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