---
name: "Jason Bateman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jason-bateman"
fi1m_id: "jason-bateman"
imdb_id: "nm0000867"
tmdb_id: 23532
wikidata_id: "Q284636"
roles: ["Actor","Producer","Director"]
born: "14 January 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T05:21:14.039207+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jason Bateman

## Identity

Jason Bateman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jason-bateman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jason-bateman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000867
- **TMDB ID:** 23532
- **Wikidata ID:** Q284636
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bateman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000867/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23532

Actor and producer. Born 14 January 1969 in Rye, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 14 January 1969, Rye, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Also known as:** Jason Kent Bateman
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 9 acting, 4 directing, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Ben Semanoff](https://film.one/person/benjamin-semanoff.md), [Byron Howard](https://film.one/person/byron-howard.md), [Ginnifer Goodwin](https://film.one/person/ginnifer-goodwin.md), [Jared Bush](https://film.one/person/jared-bush.md), [Jason Reitman](https://film.one/person/jason-reitman.md), [Laura Linney](https://film.one/person/laura-linney.md), [Michael Cera](https://film.one/person/michael-cera.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 2000s 70 (5), 2010s 76 (2), 2020s 69 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 69 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 5, Romance 3, Adventure 2, Animation 2, Family 2
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,218m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bateman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000867/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23532

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87), [*Hit Man*](https://film.one/film/hit-man.md) (74), [*Ozark*](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md) (70), [*Black Rabbit*](https://film.one/tv/black-rabbit.md) (63)
- **Disney+:** [*Zootopia*](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md) (82), [*Zootopia 2*](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*DTF St. Louis*](https://film.one/tv/dtf-st-louis.md) (78), [*The Outsider*](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Up in the Air*](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Air*](https://film.one/film/air.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jason Bateman

> Bateman does less than anyone else in the scene and lets the pause carry it: the straight man who would like some credit for staying civil. That works in comedy and in crime, and it fails only when the scripts leave him nothing to add up.

Watch Michael Bluth take a breath before he answers his mother. Nothing much happens on his face; the pause is the joke, and it says that Michael would like some credit for remaining civil. Bateman has been refining that pause for more than twenty years. In *Ozark* (2017) it becomes Marty Byrde negotiating with killers in the tone of a man querying an invoice. He rarely raises his voice, because his characters are always adding something up.

He was a child actor in the early 1980s, on *Little House on the Prairie* and then *The Hogan Family*, where he was directing episodes at eighteen. The 1990s went quiet. *Arrested Development* (2003) brought him back as the one Bluth we could stand next to, and supporting film parts followed: Mark Loring in *Juno* (2007), easier in manner than Jennifer Garner’s Vanessa; Nick Wilde in *Zootopia* (2016) and *Zootopia 2* (2025), with a weary timing he learnt on television; Rob Strasser in *Air* (2023), tired and decent, worried about his job and a daughter he sees at weekends. Then *Ozark*, where he took the lead, directed as well, and stayed four seasons.

The directing is the part most people miss. His *Ozark* episodes are the most controlled of the run: long, still shots of people deciding whether to lie. He opens *The Outsider* (2020) with an arrest in daylight, outside a ballpark, with no music, and it is more shocking for the quiet. Igor Martinović shoots the town in overcast greens, and the woods where the body is found are so ordinary that we were horrified, more than the pictures alone should allow. Bateman has said of his roles, “In a drama, I’m not the person with a knife, I’m the person getting chased. In a comedy, I’m not the person farting, I’m the person who smelled it.” He directs the same way. The camera stays with whoever has to live with what has just happened.

The stillness has a cost. When the writing thins there is not much underneath it, and the complaint that he plays the same tired man in the same sort of shirt is not wrong. *Black Rabbit* (2025), which he also directed, gives him Vince Friedken, a likeable disaster opposite Jude Law, and the pair carry eight episodes the scripts have not earned. We wanted Law’s Jake to stop making allowances for Vince, and were surprised by how much we cared whether he would; that was Bateman’s charm working on us as it works on his brother. In *DTF St. Louis* (2026) he is the friend, and it is David Harbour who moved us.

Start with *Arrested Development*, then the first two seasons of *Ozark*, and watch the opening of *The Outsider* for the director rather than the actor. Since *Ozark* he has directed *The Outsider* and *Black Rabbit*, and we suspect that is where the next interesting work is. It will not be loud.

## Biography

Jason Kent Bateman (born 14 January 1969) is an American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor in the early 1980s, appearing in television series including *Little House on the Prairie* (1981–1982) and *The Hogan Family* (1986–1991). He made his directorial debut on an episode of *The Hogan Family*.

