Jason Bateman
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 20032019 and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark 20172022 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 Batemans early film roles include Teen Wolf Too 1987 and Necessary Roughness 1991 before taking supporting roles in The BreakUp 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 ChangeUp 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 CarryOn 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 20172022 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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