Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Known for
Acting
Born
June 7, 1988 (age 38)
Birthplace
Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Michael Austin Cera (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children’s television show The Berenstain Bears and portraying a young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). He has had numerous roles in United States television and film productions, including character George Michael Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and for his film roles as Evan in Superbad (2007), Paulie Bleeker in Juno (2007), Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and a fictional version of himself in This Is the End (2013). He voiced Dick Grayson/Robin in The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Barry (a deformed sausage) in Sausage Party (2016), and Sal Viscuso, the voice behind the announcements in Childrens Hospital. Cera made his Broadway debut in the 2014 production of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth. For his performance in the 2018 production of Lonergan's Lobby Hero, Cera was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Cera starred in the revival of Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery. In addition to acting, Cera is a musician, having released his debut album True That in 2014. Cera has also performed as the touring bassist for indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly.

Known For

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Filmography

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How and Why

How and Why

Movie · as Mendelson

2026
Saturday Night Live UK poster

Saturday Night Live UK

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep

2026
The Tom Green Farm poster

The Tom Green Farm

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme

Movie · as Bjorn Lund

2025
Sacramento poster

Sacramento

Movie · as Glenn

2025
The Running Man poster

The Running Man

Movie · as Elton Perrakis

2024
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point poster

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

Movie · as Officer Gibson

2024
Sausage Party: Foodtopia poster

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

TV · as Barry (voice) · 16 eps

2023
The Adults poster

The Adults

Movie · as Eric

2023
Barbie poster

Barbie

Movie · as Allan

2023
Under the Boardwalk poster

Under the Boardwalk

Movie · as Armen (voice)

2023
Dream Scenario poster

Dream Scenario

Movie · as Trent

2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off poster

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

TV · as Scott Pilgrim (voice) · 8 eps

2023
Command Z poster

Command Z

TV · as Kerning Fealty · 8 eps

2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank poster

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Movie · as Hank (voice)

2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical poster

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

TV · as Great Wide Wonder (voice) · 1 ep

2022
Life & Beth poster

Life & Beth

TV · as John · 10 eps

2022
Celebrity Jeopardy! poster

Celebrity Jeopardy!

TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps

2021
Cryptozoo poster

Cryptozoo

Movie · as Matthew (voice)

2020
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis poster

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis

Movie · as Self - Scott Pilgrim

2020
Medical Police poster

Medical Police

TV · as Sal Viscuso (voice) · 3 eps

2019
Gloria Bell poster

Gloria Bell

Movie · as Peter

2019
Weird City poster

Weird City

TV · as Tawny Clem · 1 ep

2018
Tyrel poster

Tyrel

Movie · as Alan

2018
Spivak poster

Spivak

Movie · as Robby LeBeau

2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling poster

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

TV · as Garry Shandling (voice) · 2 eps

2017
The Lego Batman Movie poster

The Lego Batman Movie

Movie · as Robin / Dick Grayson (voice)

2017
Person to Person poster

Person to Person

Movie · as Phil

2017
Molly's Game poster

Molly's Game

Movie · as Player X

2017
How to Be a Latin Lover poster

How to Be a Latin Lover

Movie · as Remy

2017
Lemon poster

Lemon

Movie · as Alex

2017
One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie poster

One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie

Movie · as Self

2017
Cooking with Alfred poster

Cooking with Alfred

Movie · as Dick Grayson / Robin (voice)

2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks poster

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

Movie · as Self

2016
Sausage Party poster

Sausage Party

Movie · as Barry (voice)

2016
Man Rots from the Head

Man Rots from the Head

Movie · as Sydney Ward

2015
Entertainment poster

Entertainment

Movie · as Tommy

2015
That Dog poster

That Dog

Movie · as Tim

2015
A Very Murray Christmas poster

A Very Murray Christmas

Movie · as Jackie the Talent Agent

2015
Hits poster

Hits

Movie · as Bennie

2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon poster

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Movie · as Self

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp poster

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

TV · as Jim Stansel · 3 eps

2014
Beef poster

Beef

Movie · as Clovis

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
The End of Love poster

The End of Love

Movie · as Michael

2013
This Is the End poster

This Is the End

Movie · as Michael Cera

2013
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus poster

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus

Movie · as Jamie

2013
Magic Magic poster

Magic Magic

Movie · as Brink

2013
Failure poster

Failure

Movie · as Man

2013
Gregory Go Boom poster

Gregory Go Boom

Movie · as Gregory

2013
Brazzaville Teen-Ager poster

Brazzaville Teen-Ager

Movie · as Gunther

2013
Bitch poster

Bitch

Movie · as Dave McKenna

2013
Here Comes the Night Time poster

Here Comes the Night Time

Movie · as Bartender / Grandmaster Mike

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Maurice Cohen, John Endicott · 1 ep

