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.

Filmography

• DTF St. Louis — Clark Forrest, Executive Producer
• 2026Evil Genius — Producer
• 2026Outcome — Thanks
• Black Rabbit — Vince Friedken, Executive Producer, Director
• 2025Hell of a Summer — Producer
• 2025Zootopia 2 — Nick Wilde (voice)
• 2024Carry-On — Traveler
• 2024Hit Man — Producer
• 2023Air — Rob Strasser
• Based on a True Story — Executive Producer
• Florida Man — Executive Producer
• 2023Fool's Paradise — SPFX Tech
• Lessons in Chemistry — Executive Producer
• 2023Once Upon a Studio — Nick Wilde (voice)
• Outlast — Executive Producer
• SmartLess: On the Road — Self, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2023Your Place or Mine — Producer
• Under the Banner of Heaven — Executive Producer
• 2022Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery — Jason Bateman
• Zootopia+ — Nick Wilde (voice)
• 2021Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes — Tim Holifield
• 2021Thunder Force — The Crab
• A Teacher — Executive Producer
• The Outsider — Terry Maitland, Executive Producer, Director
• 2018Game Night — Max, Producer
• Kidding — Executive Producer
• Ozark — Marty Byrde, Executive Producer, Director
• 2016Central Intelligence — Trevor
• 2016Office Christmas Party — Josh Parker
• 2016The Family Fang — Baxter Fang, Director, Producer
• 2016Zootopia — Nick Wilde (voice)
• 2015An SNL Valentine — (archive footage)
• 2015The Gift — Simon Callem
• 2014A LEGO Brickumentary — Narrator (voice)
• 2014Horrible Bosses 2 — Nick Hendricks
• 2014Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas — James Cooper Ingalls
• 2014The Longest Week — Conrad Valmont
• 2014This Is Where I Leave You — Judd Altman
• 2013Bad Words — Guy Trilby, Director, Producer
• 2013Disconnect — Rich Boyd
• 2013Identity Thief — Sandy Patterson, Producer
• 2012Hit & Run — Keith Yert
• 2012Mansome — Self, Executive Producer
• 2011Horrible Bosses — Nick Hendricks
• 2011Paul — Agent Zoil
• 2011The Change-Up — Dave Lockwood
• 2010The Switch — Wally Mars
• 2009Couples Retreat — Jason
• 2009Extract — Joel
• Sit Down Shut Up — Larry Littlejunk
• 2009State of Play — Dominic Foy
• 2009The Invention of Lying — Doctor
• 2009Up in the Air — Craig Gregory
• Do Not Disturb — Director
• 2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall — Animal Instincts Detective
• 2008Hancock — Ray
• 2008The Promotion — Retreat Leader
• 2008Tropic Thunder — Jason Bateman
• 2007Juno — Mark Loring
• 2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium — Henry Weston
• 2007The Kingdom — Adam Leavitt
• Yo Gabba Gabba!
• 2006Arthur and the Invisibles — Darkos (voice)
• 2006Smokin' Aces — Rupert 'Rip' Reed
• 2006The Break-Up — Riggleman
• 2006The Ex — Chip Sanders
• The Jake Effect — Jake Galvin
• 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story — Pepper Brooks
• Justice League Unlimited — Hermes (voice)
• 2004Starsky & Hutch — Kevin
• Arrested Development — Michael Bluth, Director
• Cold Pizza
• 2003Sol Goode — Spider
• 2002One Way Out — John Farrow
• 2002The Sweetest Thing — Roger
• The Twilight Zone — Scott Crane
• Scrubs — Mr. Sutton
• Some of My Best Friends — Warren Fairbanks
• The Fairly OddParents — Tommy Turner (voice)
• 1999Love Stinks — Jesse Travis
• Brother's Keeper — Director
• For Your Love — Tom, Director
• Rude Awakening — Ryan
• Two of a Kind — Director
• Chicago Sons — Harry Kulchak
• George & Leo — Ted Stoody
• King of the Hill — Dr. Leslie (voice)
• 1995Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart — Stuart Morris
• Ned & Stacey — Bobby Van Lowe
• Simon — Carl Himple
• Burke's Law — Jason Ripley
• 1994Confessions: Two Faces of Evil — William Mothershed
• 1994This Can't Be Love — Grant
• 1992A Taste for Killing — Blaine Stockard
• 1992Breaking the Rules — Phil Stepler
• 1991Necessary Roughness — Jarvis Edison
• Family Matters — Director
• 1989The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano — Host
• The Simpsons — Jason Bateman (voice), Max Davis (voice)
• 1988Crossing the Mob — Philly
• 1988Moving Target — Toby Kellogg
• 1987Bates Motel — Tony Scotti
• 1987How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?
• 1987Teen Wolf Too — Todd Howard
• 1986Can You Feel Me Dancing? — Larry Nichols
• Matlock — Jason Bateman
• The Hogan Family — David Hogan, Director
• 1986The Thanksgiving Promise — Steve Tilby
• Robert Kennedy & His Times — Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
• It's Your Move — Matthew Burton
• 1984The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins — Addison Cromwell
• Knight Rider — Doug Wainwright
• Silver Spoons — Derek Taylor
• St. Elsewhere — Tim Moynihan
• Little House on the Prairie — James Cooper, James Cooper Ingalls
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Steve Tilby
• Alexander — Executive Producer
• Amy and the Orphans — Producer
• PREPPY — Producer
• Significant Other — Producer
• Superfans: Screaming. Crying. Throwing Up. — Producer
• The Cackling of the Dodos — Director, Producer
• The Marriage Plot — Executive Producer
• The Partner — Director, Executive Producer
• Untitled Michael Werwie Project — Producer

Appearances as themselves (35)

• Skip Intro — Self - Guest
• 2022A Farewell to Ozark — Self
• Directors on Directors — Self
• 2020Question & Answer — Self
• I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here! — Self - Contestant
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters — Self
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman — Self
• 2016Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney — Self
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Muppets — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• 2014Lennon or McCartney — Self
• 2014Pump — Self - Narrator (Voice)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2013The Arrested Development Documentary Project — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2010This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying — Self
• 2009Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe — Self
• Stand Up to Cancer — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• Punk'd — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter
• This Morning — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee / Presenter