Cast & creator
Steve Carell
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, where Carell also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell has received numerous accolades for his performances in both film and television, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life magazine. Carell gained recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He went on to star in several comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Date Night (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Way, Way Back (2013). He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present). Carell began to shift into more dramatic roles in the 2010s, with his role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earning him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also starred in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the last two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. In 2018, he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld, and played journalist David Sheff in the drama film Beautiful Boy. Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell. He starred as Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also returned to comedy with the lead role of General Mark R. Naird in the Netflix sitcom Space Force (2020–2022).
Also known as: Steven Carrel, Steven Carell, Steven John "Steve" Carell, Steven John Carell, Стив Кэрелл
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film credits
65
television credits
124
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (141)
Showing 141 of 141 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
The Simpsons
Dan Gillick (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Office
Michael Scott
2005The Office
Writer
2005The Office
Director
2005The Office
Producer
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Self - Correspondent
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Gary (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Gary (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live
Additional Voices (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live
Gary / Big Head (voice)
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Colbert Report
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Minions & Monsters
Gru (archive) (uncredited) (voice)
2026
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Despicable Me
Gru (voice)
2010
The Morning Show
Mitch Kessler
2019
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Despicable Me 2
Gru (voice)
2013
Angie Tribeca
Writer
2016Angie Tribeca
Director
2016Angie Tribeca
Creator
2016
Finding Your Roots
Self / Michael Scott
2012
Just Shoot Me!
Mr. Weiland
1997
The Oscars
Self
1953
Despicable Me 4
Gru (voice)
2024
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Over the Hedge
Hammy (voice)
2006
The Big Short
Mark Baum
2015
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Gru (voice)
2022
Despicable Me 3
Gru / Dru (voice)
2017
Space Force
General Mark R. Naird
2020Space Force
Executive Producer
2020Space Force
Writer
2020Space Force
Creator
2020
Live from E!
Self
2002
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Cal
2011Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Producer
2011
Bruce Almighty
Evan Baxter
2003
Fillmore!
Mr. Delancey (voice)
2002
Minions
Young Gru (voice)
2015
The Four Seasons
Nick Pagano
2025
Horton Hears a Who!
Mayor (voice)
2008
Get Smart
Maxwell Smart
2008Get Smart
Executive Producer
2008
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Andy Stitzer
2005The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Executive Producer
2005The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Writer
2005
Rooster
Greg Russo
2026Rooster
Executive Producer
2026
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
The Patient
Alan Strauss
2022The Patient
Executive Producer
2022
IF
Blue (voice)
2024
Web Therapy
Jackson Pickett
2011
Evan Almighty
Evan Baxter
2007
Little Miss Sunshine
Frank Ginsberg
2006
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Asteroid City
The Motel Manager
2023
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
2008
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Brick Tamland
2004
Beautiful Boy
David Sheff
2018
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
2007
Watching Ellie
Edgar
2002
Some Good News
Self
2020
The Way Way Back
Trent Ramsey
2013
Café Society
Phil Stern
2016
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Dodge Petersen
2012
Date Night
Phil Foster
2010
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Brick Tamland
2013
Battle of the Sexes
Bobby Riggs
2017
Vice
Donald Rumsfeld
2018
Dinner for Schmucks
Barry
2010
Minions & More 2
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Bewitched
Uncle Arthur
2005
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Gary / Police Commissioner (voice)
1996
Dan in Real Life
Dan
2007
Foxcatcher
John du Pont
2014
Life's Too Short
Steve Carell
2011
Hope Springs
Dr. Bernie Feld
2012
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Ben Cooper
2014
Over the Top
Yorgo Galfanikos
1997
Welcome to Marwen
Mark Hogancamp
2018
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Burt Wonderstone
2013The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Producer
2013
Minions & More Volume 1
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
2022
Mountainhead
Randall Garrett
2025
Curly Sue
Tesio
1991
Last Flag Flying
Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
2017
Sleepover
Sherman
2004
Melinda and Melinda
Walt
2004
Irresistible
Gary Zimmer
2020
The Dana Carvey Show
Various Characters
1996
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Saturday TV Funhouse
Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Brick Tamland
2004First Impressions
Himself
2016
Freeheld
Steven Goldstein
2015
Stories USA
Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
2007The Minions
Gru
2012
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
2017
Training Wheels
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
2013
Homegrown
Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
1998
9 Kisses
Man on Bench
2014
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
Hammy (voice)
2006
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Self
2017
Tomorrow Night
Mailroom Guy #2
1998Come to Papa
Blevin
2004
Panic in the Mailroom
Gru(voice)(uncredited)
2013
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
The Office Retrospective
Self
2013Riot
Executive Producer
2014American Storage
Rich
2006
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Gary (voice)
2006
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Gru (voice)
2019
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
2008
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
Michael Scott
2012
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013
Who's Who?
Gru (voice)
2023
H.U.D.
Havoc
2000
Movie Poster Contract
Self
2011Streets of Pain
Mark
2003
Suits
United Standards 2
1999The Rabbit Factor
Bobs Not Birthday
Gru
2018