2012
Bright Day poster

Bright Day

Movie · as Michael Cera

2012
The Immigrant

The Immigrant

Movie · as Michael

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2012
The Boring Life of Jacqueline poster

The Boring Life of Jacqueline

TV · 10 eps

2012
Burning Love poster

Burning Love

TV · as Wally · 8 eps

2011
Bad Dads

Bad Dads

Movie · as Cory

2011
Black Mirror poster

Black Mirror

TV · as Beppe · 1 ep

2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation poster

Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation

Movie · as Scott Pilgrim (voice)

2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World poster

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Movie · as Scott Pilgrim

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Youth in Revolt poster

Youth in Revolt

Movie · as Nick Twisp / François Dillinger

2009
Paper Heart poster

Paper Heart

Movie · as Michael Cera

2009
Year One poster

Year One

Movie · as Oh

2009
Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist poster

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Movie · as Nick

2008
Extreme Movie poster

Extreme Movie

Movie · as Fred

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Sal Viscuso · 91 eps

2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis poster

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Juno poster

Juno

Movie · as Paulie Bleeker

2007
Superbad poster

Superbad

Movie · as Evan

2007
Clark and Michael poster

Clark and Michael

TV · as Michael · 10 eps

2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

TV · as Jamie Stevens · 1 ep

2007
Wayside poster

Wayside

TV · as Todd (voice)

2007
Derek and Simon: The Show

Derek and Simon: The Show

TV · 13 eps

2007
Plug & Play

Plug & Play

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Lunar Jim poster

Lunar Jim

TV · 92 eps

2006
Top Chef poster

Top Chef

TV · as Guest Judge · 1 ep

2005
Darling Darling

Darling Darling

Movie · as Harold

2005
Wayside: The Movie poster

Wayside: The Movie

Movie · as Todd (voice)

2004
Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars

TV · as Dean · 1 ep

2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster

Tom Goes to the Mayor

TV · as Scrotch (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as George Michael Bluth · 84 eps

2003
The Berenstain Bears poster

The Berenstain Bears

TV · as Brother · 80 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun poster

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Movie · as Young Gizmo (voice)

2002
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind poster

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Movie · as Chuck (8 & 11 years)

2001
My Louisiana Sky poster

My Louisiana Sky

Movie · as Jesse Wade Thompson

2001
Stolen Miracle poster

Stolen Miracle

Movie · as Brandon McKinley

2001
My Husband's Double Life poster

My Husband's Double Life

Movie · as Young Ted Welsh

2001
I Was a Rat poster

I Was a Rat

Movie · as Buzzer

2001
Walter and Henry poster

Walter and Henry

Movie · as Crying Kid

2001
Braceface poster

Braceface

TV · as Josh Spitz (voice) · 25 eps

2001
Doc poster

Doc

TV · as Max · 2 eps

2001
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series poster

Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series

TV · as Benjamin (voice) · 1 ep

2001
The Ripping Friends poster

The Ripping Friends

TV · as Boy Boy (voice) · 1 ep

2000
Frequency poster

Frequency

Movie · as Gordy Jr. (10 Years)

2000
Steal This Movie poster

Steal This Movie

Movie · as America - 7 & 8 Years Old

2000
Ultimate G's: Zac's Flying Dream poster

Ultimate G's: Zac's Flying Dream

Movie · as Young Zac

2000
Custody of the Heart poster

Custody of the Heart

Movie · as Johnny Raphael

1999
What Katy Did poster

What Katy Did

Movie · as Dorry Carr

1999
Switching Goals poster

Switching Goals

Movie · as Taylor

1999
Twice in a Lifetime poster

Twice in a Lifetime

TV · as Skateboarder #2 · 1 ep

1998
Noddy poster

Noddy

TV · as Butch · 1 ep

1998
Rolie Polie Olie poster

Rolie Polie Olie

TV · as Little Gizmo (voice) · 6 eps

1997
La Femme Nikita poster

La Femme Nikita

TV · as Jerome · 1 ep

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Wally Brando · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Nick (voice) · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep