Jason Bateman

Known for ActingBorn 1969-01-14 (age 57)Rye, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

George & Leo

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying

Teen Choice Awards

Chicago Sons

Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

Once Upon a Studio

For Your Love

Lessons in Chemistry

Ozark

Justice League Unlimited

SmartLess: On the Road

Scrubs

Question & Answer

The Jake Effect

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Arrested Development

Zootopia

The Simpsons

Zootopia 2

Stand Up to Cancer

Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney

Kidding

Under the Banner of Heaven

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Little House on the Prairie

Robert Kennedy & His Times

The Fairly OddParents

The Outsider

Pump

Air

The Emmy Awards

King of the Hill

A Teacher

Knight Rider

Based on a True Story

Zootopia+

Conan

The Graham Norton Show

Black Rabbit

Hot Ones

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Disconnect

Yo Gabba Gabba!

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

The Twilight Zone

The Muppets