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