Bateman is known for his roles as Michael Bluth in the sitcom *Arrested Development* (2003–2019) and Marty Byrde in the series *Ozark* (2017–2022). His film credits include *Juno* (2007), *Hancock* (2008), *Horrible Bosses* (2011) and its sequel, *Game Night* (2018), *Air* (2023) as Rob Strasser, and voicing Nick Wilde in *Zootopia* (2016) and *Zootopia 2* (2025). He directed episodes of *Black Rabbit* (2025), in which he also appeared as Vince Friedken, and the series *DTF St. Louis* (2026) as Clark Forrest.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *DTF St. Louis* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Clark Forrest — [page](https://film.one/tv/dtf-st-louis.md)
- *Zootopia 2* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Nick Wilde (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md)
- *Air* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Rob Strasser — [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)
- *Zootopia* (2016), Fi1m 82, as Nick Wilde (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md)
- *Up in the Air* (2009), Fi1m 74, as Craig Gregory — [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md)
- *Hancock* (2008), Fi1m 54, as Ray — [page](https://film.one/film/hancock.md)
- *Juno* (2007), Fi1m 81, as Mark Loring — [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *The Break-Up* (2006), Fi1m 55, as Riggleman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-break-up.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Tim Moynihan — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

### Directed (4)

- *Black Rabbit* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Vince Friedken — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-rabbit.md)
- *The Outsider* (2020), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md)
- *Ozark* (2017), Fi1m 70, as Marty Byrde — [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, as Michael Bluth — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)

### Produced (2)

- *Hit Man* (2024), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hit-man.md)
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), Fi1m 63, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)

