Jason Bateman
Biography
Jason Bateman is an American actor born in Rye, New York who started out as a child actor in early 1980s television, with parts on The Hogan Family and Little House on the Prairie. He moved into film with Teen Wolf Too (1987) and Necessary Roughness (1991), and later took supporting roles in Juno (2007) and Up in the Air (2009). His comedy leads include Game Night (2018), Identity Thief (2013), Horrible Bosses (2011) and Office Christmas Party (2016). He also took dramatic roles in The Gift (2015) and Carry-On (2024). On television he is known for Michael Bluth in Arrested Development, which won him a Golden Globe, and for Marty Byrde in Ozark, which earned him a Primetime Emmy for directing in 2019. He directed The Family Fang (2015) and Bad Words (2013), and voices Nick Wilde in the Zootopia films.
57years old
Turns 58 on January 14in 94 days
- Born Rye
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Jason Kent Bateman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 53
- Career span
- 41 years1984 to 2025
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A first
At 18, Bateman directed three episodes of The Hogan Family, which made him the youngest director ever in the Directors Guild of America.
A role that slipped away
Bateman had to back out of directing and co-starring in the Clue remake with Ryan Reynolds, reportedly because of schedule conflicts with Ozark.
A role that slipped away
Bateman signed on to direct Project Artemis for Apple Studios with Scarlett Johansson, but left over creative differences and was replaced by Greg Berlanti.
Behind the camera
Bateman and Will Arnett, who acted with him on Arrested Development, set up DumbDumb Productions in 2010 to make digital content. The company's first video, Prom Date, launched a set of Dirty Shorts made for Orbit.
Behind the camera
Bateman's first executive producer credit came with Mansome, a Morgan Spurlock documentary that was a Spotlight selection at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Behind the camera
Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes created the comedy and talk podcast SmartLess, and Bateman later founded SmartLess Media to make four more podcasts.
Jason Bateman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jason Reitman directed two of these films, Byron Howard two and Peter Berg two. Jennifer Aniston appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jennifer Aniston's page
J.K. Simmons's page
Vince Vaughn's page
Kathryn Hahn's page
Kristen Bell's page
Ben Affleck's page
All films by Jason Reitman
All films by Byron Howard
All films by Peter Berg
Also three films together10 more actors
- David KoechnerHit and Run (2012), Paul (2011) and Extract (2009)
- Jeffrey TamborThe Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013), Paul (2011) and The Invention of Lying (2009)
- Jamie FoxxHorrible Bosses 2 (2014), Horrible Bosses (2011) and The Kingdom (2007)
- Kristen WiigPaul (2011), Extract (2009) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Will ArnettWho Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (2022), Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes" (2021) and The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013)
- Jon FavreauIdentity Thief (2013), Couples Retreat (2009) and The Break-Up (2006)
- Jason SudeikisFool's Paradise (2023), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and Horrible Bosses (2011)
- Jennifer GarnerThe Invention of Lying (2009), Juno (2007) and The Kingdom (2007)
- Charlie DayFool's Paradise (2023), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and Horrible Bosses (2011)
- Ben FalconeThunder Force (2021), Office Christmas Party (2016) and Bad Words (2013)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jason Bateman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$6.5 billion
38 of the 53 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 53 films: 38 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 38Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 70% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.9B28.8% of the total
- 2$1.0B15.8% of the total
- 3$629M9.7% of the total
- 4$232M3.6% of the total
- 5$217M3.3% of the total
- 6$210M3.2% of the total
- 7$206M3.2% of the total
- 8$174M2.7% of the total
$1.9 billionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 30% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2005 to 2019, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2005 | Awards | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Ozark | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Ozark | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.