Biography
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.
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Filmography (135)
DTF St. Louis
2026
Skip Intro
2026
Zootopia 2
2025
Black Rabbit
2025
Carry-On
2024
Fool's Paradise
2023
Air
2023
Once Upon a Studio
2023
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
A Farewell to Ozark
2022
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
2022
Zootopia+
2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
Thunder Force
2021
Directors on Directors
2021
Question & Answer
2020
The Outsider
2020
Game Night
2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
Ozark
2017
The Family Fang
2016
Zootopia
2016
Office Christmas Party
2016
Central Intelligence
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
2016
The Gift
2015
The Muppets
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Hot Ones
2015
The Longest Week
2014
Horrible Bosses 2
2014
This Is Where I Leave You
2014
A LEGO Brickumentary
2014
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Pump
2014
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Identity Thief
2013
Disconnect
2013
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
Bad Words
2013
Mansome
2012
Hit & Run
2012
Paul
2011
The Change-Up
2011
Horrible Bosses
2011
The Switch
2010
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
Conan
2010
Up in the Air
2009
The Invention of Lying
2009
Extract
2009
State of Play
2009
Couples Retreat
2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
Sit Down Shut Up
2009
Hancock
2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
The Promotion
2008
Tropic Thunder
2008
Stand Up to Cancer
2008
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
The Kingdom
2007
Juno
2007
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Break-Up
2006
The Ex
2006
Smokin' Aces
2006
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
The Jake Effect
2006
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Justice League Unlimited
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
Sol Goode
2003
Cold Pizza
2003
Arrested Development
2003
Punk'd
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Sweetest Thing
2002
One Way Out
2002
The Twilight Zone
2002
The Fairly OddParents
2001
Some of My Best Friends
2001
Scrubs
2001
Love Stinks
1999
Teen Choice Awards
1999
Rude Awakening
1998
For Your Love
1998
King of the Hill
1997
The View
1997
Chicago Sons
1997
George & Leo
1997
The Daily Show
1996
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
1995
Ned & Stacey
1995
Simon
1995
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
This Can't Be Love
1994
Burke's Law
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Breaking the Rules
1992
A Taste for Killing
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Necessary Roughness
1991
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
The Simpsons
1989
Moving Target
1988
Crossing the Mob
1988
This Morning
1988
Teen Wolf Too
1987
Bates Motel
1987
How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
1987
Can You Feel Me Dancing?
1986
The Thanksgiving Promise
1986
Matlock
1986
The Hogan Family
1986
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984
It's Your Move
1984
St. Elsewhere
1982
Silver Spoons
1982
Knight Rider
1982
Saturday Night Live
1975
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Emmy Awards
1949
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Significant Other
Zootopia 3
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