## Complete filmography (124)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Evil Genius* (2026), Producer
- *Outcome* (2026), Thanks
- *DTF St. Louis* (2026), series, as Clark Forrest · Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/dtf-st-louis.md)
- *Zootopia 2* (2025), as Nick Wilde (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md)
- *Black Rabbit* (2025), series, as Vince Friedken · Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-rabbit.md)
- *Hell of a Summer* (2025), Producer
- *Carry-On* (2024), as Traveler
- *Hit Man* (2024), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/hit-man.md)
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *Once Upon a Studio* (2023), as Nick Wilde (voice)
- *Based on a True Story* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *SmartLess: On the Road* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Fool's Paradise* (2023), as SPFX Tech
- *Florida Man* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Air* (2023), as Rob Strasser — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)
- *Your Place or Mine* (2023), Producer
- *Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery* (2022), as Jason Bateman
- *Zootopia+* (2022), series, as Nick Wilde (voice)
- *Under the Banner of Heaven* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes* (2021), as Tim Holifield
- *Thunder Force* (2021), as The Crab
- *A Teacher* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *The Outsider* (2020), series, as Terry Maitland · Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md)
- *Kidding* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Game Night* (2018), as Max · Producer
- *Ozark* (2017), series, as Marty Byrde · Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Office Christmas Party* (2016), as Josh Parker
- *Central Intelligence* (2016), as Trevor
- *The Family Fang* (2016), as Baxter Fang · Director, Producer
- *Zootopia* (2016), as Nick Wilde (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md)
- *The Gift* (2015), as Simon Callem
- *An SNL Valentine* (2015), as (archive footage)
- *Horrible Bosses 2* (2014), as Nick Hendricks
- *A LEGO Brickumentary* (2014), as Narrator (voice)
- *Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas* (2014), as James Cooper Ingalls
- *This Is Where I Leave You* (2014), as Judd Altman
- *The Longest Week* (2014), as Conrad Valmont
- *Bad Words* (2013), as Guy Trilby · Director, Producer
- *Disconnect* (2013), as Rich Boyd
- *Identity Thief* (2013), as Sandy Patterson · Producer
- *Hit & Run* (2012), as Keith Yert
- *Mansome* (2012), Executive Producer
- *The Change-Up* (2011), as Dave Lockwood
- *Horrible Bosses* (2011), as Nick Hendricks
- *Paul* (2011), as Agent Zoil
- *The Switch* (2010), as Wally Mars
- *Up in the Air* (2009), as Craig Gregory — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md)
- *The Invention of Lying* (2009), as Doctor
- *Couples Retreat* (2009), as Jason
- *Extract* (2009), as Joel
- *Sit Down Shut Up* (2009), series, as Larry Littlejunk
- *State of Play* (2009), as Dominic Foy
- *Do Not Disturb* (2008), series, Director
- *Tropic Thunder* (2008), as Jason Bateman
- *Hancock* (2008), as Ray — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hancock.md)
- *The Promotion* (2008), as Retreat Leader
- *Forgetting Sarah Marshall* (2008), as Animal Instincts Detective
- *Juno* (2007), as Mark Loring — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium* (2007), as Henry Weston
- *The Kingdom* (2007), as Adam Leavitt
- *Yo Gabba Gabba!* (2007), series, Actor
- *Arthur and the Invisibles* (2006), as Darkos (voice)
- *Smokin' Aces* (2006), as Rupert 'Rip' Reed
- *The Ex* (2006), as Chip Sanders
- *The Break-Up* (2006), as Riggleman — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-break-up.md)
- *The Jake Effect* (2006), series, as Jake Galvin
- *Justice League Unlimited* (2004), series, as Hermes (voice)
- *DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story* (2004), as Pepper Brooks
- *Starsky & Hutch* (2004), as Kevin
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Michael Bluth · Director — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Sol Goode* (2003), as Spider
- *The Twilight Zone* (2002), series, as Scott Crane
- *The Sweetest Thing* (2002), as Roger
- *One Way Out* (2002), as John Farrow
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, as Mr. Sutton
- *The Fairly OddParents* (2001), series, as Tommy Turner (voice)
- *Some of My Best Friends* (2001), series, as Warren Fairbanks
- *Love Stinks* (1999), as Jesse Travis
- *Two of a Kind* (1998), series, Director
- *Brother's Keeper* (1998), series, Director
- *Rude Awakening* (1998), series, as Ryan
- *For Your Love* (1998), series, as Tom · Director
- *George & Leo* (1997), series, as Ted Stoody
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Dr. Leslie (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Chicago Sons* (1997), series, as Harry Kulchak
- *Ned & Stacey* (1995), series, as Bobby Van Lowe
- *Simon* (1995), series, as Carl Himple
- *Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart* (1995), as Stuart Morris
- *This Can't Be Love* (1994), as Grant
- *Confessions: Two Faces of Evil* (1994), as William Mothershed
- *Burke's Law* (1994), series, as Jason Ripley
- *Breaking the Rules* (1992), as Phil Stepler
- *A Taste for Killing* (1992), as Blaine Stockard
- *Necessary Roughness* (1991), as Jarvis Edison
- *The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano* (1989), as Host
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Jason Bateman (voice), Max Davis (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Family Matters* (1989), series, Director
- *Crossing the Mob* (1988), as Philly
- *Moving Target* (1988), as Toby Kellogg
- *Teen Wolf Too* (1987), as Todd Howard
- *Bates Motel* (1987), as Tony Scotti
- *How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love?* (1987), Actor
- *The Thanksgiving Promise* (1986), as Steve Tilby
- *Can You Feel Me Dancing?* (1986), as Larry Nichols
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Jason Bateman
- *The Hogan Family* (1986), series, as David Hogan · Director
- *Robert Kennedy & His Times* (1985), series, as Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
- *It's Your Move* (1984), series, as Matthew Burton
- *The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins* (1984), as Addison Cromwell
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Tim Moynihan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Doug Wainwright
- *Silver Spoons* (1982), series, as Derek Taylor
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as James Cooper, James Cooper Ingalls
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Steve Tilby
- *Amy and the Orphans*, Producer
- *The Partner*, Director, Executive Producer
- *Zootopia 3*, as Nick Wilde (voice)
- *Alexander*, series, Executive Producer
- *The Cackling of the Dodos*, Director, Producer
- *PREPPY*, Producer
- *Significant Other*, as Producer
- *The Marriage Plot*, series, Executive Producer
- *Superfans: Screaming. Crying. Throwing Up.*, Producer
- *Untitled Michael Werwie Project*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-564a5f14db7c.jpg) Jason Bateman — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Jason_Bateman.jpg/1280px-Jason_Bateman.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Amanda Anka and Jason Bateman at Horrible Bosses premiere (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-e8a00b13753f.jpg) Amanda Anka and Jason Bateman at Horrible Bosses premiere (2011) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Amanda_Anka_and_Jason_Bateman_%286049015679%29.jpg/1280px-Amanda_Anka_and_Jason_Bateman_%286049015679%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Amanda Anka and Jason Bateman at Horrible Bosses premiere (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-a65ba9d49775.jpg) Amanda Anka and Jason Bateman at Horrible Bosses premiere (2011) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Amanda_Anka_and_Jason_Bateman_%286049015697%29.jpg/1280px-Amanda_Anka_and_Jason_Bateman_%286049015697%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Arrested Development 2011 Reunion](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-994f10eb3a5f.jpg) Arrested Development 2011 Reunion — Theornamentalist, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Arrested_Development_2011_Reunion_vii.jpg/1280px-Arrested_Development_2011_Reunion_vii.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-b719182af6e9.jpg) Jason Bateman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-f6f9a8957385.jpg) Jason Bateman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-42ebaa415fde.jpg) Jason Bateman — Image via TMDB
- ![Arrested Development 2011 Reunion](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-3f10b2eb04f0.jpg) Arrested Development 2011 Reunion — Theornamentalist, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Arrested_Development_2011_Reunion_viii.jpg/1280px-Arrested_Development_2011_Reunion_viii.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Talking Mansome (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-c5298df887fe.jpg) Talking Mansome (2012) — Alec Perkins from Hoboken, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ben_Silverman%2C_Will_Arnett%2C_Jason_Bateman%2C_Morgan_Spurlock_%286957775174%29.jpg/1280px-Ben_Silverman%2C_Will_Arnett%2C_Jason_Bateman%2C_Morgan_Spurlock_%286957775174%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-018159d5e6cb.jpg) Jason Bateman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-297089799de5.jpg) Jason Bateman — Image via TMDB
- ![Jason Bateman](https://film.one/media/person/7619/gallery-cdda28c647d2.jpg) Jason Bateman — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2005: Golden Globe Awards (won)

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2019: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (won), for *Ozark*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2019: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Ozark*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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