Cast & creator
Jason Bateman
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Simpsons, The Simpsons
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.
Also known as: Jason Kent Bateman
97
film credits
90
television credits
141
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
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Across film & television
Filmography (187)
Showing 187 of 187 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Simpsons
Jason Bateman (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Max Davis (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
King of the Hill
Dr. Leslie (voice)
1997
Scrubs
Mr. Sutton
2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Fairly OddParents
Tommy Turner (voice)
2001
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Zootopia 2
Nick Wilde (voice)
2025
Knight Rider
Doug Wainwright
1982
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Little House on the Prairie
James Cooper
1974Little House on the Prairie
James Cooper Ingalls
1974
St. Elsewhere
Tim Moynihan
1982
Arrested Development
Michael Bluth
2003Arrested Development
Director
2003
Matlock
Jason Bateman
1986
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Family Matters
Director
1989
Ozark
Marty Byrde
2017Ozark
Executive Producer
2017Ozark
Director
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Punk'd
Self
2003
Justice League Unlimited
Hermes (voice)
2004
The Twilight Zone
Scott Crane
2002
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Zootopia
Nick Wilde (voice)
2016
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Lessons in Chemistry
Executive Producer
2023
Kidding
Executive Producer
2018
The Hogan Family
David Hogan
1986The Hogan Family
Director
1986
A Teacher
Executive Producer
2020
The Outsider
Terry Maitland
2020The Outsider
Executive Producer
2020The Outsider
Director
2020
Silver Spoons
Derek Taylor
1982
Tropic Thunder
Jason Bateman
2008
Ned & Stacey
Bobby Van Lowe
1995
Horrible Bosses 2
Nick Hendricks
2014
DTF St. Louis
Clark Forrest
2026DTF St. Louis
Executive Producer
2026
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007
Burke's Law
Jason Ripley
1994
The Muppets
Self
2015
Rude Awakening
Ryan
1998
Zootopia+
Nick Wilde (voice)
2022
Based on a True Story
Executive Producer
2023
Central Intelligence
Trevor
2016
The Change-Up
Dave Lockwood
2011
The Wonderful World of Disney
Steve Tilby
1954
For Your Love
Tom
1998For Your Love
Director
1998
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
2018
Horrible Bosses
Nick Hendricks
2011
Carry-On
Traveler
2024
Up in the Air
Craig Gregory
2009
Game Night
Max
2018Game Night
Producer
2018
Black Rabbit
Vince Friedken
2025Black Rabbit
Executive Producer
2025Black Rabbit
Director
2025
Hancock
Ray
2008
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Pepper Brooks
2004
Under the Banner of Heaven
Executive Producer
2022
State of Play
Dominic Foy
2009
Once Upon a Studio
Nick Wilde (voice)
2023
Your Place or Mine
Producer
2023
Arthur and the Invisibles
Darkos (voice)
2006
George & Leo
Ted Stoody
1997
Hit Man
Producer
2024
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
Air
Rob Strasser
2023
The Gift
Simon Callem
2015
The Break-Up
Riggleman
2006
Two of a Kind
Director
1998
Identity Thief
Sandy Patterson
2013Identity Thief
Producer
2013
Juno
Mark Loring
2007
This Is Where I Leave You
Judd Altman
2014
Florida Man
Executive Producer
2023
Outcome
Thanks
2026
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Animal Instincts Detective
2008
Paul
Agent Zoil
2011
Smokin' Aces
Rupert 'Rip' Reed
2006
Couples Retreat
Jason
2009
Brother's Keeper
Director
1998
Hell of a Summer
Producer
2025
It's Your Move
Matthew Burton
1984
Starsky & Hutch
Kevin
2004
The Invention of Lying
Doctor
2009
The Kingdom
Adam Leavitt
2007
The Sweetest Thing
Roger
2002
Disconnect
Rich Boyd
2013
Sit Down Shut Up
Larry Littlejunk
2009
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Office Christmas Party
Josh Parker
2016
This Morning
Self
1988
The Switch
Wally Mars
2010
Chicago Sons
Harry Kulchak
1997
SmartLess: On the Road
Self
2023SmartLess: On the Road
Executive Producer
2023SmartLess: On the Road
Creator
2023
Outlast
Executive Producer
2023I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
Self - Contestant
2019
Thunder Force
The Crab
2021
The Family Fang
Baxter Fang
2016The Family Fang
Director
2016The Family Fang
Producer
2016
Simon
Carl Himple
1995
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Henry Weston
2007
Stand Up to Cancer
Self
2008
Bad Words
Guy Trilby
2013Bad Words
Director
2013Bad Words
Producer
2013
Do Not Disturb
Director
2008
The Jake Effect
Jake Galvin
2006Cold Pizza
2003
Fool's Paradise
SPFX Tech
2023
The Longest Week
Conrad Valmont
2014
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
1985
Bates Motel
Tony Scotti
1987
Teen Wolf Too
Todd Howard
1987
Extract
Joel
2009
Some of My Best Friends
Warren Fairbanks
2001
The Ex
Chip Sanders
2006
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Jason Bateman
2022
Necessary Roughness
Jarvis Edison
1991
Question & Answer
Self
2020Evil Genius
Producer
2026
Hit & Run
Keith Yert
2012
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Stuart Morris
1995
A Farewell to Ozark
Self
2022
A LEGO Brickumentary
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Promotion
Retreat Leader
2008
Love Stinks
Jesse Travis
1999
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Self
2013
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Tim Holifield
2021
PREPPY
Producer
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
2016
Sol Goode
Spider
2003
An SNL Valentine
(archive footage)
2015
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Addison Cromwell
1984
A Taste for Killing
Blaine Stockard
1992
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
William Mothershed
1994The Cackling of the Dodos
Director
The Cackling of the Dodos
Producer
This Can't Be Love
Grant
1994The Marriage Plot
Executive Producer
Can You Feel Me Dancing?
Larry Nichols
1986Alexander
Executive Producer
Moving Target
Toby Kellogg
1988
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
James Cooper Ingalls
2014
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
2009
Pump
Self - Narrator (Voice)
2014
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Self
2010
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
Host
1989
Breaking the Rules
Phil Stepler
1992Significant Other
Significant Other
Producer
Crossing the Mob
Philly
1988
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1987
Mansome
Self
2012Mansome
Executive Producer
2012Superfans: Screaming. Crying. Throwing Up.
Producer
The Thanksgiving Promise
Steve Tilby
1986
One Way Out
John Farrow
2002
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999Amy and the Orphans
Producer
Untitled Michael Werwie Project
Producer
The Partner
Director
The Partner
Executive Producer