Steve Carell

Steve Carell

16 Aug 1962 (62 years old) in Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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).

Known For

Credits

  • 2027 · Minions 3 as Gru (voice)
  • 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 1 as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
  • 2022 · The Patient as Alan Strauss
  • 2022 · Minions: The Rise of Gru as Gru (voice)
  • 2022 · Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
  • 2021 · The Office: Superfan Episodes as Michael Scott
  • 2020 · Irresistible as Gary Zimmer
  • 2020 · Space Force as General Mark R. Naird
  • 2020 · Some Good News as Self
  • 2019 · The Morning Show as Mitch Kessler
  • 2019 · Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies as Gru (voice)
  • 2018 · Vice as Donald Rumsfeld
  • 2018 · Welcome to Marwen as Mark Hogancamp
  • 2018 · Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
  • 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
  • 2016 · First Impressions as Himself
  • 2015 · The Big Short as Mark Baum
  • 2015 · Freeheld as Steven Goldstein
  • 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
  • 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
  • 2015 · Minions as Gru (voice)
  • 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
  • 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 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
  • 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
  • 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
  • 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
  • 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Brick Tamland
  • 2013 · Panic in the Mailroom as Gru(voice)(uncredited)
  • 2013 · Minions: Training Wheels 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
  • 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
  • 2012 · Hope Springs as Dr. Bernie Feld
  • 2012 · Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Dodge Petersen
  • 2012 · Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem as Gru
  • 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self / Michael Scott
  • 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
  • 2011 · Life's Too Short as Steve Carell
  • 2011 · Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Cal Weaver
  • 2011 · Movie Poster Contract as Self
  • 2011 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil as Gary/Commissioner (voice)/Live-Action Bighead
  • 2010 · Dinner for Schmucks as Barry
  • 2010 · Despicable Me as Gru (voice)
  • 2010 · Date Night as Phil Foster
  • 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
  • 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
  • 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
  • 2008 · Horton Hears a Who! as Mayor (voice)
  • 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
  • 2007 · Stories USA as Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
  • 2007 · Dan in Real Life as Dan
  • 2007 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: First Served, First Come as Gary
  • 2007 · Evan Almighty as Evan Baxter
  • 2007 · Knocked Up as Self (uncredited)
  • 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
  • 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 as
  • 2006 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Gary (voice)
  • 2005 · The Colbert Report as
  • 2005 · The 40 Year Old Virgin as Andy Stitzer
  • 2005 · Bewitched as Uncle Arthur
  • 2005 · The Office as Michael Scott
  • 2005 · The Office as Michael Scarn
  • 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
  • 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
  • 2004 · Come to Papa as Blevin
  • 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
  • 2003 · Bruce Almighty as Evan Baxter
  • 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
  • 2002 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Third Leg of Justice as Gary
  • 2002 · Fillmore! as Mr. Delancey (voice)
  • 2002 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Trouble Coming Twice as
  • 2002 · Watching Ellie as Edgar
  • 2002 · E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self
  • 2000 · America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored as Himself
  • 1999 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: AmbiguoBoys as Gary (voice)
  • 1999 · Suits as United Standards 2
  • 1998 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Ambiguously Gay Duo Fan Club as Gary
  • 1998 · Homegrown as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
  • 1998 · Tomorrow Night as Mailroom Guy #2
  • 1997 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Blow Hot, Blow Cold as Gary
  • 1997 · Over the Top as Yorgo Galfanikos
  • 1997 · The View as Self
  • 1997 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Safety Tips as Gary (voice)
  • 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Mr. Weiland
  • 1996 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Don We Now ... or Never as Gary (voice)
  • 1996 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Queen of Terror as Gary (voice) / The Police Commissioner (voice)
  • 1996 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo as Gary/Police Commissioner (voice)
  • 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
  • 1996 · The Ambiguously Gay Duo: It Takes Two to Tango as Gary (voice) / The Police Commissioner (voice)
  • 1996 · The Dana Carvey Show as Various Characters
  • 1993 · WWE Raw as
  • 1991 · Curly Sue as Tesio
  • 1989 · The Simpsons as Dan Gillick (voice)
  • 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  • 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
  • 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Michael
  • 2024 · Streets of Pain as Mark
  • 2024 · The Rabbit Factor as
  • 2024 · The Four Seasons as
  • 2024 · Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series as
  • 2024 · Saturday TV Funhouse as Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)
  • 2024 · IQ 83 as