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Jason Kent Bateman is an American actor, director, and producer. He began acting on television in the early 1980s on Little House on the Prairie, Silver Spoons, and The Hogan Family. In the 2000s, he became known for his role of Michael Bluth using deadpan comedy in the sitcom Arrested Development, for which he won a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award. He has also starred in the films Teen Wolf Too (1987), The Break-Up (2006), Juno (2007), Hancock (2008), Up in the Air, Couples Retreat, Extract, The Switch (2010), Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel (2014), The Gift (2015), Office Christmas Party, Zootopia and Game Night (2018).
Birth Name
Jason Kent Bateman
Born
Tuesday, 14 January 1969
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| SmartLess: On the Road | Self | 2023 |
| Fool's Paradise | SPFX Tech | 2023 |
| Air | Rob Strasser | 2023 |
| Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery | Jason Bateman | 2022 |
| Zootopia+ | Nick Wilde | 2022 |
| A Farewell to Ozark | 2022 | |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' | Tim / Tim Holifield | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Michael Bluth | 2021 |
| Thunder Force | The Crab | 2021 |
| Memory Hole | Self | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| SmartLess: On the Road | Self | 2023 |
| Fool's Paradise | SPFX Tech | 2023 |
| Air | Rob Strasser | 2023 |
| Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery | Jason Bateman | 2022 |
| Zootopia+ | Nick Wilde | 2022 |
| A Farewell to Ozark | 2022 | |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' | Tim / Tim Holifield | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Michael Bluth | 2021 |
| Thunder Force | The Crab | 2021 |
| Memory Hole | Self | 2020 |
| The Outsider | Terry Maitland | 2020 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Game Night | Max / Max Davis | 2018 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Ozark | Martin 'Marty' Byrde / Marty Byrde, Martin 'Marty' Byrde | 2017 |
| Nobodies | Jason Bateman | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Office Christmas Party | Josh Parker | 2016 |
| Central Intelligence | Trevor | 2016 |
| Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| The Family Fang | Baxter Fang | 2016 |
| Disneyland 60th Anniversary TV Special | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016 |
| Zootopia | Nick Wilde (voice) / Nick Wilde | 2016 |
| Breakthrough | Narrator | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| The Gift | Simon Callem / Simon | 2015 |
| The Muppets. | Jason Bateman | 2015 |
| The Oscars | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 | Nick Hendricks | 2014 |
| A Lego Brickumentary | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2014 |
| The Rich Eisen Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| This Is Where I Leave You | Judd Altman | 2014 |
| The Longest Week | Conrad Valmont | 2014 |
| Growing Up Fisher | Narrator | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Bad Words | Guy Trilby | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| Weekend Ticket | Self | 2013 |
| Identity Thief | Sandy Patterson | 2013 |
| Disconnect | Rich Boyd | 2012 |
| Hit and Run | Keith Yert | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Mansome | Himself / Self | 2012 |
| The Screen Junkies Show | Self | 2012 |
| The Change-Up | Dave Lockwood | 2011 |
| Horrible Bosses | Nick Hendricks | 2011 |
| Always Open | Self | 2011 |
| Paul | Agent Zoil / Special Agent Lorenzo Zoil | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2010 |
| The Switch | Wally Mars | 2009 |
| Couples Retreat | Jason Smith / Jason | 2009 |
| The Invention of Lying | Doctor | 2009 |
| Up in the Air | Craig Gregory | 2009 |
| Extract | Joel | 2009 |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Himself | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Sit Down, Shut Up | Larry Littlejunk | 2009 |
| State of Play | Dominic Foy | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself, Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Himself | 2008 |
| Tropic Thunder | Jason Bateman - Awards Ceremony / Jason Bateman | 2008 |
| Hancock | Ray / Ray Embrey | 2008 |
| The Promotion | Retreat Leader | 2008 |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Animal Instincts Detective | 2008 |
| The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2008 |
| Juno | Mark Loring | 2007 |
| Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Henry Weston, the Mutant / Henry Weston | 2007 |
