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).
Bruce Almighty
(Evan Baxter)
Little Miss Sunshine
(Frank Ginsberg)
Evan Almighty
(Evan Baxter)
Despicable Me
(Gru (voice))
Knocked Up
(Self (uncredited))
Over the Hedge
(Hammy (voice))
The 40 Year Old Virgin
(Andy Stitzer)
Dan in Real Life
(Dan)
Get Smart
(Maxwell Smart)
Curly Sue
(Tesio)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(Brick Tamland)
Horton Hears a Who!
(Mayor (voice))
Bewitched
(Uncle Arthur)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(Brick Tamland)
Sleepover
(Officer Sherman)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Date Night
(Phil Foster)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
(Self - Guest)
Dinner for Schmucks
(Barry)
Movie Poster Contract
(Self)
Streets of Pain
(Mark)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
(Cal)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Trouble Coming Twice
Hope Springs
(Dr. Bernie Feld)
Despicable Me 2
(Gru (voice))
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
(Hammy (voice))
Despicable Me 4
(Gru (voice))
Panic in the Mailroom
(Gru(voice)(uncredited))
Foxcatcher
(John du Pont)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
(Dodge Petersen)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Blow Hot, Blow Cold
(Gary)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Ambiguously Gay Duo Fan Club
(Gary)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: AmbiguoBoys
(Gary (voice))
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Third Leg of Justice
(Gary)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: First Served, First Come
(Gary)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil
(Gary/Commissioner (voice)/Live-Action Bighead)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
(Burt Wonderstone)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Brick Tamland)
Minions & More 1
(Gru (voice) (uncredited))
Minions & More Volume 2
(Gru (voice) (uncredited))
The Way Way Back
(Trent Ramsey)
IF
(Blue (voice))
Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Asteroid City
(The Motel Manager)
Freeheld
(Steven Goldstein)
Homegrown
(Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited))
Melinda and Melinda
(Walt)
The Big Short
(Mark Baum)
9 Kisses
(Man on Bench)
Minions
(Gru (voice))
Welcome to Marwen
(Mark Hogancamp)
Café Society
(Phil Stern)
Battle of the Sexes
(Bobby Riggs)
Despicable Me 3
(Gru / Dru (voice))
Last Flag Flying
(Larry 'Doc' Shepherd)
Minions 3
(Gru (voice))
Beautiful Boy
(David Sheff)
Training Wheels
(Gru (voice) (uncredited))
Vice
(Donald Rumsfeld)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
(Self)
Tomorrow Night
(Mailroom Guy #2)
Stories USA
(Mark (segment "Street of Pain"))
Suits
(United Standards 2)
American Storage
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
(Self)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
(Ben Cooper)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
(Gary (voice))
Irresistible
(Gary Zimmer)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
(Self)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
(Gru (voice))
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
(Himself)
Animal House: The Inside Story
(Self)
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
(Gru (voice))
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Safety Tips
(Gary (voice))
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Queen of Terror
(Gary (voice) / The Police Commissioner (voice))
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: It Takes Two to Tango
(Gary (voice) / The Police Commissioner (voice))
The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Don We Now ... or Never
(Gary (voice))
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(Self)
The Rabbit Factor
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
(Michael Scott)
Gaming the System: The Making of 'Vice'
(Self)
Misadventure
Watching Ellie
(Edgar)
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Office
(Michael Scott)
Inside Comedy
(Self)
Finding Your Roots
(Self / Michael Scott)
The Colbert Report
Come to Papa
(Blevin)
The Jay Leno Show
(Self)
The View
(Self)
The Dana Carvey Show
(Various Characters)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Over the Top
(Yorgo Galfanikos)
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
E! Live from the Red Carpet
(Self)
The Patient
(Alan Strauss)
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
(Gary/Police Commissioner (voice))
First Impressions
(Himself)
The Simpsons
(Dan Gillick (voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Office
(Michael Scarn)
Fillmore!
(Mr. Delancey (voice))
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Space Force
(General Mark R. Naird)
Life's Too Short
(Steve Carell)
Just Shoot Me!
(Mr. Weiland)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
WWE Raw
The Morning Show
(Mitch Kessler)
The Four Seasons
Saturday Night Live
(Michael)
Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Some Good News
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Saturday TV Funhouse
(Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice))
The Office: Superfan Episodes
(Michael Scott)
IQ 83
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
(Screenplay)
Get Smart
(Executive Producer)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
(Executive Producer)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
(Producer)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
(Producer)
Riot
(Executive Producer)
Space Force
(Executive Producer)
Space Force
(Writer)
The Office
(Writer)
The Patient
(Executive Producer)
The Office
(Director)
Angie Tribeca
(Writer)
Angie Tribeca
(Director)
The Office
(Producer)
Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series
(Executive Producer)
Angie Tribeca
(Creator)
Space Force
(Creator)