Steve Carell
Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, where Carell also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell has received numerous accolades for his performances in both film and television, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life magazine. Carell gained recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He went on to star in several comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Date Night (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Way, Way Back (2013). He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present). Carell began to shift into more dramatic roles in the 2010s, with his role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earning him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also starred in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the last two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. In 2018, he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld, and played journalist David Sheff in the drama film Beautiful Boy. Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell. He starred as Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also returned to comedy with the lead role of General Mark R. Naird in the Netflix sitcom Space Force (2020–2022).
Born: 16 August 1962
Played In
Rooster
Greg Russo
Mountainhead
Randall Garrett
The Four Seasons
Nick Pagano
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Despicable Me 4
Gru (voice)
IF
Blue (voice)
Who's Who?
Gru (voice)
Asteroid City
The Motel Manager
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Minions & More 2
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Minions & More Volume 1
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
The Patient
Alan Strauss
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Gru (voice)
Irresistible
Gary Zimmer
Space Force
General Mark R. Naird
Some Good News
Self
The Morning Show
Mitch Kessler
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Gru (voice)
Vice
Donald Rumsfeld
Welcome to Marwen
Mark Hogancamp
Beautiful Boy
David Sheff
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
Last Flag Flying
Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Self
Battle of the Sexes
Bobby Riggs
Despicable Me 3
Gru / Dru (voice)
Café Society
Phil Stern
First Impressions
Himself
The Big Short
Mark Baum
Freeheld
Steven Goldstein
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Minions
Gru (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Foxcatcher
John du Pont
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Ben Cooper
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
9 Kisses
Man on Bench
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Brick Tamland
Panic in the Mailroom
Gru(voice)(uncredited)
Training Wheels
Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Despicable Me 2
Gru (voice)
The Way Way Back
Trent Ramsey
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Burt Wonderstone
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
Michael Scott
Hope Springs
Dr. Bernie Feld
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
Gru (voice)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Dodge Petersen
Finding Your Roots
Self / Michael Scott
Inside Comedy
Self
Life's Too Short
Steve Carell
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Cal
Movie Poster Contract
Self
Web Therapy
Jackson Pickett
Dinner for Schmucks
Barry
Despicable Me
Gru (voice)
Date Night
Phil Foster
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Get Smart
Maxwell Smart
Horton Hears a Who!
Mayor (voice)
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
Stories USA
Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
Dan in Real Life
Dan
Evan Almighty
Evan Baxter
Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
Hammy (voice)
Little Miss Sunshine
Frank Ginsberg
Over the Hedge
Hammy (voice)
American Storage
Rich
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Gary (voice)
The Colbert Report
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Andy Stitzer
Bewitched
Uncle Arthur
The Office
Michael Scott
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Brick Tamland
Melinda and Melinda
Walt
Sleepover
Officer Sherman
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Brick Tamland
Come to Papa
Blevin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Bruce Almighty
Evan Baxter
Streets of Pain
Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Fillmore!
Mr. Delancey (voice)
Watching Ellie
Edgar
Live from E!
Self
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
Himself
H.U.D.
Havoc
Suits
United Standards 2
Homegrown
Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
Tomorrow Night
Mailroom Guy #2
Over the Top
Yorgo Galfanikos
The View
Self
Just Shoot Me!
Mr. Weiland
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Gary / Police Commissioner (voice)
The Daily Show
Self
The Daily Show
Self - Correspondent
The Dana Carvey Show
Various Characters
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Curly Sue
Tesio
The Simpsons
Dan Gillick (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Gary (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Gary (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Additional Voices (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Rabbit Factor
Uncle Vanya 2025
Saturday TV Funhouse
Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)