Jason Segel
Biography
Jason Segel is an American actor and comedian who also works as a screenwriter and producer. He first drew attention through Judd Apatow's television shows Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, then moved into leading roles in comedies. From 2005 to 2014 he portrayed Marshall Eriksen in the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. His film credits include Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), which he wrote. He appeared in Bad Teacher (2011), This Is 40 (2012), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), and Sex Tape (2014), voiced a part in Despicable Me (2010), and starred in The Muppets (2011). He took dramatic parts in Our Friend (2019), Windfall (2022), The Discovery (2017), and Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), and earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for The End of the Tour (2015). He later played Paul Westhead in Winning Time, and he co-created and starred in Shrinking, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
46years old
Turns 47 on January 18in 97 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Jason Jordan Segel
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 28 years1998 to 2026
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First role
Segel's first major role was Nick Andopolis, a stoner "freak" on the 1999 NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks. He wrote a song himself for Nick to perform for Lindsay, the lead female character.
Beyond film
Segel co-wrote most of the soundtrack music for Get Him to the Greek, performed by the fictional singer Aldous Snow, including Infant Sorrow.
Beyond film
On the 1,000th episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Segel performed "Dracula's Lament", a song from the film.
A role that slipped away
Segel chose not to appear in Muppets Most Wanted, the follow-up to The Muppets. He had starred in the earlier film, but he passed on acting in its sequel.
Behind the camera
Segel both created and starred in Dispatches from Elsewhere, an American drama television series. It first aired on AMC on March 1, 2020.
Jason Segel movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Judd Apatow directed two of these films, Nicholas Stoller two and Jake Kasdan two. Paul Rudd appears in four 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
Paul Rudd's page
Kristen Wiig's page
Cameron Diaz's page
Seth Rogen's page
Ken Jeong's page
Bill Hader's page
All films by Judd Apatow
Nicholas StollerDirector, 2 films, 2008 to 2012
All films by Nicholas Stoller
All films by Jake Kasdan
Also two films together20 more actors
- Thomas LennonBad Teacher (2011) and I Love You, Man (2009)
- Emily BluntThe Five-Year Engagement (2012) and Gulliver's Travels (2010)
- Jonah HillForgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Knocked Up (2007)
- Jason SchwartzmanFreaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) and Slackers (2002)
- Leslie MannThis Is 40 (2012) and Knocked Up (2007)
- Martin StarrFreaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) and Knocked Up (2007)
- Devon SawaSlackers (2002) and SLC Punk (1998)
- Dakota JohnsonOur Friend (2019) and The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
- Linda CardelliniFreaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) and Dead Man on Campus (1998)
- Becky Ann BakerFreaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) and The End of the Tour (2015)
- Rashida JonesThe Muppets (2011) and I Love You, Man (2009)
- Chris O'DowdThis Is 40 (2012) and Gulliver's Travels (2010)
- Jesse PlemonsWindfall (2022) and The Discovery (2017)
- Cherry JonesThe Sky Is Everywhere (2022) and Our Friend (2019)
- Jack McBrayerDespicable Me (2010) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Nat FaxonSex Tape (2014) and Slackers (2002)
- Russell BrandDespicable Me (2010) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Charlyne YiThis Is 40 (2012) and Knocked Up (2007)
- Maude ApatowThis Is 40 (2012) and Knocked Up (2007)
- Iris ApatowThis Is 40 (2012) and Knocked Up (2007)
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 Segel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.9 billion
16 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$543M28.9% of the total
- 2$237M12.6% of the total
- 3$220M11.7% of the total
- 4$216M11.5% of the total
- 5$165M8.8% of the total
- 6$126M6.7% of the total
- 7$105M5.6% of the total
- 8$92M4.9% of the total
$174 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total