
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)

Central Intelligence (2016)
as Trevor

Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Nick Wilde (voice)

Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Jason Bateman

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
as Pepper Brooks

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Nick Hendricks

Game Night (2018)
as Max

Paul (2011)
as Agent Zoil

Hancock (2008)
as Ray

Carry-On (2024)
as Traveler

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
as Darkos (voice)

Horrible Bosses (2011)
as Nick Hendricks

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
as Animal Instincts Detective

Juno (2007)
as Mark Loring

Air (2023)
as Rob Strasser

The Change-Up (2011)
as Dave Lockwood

The Invention of Lying (2009)
as Doctor

Office Christmas Party (2016)
as Josh Parker

The Break-Up (2006)
as Riggleman

Smokin' Aces (2006)
as Rupert 'Rip' Reed

Up in the Air (2009)
as Craig Gregory

Identity Thief (2013)
as Sandy Patterson

The Kingdom (2007)
as Adam Leavitt

Couples Retreat (2009)
as Jason

This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
as Judd Altman

State of Play (2009)
as Dominic Foy

Starsky & Hutch (2004)
as Kevin

The Gift (2015)
as Simon Callem

The Sweetest Thing (2002)
as Roger Donahue

Zootopia 3 (—)
as Nick Wilde (voice)

The Switch (2010)
as Wally Mars

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
as Henry Weston

Thunder Force (2021)
as The Crab

Hit & Run (2012)
as Keith Yert

Fool's Paradise (2023)
as SPFX Tech

Disconnect (2013)
as Rich Boyd

Bad Words (2013)
as Guy Trilby

Necessary Roughness (1991)
as Jarvis Edison

Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney (2016)
as Self

Teen Wolf Too (1987)
as Todd Howard

The Family Fang (2016)
as Baxter Fang

Extract (2009)
as Joel

The Ex (2006)
as Chip Sanders

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
as Tim Holifield

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self

The Longest Week (2014)
as Conrad Valmont

The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013)
as Self

The Promotion (2008)
as Retreat Leader

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (2022)
as Jason Bateman

Bates Motel (1987)
as Tony Scotti

A Farewell to Ozark (2022)
as Self

A LEGO Brickumentary (2014)
as Narrator (voice)

Pump (2014)
as Self - Narrator (Voice)

Question & Answer (2020)
as Self

Sol Goode (2003)
as Spider

Love Stinks (1999)
as Jesse Travis

Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self

The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
as Steve Tilby

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
as Stuart Morris

Moving Target (1988)
as Toby Kellogg

One Way Out (2002)
as John Farrow

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)
as James Cooper Ingalls

Breaking the Rules (1992)
as Phil Stepler
Significant Other (—)
Actor

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)
as Addison Cromwell

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe (2009)
as Self

Crossing the Mob (1988)
as Philly

This Can't Be Love (1994)
as Grant

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying (2010)
as Self

A Taste for Killing (1992)
as Blaine Stockard

Mansome (2012)
as Self

How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love? (1987)
Actor

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
as William Mothershed

Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)
as Larry Nichols

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano (1989)
as Host

An SNL Valentine (2015)
as (archive footage)