| The Kingdom | Adam Leavitt | 2007 |
| Yo Gabba Gabba! | Self | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Guy Trilby in 'Bad Words' | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The Ex | Chip Sanders | 2006 |
| Smokin' Aces | Rupert 'Rip' Reed | 2006 |
| Arthur and the Invisibles | Darkos / Prince Darkos (voice) | 2006 |
| The Break-Up | Riggleman | 2006 |
| The Jake Effect | Jake Galvin | 2006 |
| 100 Greatest Teen Stars | Teen Star #47 | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Insider | Himself, Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Justice League Unlimited | Hermes | 2004 |
| The Graham Norton Effect | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Pepper Brooks | 2004 |
| Starsky & Hutch | Kevin | 2004 |
| Celebrity Poker Showdown | Self | 2003 |
| Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself - Guest Co-Host, Himself | 2003 |
| Punk'd | Self | 2003 |
| Sol Goode | Spider | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself, Himself - Horrible Bosses 2 | 2003 |
| The Twilight Zone | Scott Crane | 2002 |
| The Sweetest Thing | Roger Donahue / Roger | 2002 |
| One Way Out | John Farrow | 2002 |
| Scrubs | Mr. Sutton | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| Some of My Best Friends | Warren Fairbanks | 2001 |
| Love Stinks | Jesse Travis | 1999 |
| Fairly OddParents | Tommy Turner | 1998 |
| Rude Awakening | Ryan | 1998 |
| George & Leo | Ted Stoody | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Dr. Leslie | 1997 |
| Chicago Sons | Harry Kulchak | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| MLB on FOX | Self | 1996 |
| Ned and Stacey | Bobby Van Lowe | 1995 |
| Simon | Carl Himple | 1995 |
| Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Stuart Morris | 1995 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| This Can't Be Love | Grant | 1994 |
| Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Bill Motorshed / William Mothershed | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Jason Ripley | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest, Himself | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself, Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Breaking the Rules | Phil Stepler | 1992 |
| A Taste for Killing | Blaine Stockard III / Blaine Stockard | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Necessary Roughness | Jarvis Edison | 1991 |
| The Simpsons | Jason Bateman, Max Davis | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | 1988 |
| Moving Target | Toby Kellogg | 1988 |
| Teen Wolf Too | Todd Howard | 1987 |
| Win, Lose or Draw | Self | 1987 |
| American Film Institute Comedy Special | Paul Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") | 1987 |
| Bates Motel | Tony Scotti | 1987 |
| Can You Feel Me Dancing? | Larry Nichols | 1986 |
| Our House | Brian Gill | 1986 |
| Matlock | Jason Bateman | 1986 |
| Valerie | David Hogan | 1986 |
| Right to Kill? | 1985 | |
| Mr. Belvedere | Sean | 1985 |
| Robert Kennedy and His Times | Joe Kennedy III / Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. | 1985 |
| It's Your Move | Matthew Burton | 1984 |
| The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Addison Cromwell | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | Tim Moynihan | 1982 |
| Knight Rider | Doug Wainwright | 1982 |
| Silver Spoons | Derek Taylor | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self, Himself, Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| Little House on the Prairie | James Cooper Ingalls, James Cooper | 1974 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest, Himself, Himself (credit only) | 1962 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Steve Tilby | 1954 |
| Clue | 1385 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Outsider | 2020 |
| Ozark | 2017 |
| The Family Fang | 2016 |
| Bad Words | 2013 |
| Do Not Disturb | 2008 |
| Arrested Development | 2003 |
| Two of a Kind | 1998 |
| Brother's Keeper | 1998 |
| For Your Love | 1998 |
| Family Matters | 1989 |
| Valerie | 1986 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Based on a True Story | 2023 |
| SmartLess: On the Road | 2023 |
| Florida Man | 2023 |
| Your Place or Mine | 2023 |
| Under the Banner of Heaven | 2022 |
| A Teacher | 2020 |
| The Outsider | 2020 |
| Kidding | 2018 |
| Game Night | 2018 |
| Ozark | 2017 |
| The Family Fang | 2016 |
| Growing Up Fisher | 2014 |
| Bad Words | 2013 |
| Identity Thief | 2013 |
| Mansome | 2012 |
| Mansome | 2012 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Won |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
