
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)

Game Night (2018)
as Max

Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Jason Bateman

Carry-On (2024)
as Traveler

Paul (2011)
as Agent Zoil

Central Intelligence (2016)
as Trevor

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

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

Hancock (2008)
as Ray

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

Air (2023)
as Rob Strasser

Couples Retreat (2009)
as Jason

The Break-Up (2006)
as Riggleman

The Change-Up (2011)
as Dave Lockwood

Juno (2007)
as Mark Loring

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
as Animal Instincts Detective

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

Horrible Bosses (2011)
as Nick Hendricks

Up in the Air (2009)
as Craig Gregory

The Gift (2015)
as Simon Callem

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

Identity Thief (2013)
as Sandy Patterson

Starsky & Hutch (2004)
as Kevin

The Kingdom (2007)
as Adam Leavitt

State of Play (2009)
as Dominic Foy

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
as Nick Hendricks

Zootopia 3 (—)
as Nick Wilde (voice)

Disconnect (2013)
as Rich Boyd

The Invention of Lying (2009)
as Doctor

The Ex (2006)
as Chip Sanders

The Switch (2010)
as Wally Mars

Office Christmas Party (2016)
as Josh Parker

The Sweetest Thing (2002)
as Roger Donahue

Thunder Force (2021)
as The Crab

Hit & Run (2012)
as Keith Yert

Bad Words (2013)
as Guy Trilby

Teen Wolf Too (1987)
as Todd Howard

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

Sol Goode (2003)
as Spider

Bates Motel (1987)
as Tony Scotti

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

Extract (2009)
as Joel

The Promotion (2008)
as Retreat Leader

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

Fool's Paradise (2023)
as SPFX Tech

The Family Fang (2016)
as Baxter Fang

Love Stinks (1999)
as Jesse Travis

A Farewell to Ozark (2022)
as Self

Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self

The Longest Week (2014)
as Conrad Valmont

Necessary Roughness (1991)
as Jarvis Edison

A LEGO Brickumentary (2014)
as Narrator (voice)

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

Moving Target (1988)
as Toby Kellogg

The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
as Steve Tilby

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

One Way Out (2002)
as John Farrow

Breaking the Rules (1992)
as Phil Stepler

The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013)
as Self

Crossing the Mob (1988)
as Philly

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

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
as Stuart Morris
Significant Other (—)
Actor

Mansome (2012)
as Self

Question & Answer (2020)
as Self

A Taste for Killing (1992)
as Blaine Stockard

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

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

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

Pump (2014)
as Self - Narrator (Voice)

This Can't Be Love (1994)
as Grant

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

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

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

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





