Jason Bateman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 14, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Rye, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
Significant Other
Movie
Zootopia 3
Movie · as Nick Wilde (voice)
DTF St. Louis
TV · as Clark Forrest · 7 eps
Skip Intro
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Zootopia 2
Movie · as Nick Wilde (voice)
Black Rabbit
TV · as Vince Friedken · 8 eps
Carry-On
Movie · as Traveler
Fool's Paradise
Movie · as SPFX Tech
Air
Movie · as Rob Strasser
Once Upon a Studio
Movie · as Nick Wilde (voice)
SmartLess: On the Road
TV · as Self · 6 eps
A Farewell to Ozark
Movie · as Self
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Movie · as Jason Bateman
Zootopia+
TV · as Nick Wilde (voice) · 2 eps
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Movie · as Tim Holifield
Thunder Force
Movie · as The Crab
Directors on Directors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Question & Answer
Movie · as Self
The Outsider
TV · as Terry Maitland · 4 eps
I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self - Contestant · 21 eps
Game Night
Movie · as Max
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ozark
TV · as Marty Byrde · 44 eps
Nobodies
TV · as Jason Bateman · 1 ep
The Family Fang
Movie · as Baxter Fang
Zootopia
Movie · as Nick Wilde (voice)
Office Christmas Party
Movie · as Josh Parker
Central Intelligence
Movie · as Trevor
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
Movie · as Self
The Gift
Movie · as Simon Callem
An SNL Valentine
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Muppets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Longest Week
Movie · as Conrad Valmont
Bad Words
Movie · as Guy Trilby
Horrible Bosses 2
Movie · as Nick Hendricks
This Is Where I Leave You
Movie · as Judd Altman
A LEGO Brickumentary
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Lennon or McCartney
Movie · as Self
Pump
Movie · as Self - Narrator (Voice)
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Movie · as James Cooper Ingalls
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Identity Thief
Movie · as Sandy Patterson
Disconnect
Movie · as Rich Boyd
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Movie · as Self
Mansome
Movie · as Self
Hit & Run
Movie · as Keith Yert
Paul
Movie · as Agent Zoil
The Change-Up
Movie · as Dave Lockwood
Horrible Bosses
Movie · as Nick Hendricks
The Switch
Movie · as Wally Mars
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Up in the Air
Movie · as Craig Gregory
The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Doctor
Extract
Movie · as Joel
State of Play
Movie · as Dominic Foy
Couples Retreat
Movie · as Jason
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Movie · as Self
Sit Down Shut Up
TV · as Larry Littlejunk · 13 eps
Hancock
Movie · as Ray
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Movie · as Animal Instincts Detective
The Promotion
Movie · as Retreat Leader
Tropic Thunder
Movie · as Jason Bateman
Stand Up to Cancer
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Movie · as Henry Weston
The Kingdom
Movie · as Adam Leavitt
Juno
Movie · as Mark Loring
Yo Gabba Gabba!
TV · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Break-Up
Movie · as Riggleman
The Ex
Movie · as Chip Sanders
Smokin' Aces
Movie · as Rupert 'Rip' Reed
Arthur and the Invisibles
Movie · as Darkos (voice)
The Jake Effect
TV · as Jake Galvin · 7 eps
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie · as Pepper Brooks
Starsky & Hutch
Movie · as Kevin
Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Hermes (voice) · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sol Goode
Movie · as Spider
Cold Pizza
TV · 1 ep
Arrested Development
TV · as Michael Bluth · 84 eps
Punk'd
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Sweetest Thing
Movie · as Roger
One Way Out
Movie · as John Farrow
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Scott Crane · 1 ep
The Fairly OddParents
TV · as Tommy Turner (voice) · 1 ep
Some of My Best Friends
TV · as Warren Fairbanks · 7 eps
Scrubs
TV · as Mr. Sutton · 1 ep
Love Stinks
Movie · as Jesse Travis
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Rude Awakening
TV · as Ryan · 1 ep
For Your Love
TV · as Tom · 1 ep
King of the Hill
TV · as Dr. Leslie (voice) · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Chicago Sons
TV · as Harry Kulchak · 13 eps
George & Leo
TV · as Ted Stoody · 22 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Movie · as Stuart Morris
Ned & Stacey
TV · as Bobby Van Lowe · 1 ep
Simon
TV · as Carl Himple · 21 eps
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Movie · as William Mothershed
This Can't Be Love
Movie · as Grant
Burke's Law
TV · as Jason Ripley · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Breaking the Rules
Movie · as Phil Stepler
A Taste for Killing
Movie · as Blaine Stockard
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Necessary Roughness
Movie · as Jarvis Edison
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Movie · as Host
The Simpsons
TV · as Jason Bateman (voice), Max Davis (voice) · 1 ep
Moving Target
Movie · as Toby Kellogg
Crossing the Mob
Movie · as Philly
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Teen Wolf Too
Movie · as Todd Howard
Bates Motel
Movie · as Tony
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
Movie
Can You Feel Me Dancing?
Movie · as Larry Nichols
The Thanksgiving Promise
Movie · as Steve Tilby
Matlock
TV · as Jason Bateman · 1 ep
The Hogan Family
TV · as David Hogan · 110 eps
Robert Kennedy & His Times
TV · as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. · 3 eps
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Movie · as Addison Cromwell
It's Your Move
TV · as Matthew Burton · 18 eps
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Tim Moynihan · 1 ep
Silver Spoons
TV · as Derek Taylor · 21 eps
Knight Rider
TV · as Doug Wainwright · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as James Cooper, James Cooper Ingalls · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Steve Tilby · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 ep