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Steve Carell

Acting 63 years old Concord, Massachusetts, USA ★ 4.7
Born: August 16, 1962

Biography

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).

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Dan Gillick (voice) 1989
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Office
The Office Michael Scott 2005
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Correspondent 1996
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975

Jimmy's Seen (4)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brick Tamland 2004
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys Mr. Delancey (voice) 1987
Die Hard
Die Hard Self - Guest 1988
Vice
Vice Donald Rumsfeld 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (120)

Rooster
Rooster Greg Russo 2026
Mountainhead
Mountainhead Randall Garrett 2025
The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons Nick 2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Self 2025
Despicable Me 4
Despicable Me 4 Gru (voice) 2024
IF
IF Blue (voice) 2024
Who's Who?
Who's Who? Gru (voice) 2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City The Motel Manager 2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Self - Guest 2023
Minions & More 2
Minions & More 2 Gru (voice) (uncredited) 2022
Minions & More Volume 1
Minions & More Volume 1 Gru (voice) (uncredited) 2022
The Patient
The Patient Alan Strauss 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru Gru (voice) 2022
Irresistible
Irresistible Gary Zimmer 2020
Space Force
Space Force General Mark R. Naird 2020
Some Good News
Some Good News Self 2020
The Morning Show
The Morning Show Mitch Kessler 2019
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies Gru (voice) 2019
Vice
Vice Donald Rumsfeld 2018
Welcome to Marwen
Welcome to Marwen Mark Hogancamp 2018
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy David Sheff 2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Self 2017
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying Larry 'Doc' Shepherd 2017
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show Self 2017
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes Bobby Riggs 2017
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3 Gru / Dru (voice) 2017
Café Society
Café Society Phil Stern 2016
First Impressions
First Impressions Himself 2016
The Big Short
The Big Short Mark Baum 2015
Freeheld
Freeheld Steven Goldstein 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Minions
Minions Gru (voice) 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher John du Pont 2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Ben Cooper 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
9 Kisses
9 Kisses Man on Bench 2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Brick Tamland 2013
Panic in the Mailroom
Panic in the Mailroom Gru(voice)(uncredited) 2013
Training Wheels
Training Wheels Gru (voice) (uncredited) 2013
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 Gru (voice) 2013
The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back Trent Ramsey 2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Burt Wonderstone 2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot Self 2013
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
The Office: Secret Santa Pack Michael Scott 2012
Hope Springs
Hope Springs Dr. Bernie Feld 2012
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 3-D
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 3-D Gru 2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Dodge Petersen 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots Self / Michael Scott 2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy Self 2012
Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short Steve Carell 2011
Threat Level Midnight: The Movie
Threat Level Midnight: The Movie Michael Scarn 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show Self - Guest 2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. Cal 2011
Movie Poster Contract
Movie Poster Contract Self 2011
Web Therapy
Web Therapy Jackson Pickett 2011
Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks Barry 2010
Despicable Me
Despicable Me Gru (voice) 2010
Date Night
Date Night Phil Foster 2010
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show Self 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Self 2009
Animal House: The Inside Story
Animal House: The Inside Story Self 2008
Get Smart
Get Smart Maxwell Smart 2008
Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! Mayor (voice) 2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis Self 2008
Stories USA
Stories USA Mark (segment "Street of Pain") 2007
Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life Dan 2007
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty Evan Baxter 2007
Knocked Up
Knocked Up Self (uncredited) 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure Hammy (voice) 2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine Frank Ginsberg 2006
Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge Hammy (voice) 2006
American Storage
American Storage Rich 2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse Gary (voice) 2006
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report 2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin Andy Stitzer 2005
Bewitched
Bewitched Uncle Arthur 2005
The Office
The Office Michael Scott 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Brick Tamland 2004
Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda Walt 2004
Sleepover
Sleepover Officer Sherman 2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brick Tamland 2004
Come to Papa
Come to Papa Blevin 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self - Guest 2003
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty Evan Baxter 2003
Streets of Pain
Streets of Pain Mark 2003
Fillmore!
Fillmore! Mr. Delancey (voice) 2002
Watching Ellie
Watching Ellie Edgar 2002
Live from E!
Live from E! Self 2002
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored Himself 2000
H.U.D.
H.U.D. Havoc 2000
Suits
Suits United Standards 2 1999
Homegrown
Homegrown Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited) 1998
Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow Night Mailroom Guy #2 1998
Over the Top
Over the Top Yorgo Galfanikos 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! Mr. Weiland 1997
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
The Ambiguously Gay Duo Gary / Police Commissioner (voice) 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Correspondent 1996
The Dana Carvey Show
The Dana Carvey Show Various Characters 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Curly Sue
Curly Sue Tesio 1991
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Dan Gillick (voice) 1989
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Gary (voice) (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Gary (voice) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Additional Voices (voice) 1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Rabbit Factor
The Rabbit Factor
Misadventure
Misadventure
Uncle Vanya 2025
Uncle Vanya 2025
Saturday TV Funhouse
Saturday TV Funhouse Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (4)

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