Biography
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).
Filmography (115)
Rooster
2026
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Mountainhead
2025
The Four Seasons
2025
Despicable Me 4
2024
IF
2024
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Asteroid City
2023
Who's Who?
2023
Minions & More Volume 1
2022
Minions & More 2
2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
The Patient
2022
Irresistible
2020
Space Force
2020
Some Good News
2020
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
2019
The Morning Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Welcome to Marwen
2018
Beautiful Boy
2018
Vice
2018
Battle of the Sexes
2017
Despicable Me 3
2017
Last Flag Flying
2017
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
Café Society
2016
First Impressions
2016
Freeheld
2015
The Big Short
2015
Minions
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Foxcatcher
2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
9 Kisses
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Despicable Me 2
2013
Panic in the Mailroom
2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
The Way Way Back
2013
Training Wheels
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Hope Springs
2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
2012
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
2012
Inside Comedy
2012
Finding Your Roots
2012
Movie Poster Contract
2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
Threat Level Midnight
2011
Life's Too Short
2011
Web Therapy
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Despicable Me
2010
Date Night
2010
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Get Smart
2008
Horton Hears a Who!
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008
Evan Almighty
2007
Knocked Up
2007
Dan in Real Life
2007
Stories USA
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Over the Hedge
2006
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006
American Storage
2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
2006
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
Bewitched
2005
The Office
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
Sleepover
2004
Melinda and Melinda
2004
Come to Papa
2004
Bruce Almighty
2003
Streets of Pain
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Watching Ellie
2002
Live from E!
2002
Fillmore!
2002
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
2000
H.U.D.
2000
Suits
1999
Homegrown
1998
Tomorrow Night
1998
The View
1997
Over the Top
1997
Just Shoot Me!
1997
The Daily Show
1996
The Dana Carvey Show
1996
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Curly Sue
1991
The Simpsons
1989
Saturday Night Live
1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The Oscars
1953
The Rabbit Factor
Uncle Vanya 2025
Saturday TV Funhouse
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