self - Guest
Minions & More 2
2022Movie
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Minions & More Volume 1
2022Movie
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
The Patient
2022TV
Alan Strauss
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022Movie
Gru (voice)
Irresistible
2020Movie
Gary Zimmer
Space Force
2020TV
General Mark R. Naird
Some Good News
2020TV
Self
The Morning Show
2019TV
Mitch Kessler
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
2019Movie
Gru (voice)
Vice
2018Movie
Donald Rumsfeld
Welcome to Marwen
2018Movie
Mark Hogancamp
Beautiful Boy
2018Movie
David Sheff
Bobs Not Birthday
2018Movie
Gru
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017Movie
Self
Last Flag Flying
2017Movie
Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017Movie
Self
Battle of the Sexes
2017Movie
Bobby Riggs
Despicable Me 3
2017Movie
Gru / Dru (voice)
Café Society
2016Movie
Phil Stern
First Impressions
2016TV
Himself
The Big Short
2015Movie
Mark Baum
Freeheld
2015Movie
Steven Goldstein
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest, Self
Minions
2015Movie
Young Gru (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Foxcatcher
2014Movie
John du Pont
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014Movie
Ben Cooper
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest
9 Kisses
2014Movie
Man on Bench
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013Movie
Brick Tamland
Panic in the Mailroom
2013Movie
Gru(voice)(uncredited)
Training Wheels
2013Movie
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Despicable Me 2
2013Movie
Gru (voice)
The Way Way Back
2013Movie
Trent Ramsey
The Office Retrospective
2013Movie
Self
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013Movie
Burt Wonderstone
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013Movie
Self
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
2012Movie
Michael Scott
Hope Springs
2012Movie
Dr. Bernie Feld
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
2012Movie
Gru (voice)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012Movie
Dodge Petersen
Finding Your Roots
2012TV
Self / Michael Scott
The Minions
2012TV
Gru
Inside Comedy
2012TV
Self
Life's Too Short
2011TV
Steve Carell
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011TV
Self - Guest
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011Movie
Cal
Movie Poster Contract
2011Movie
Self
Web Therapy
2011TV
Jackson Pickett
Dinner for Schmucks
2010Movie
Barry
Despicable Me
2010Movie
Gru (voice)
Date Night
2010Movie
Phil Foster
The Jay Leno Show
2009TV
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009Movie
Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008Movie
Self
Get Smart
2008Movie
Maxwell Smart
Horton Hears a Who!
2008Movie
Mayor (voice)
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008TV
Self
Stories USA
2007Movie
Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
Dan in Real Life
2007Movie
Dan
Evan Almighty
2007Movie
Evan Baxter
Knocked Up
2007Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006Movie
Hammy (voice)
Little Miss Sunshine
2006Movie
Frank Ginsberg
Over the Hedge
2006Movie
Hammy (voice)
American Storage
2006Movie
Rich
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
2006Movie
Gary (voice)
The Colbert Report
2005TV
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005Movie
Andy Stitzer
Bewitched
2005Movie
Uncle Arthur
The Office
2005TV
Michael Scott
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004Movie
Brick Tamland
Melinda and Melinda
2004Movie
Walt
Sleepover
2004Movie
Sherman
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004Movie
Brick Tamland
Come to Papa
2004TV
Blevin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self - Guest, Self
Bruce Almighty
2003Movie
Evan Baxter
Streets of Pain
2003Movie
Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Fillmore!
2002TV
Mr. Delancey (voice)
Watching Ellie
2002TV
Edgar
Live from E!
2002TV
Self
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
2000Movie
Himself
H.U.D.
2000Movie
Havoc
Suits
1999Movie
United Standards 2
Homegrown
1998Movie
Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
Tomorrow Night
1998Movie
Mailroom Guy #2
Over the Top
1997TV
Yorgo Galfanikos
The View
1997TV
Self
Just Shoot Me!
1997TV
Mr. Weiland
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996TV
Gary / Police Commissioner (voice)
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self, Self - Correspondent
The Dana Carvey Show
1996TV
Various Characters
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Curly Sue
1991Movie
Tesio
The Simpsons
1989TV
Dan Gillick (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Gary (voice) (uncredited), Gary (voice), Additional Voices (voice), Gary / Big Head (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Saturday TV Funhouse
TV
Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)
The Rabbit Factor
Movie