Jason Bateman
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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
Credits
Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Nick Wilde (voice)
Zootopia (2016)
as Nick Wilde (voice)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
as Animal Instincts Detective
Central Intelligence (2016)
as Trevor
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Nick Hendricks
Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Jason Bateman
Juno (2007)
as Mark Loring
Carry-On (2024)
as Traveler
Game Night (2018)
as Max
Horrible Bosses (2011)
as Nick Hendricks
Hancock (2008)
as Ray
Up in the Air (2009)
as Craig Gregory
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
as Pepper Brooks
Paul (2011)
as Agent Zoil
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
as Henry Weston
The Invention of Lying (2009)
as Doctor
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
as Darkos (voice)
Air (2023)
as Rob Strasser
The Break-Up (2006)
as Riggleman
Identity Thief (2013)
as Sandy Patterson
Couples Retreat (2009)
as Jason
The Change-Up (2011)
as Dave Lockwood
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Nick Wilde (voice)
Disconnect (2013)
as Rich Boyd
Smokin' Aces (2006)
as Rupert 'Rip' Reed
State of Play (2009)
as Dominic Foy
The Gift (2015)
as Simon Callem
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
as Judd Altman
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
as Kevin
The Kingdom (2007)
as Adam Leavitt
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
as Roger
Office Christmas Party (2016)
as Josh Parker
Question & Answer (2020)
as Self
Zootopia 3 (—)
as Nick Wilde (voice)
The Switch (2010)
as Wally Mars
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
as Todd Howard
Thunder Force (2021)
as The Crab
Significant Other (—)
Actor
Bad Words (2013)
as Guy Trilby
Extract (2009)
as Joel
Fool's Paradise (2023)
as SPFX Tech
Necessary Roughness (1991)
as Jarvis Edison
The Family Fang (2016)
as Baxter Fang
Bates Motel (1987)
as Tony
Hit & Run (2012)
as Keith Yert
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney (2016)
as Self
This Can't Be Love (1994)
as Grant
The Longest Week (2014)
as Conrad Valmont
An SNL Valentine (2015)
as (archive footage)
The Ex (2006)
as Chip Sanders
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (2022)
as Jason Bateman
The Promotion (2008)
as Retreat Leader
A Farewell to Ozark (2022)
as Self
Love Stinks (1999)
as Jesse Travis
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Pump (2014)
as Self - Narrator (Voice)
A LEGO Brickumentary (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
as Stuart Morris
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
as Tim Holifield
Sol Goode (2003)
as Spider
Breaking the Rules (1992)
as Phil Stepler
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)
as Addison Cromwell
The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013)
as Self
The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
as Steve Tilby
Moving Target (1988)
as Toby Kellogg
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
as William Mothershed
Mansome (2012)
as Self
One Way Out (2002)
as John Farrow
Crossing the Mob (1988)
as Philly
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)
as James Cooper Ingalls
A Taste for Killing (1992)
as Blaine Stockard
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano (1989)
as Host
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying (2010)
as Self
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe (2009)
as Self
Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)
as Larry Nichols
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love? (1987)
Actor