Steve Carell 1962 63
Steve Carell 1962 63
Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011; 2013), 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–present).
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2026 Minions 3 as Gru (voice)
2025 Misadventure
2025 Mountainhead as Randall Garrett
2025 The Rabbit Factor
2025 Was Ist Kino ? as Michael Scott (Archive Footage)
2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2024 Despicable Me 4 as Gru (voice)
2024 IF as Blue (voice)
2023 Asteroid City as The Motel Manager
2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022 Minions & More Volume 2 as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
2022 Minions & More Volume 1 as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru as Gru (voice)
2022 Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2020 Irresistible as Gary Zimmer
2019 Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies as Gru (voice)
2018 Vice as Donald Rumsfeld
2018 Welcome to Marwen as Mark Hogancamp
2018 Beautiful Boy as David Sheff
2017 Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
2017 Last Flag Flying as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
2017 Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show as Self
2017 Battle of the Sexes as Bobby Riggs
2017 Despicable Me 3 as Gru / Dru (voice)
2016 Café Society as Phil Stern
2015 The Big Short as Mark Baum
2015 Freeheld as Steven Goldstein
2015 Minions as Gru (voice)
2014 9 Kisses as Man on Bench
2014 Foxcatcher as John du Pont
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Ben Cooper
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Brick Tamland
2013 Training Wheels as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
2013 Panic in the Mailroom as Gru(voice)(uncredited)
2013 Despicable Me 2 as Gru (voice)
2013 The Way Way Back as Trent Ramsey
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Burt Wonderstone Producer
2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
2012 The Office: Secret Santa Pack as Michael Scott
2012 Hope Springs as Dr. Bernie Feld
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Dodge Petersen
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Cal Producer
2011 Movie Poster Contract as Self
2011 Threat Level Midnight: The Movie as Michael Scarn(as Michael Scott)
2010 Tina Fey: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2010 Dinner for Schmucks as Barry
2010 Despicable Me as Gru (voice)
2010 Date Night as Phil Foster
2009 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
2008 Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
2008 Get Smart as Maxwell Smart Executive Producer
2008 Horton Hears a Who! as Mayor (voice)
2007 Stories USA as Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
2007 Dan in Real Life as Dan
2007 Evan Almighty as Evan Baxter
2007 Knocked Up as Self (uncredited)
2006 Hammy's Boomerang Adventure as Hammy (voice)
2006 Little Miss Sunshine as Frank Ginsberg
2006 Over the Hedge as Hammy (voice)
2006 American Storage
2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Gary (voice)
2005 The 40 Year Old Virgin as Andy Stitzer Screenplay, Executive Producer
2005 Bewitched as Uncle Arthur
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Brick Tamland
2004 Melinda and Melinda as Walt
2004 Sleepover as Officer Sherman
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Brick Tamland
2003 Bruce Almighty as Evan Baxter
1999 Suits as United Standards 2
1998 Homegrown as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
1998 Tomorrow Night as Mailroom Guy #2
1991 Curly Sue as Tesio