Steve Carell
62 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 16, 1962 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Steven Carrel · Steven Carell · Steven John "Steve" Carell · Steven John Carell
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).
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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
Steve Carell: movies and TV shows
Acting (81)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Minions & Monsters
as Gru (archive) (uncredited) (voice)
- 2026
- 2025 Mountainhead
as Randall Garrett
- 2025
- 2024 Despicable Me 4
as Gru (voice)
- 2024 IF
as Blue (voice)
- 2023
- 2023 Asteroid City
as The Motel Manager
- 2022 Minions & More 2
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022 Minions & More Volume 1
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022
- 2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Gru (voice)
- 2020 Irresistible
as Gary Zimmer
- 2020
- 2019
- 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
- 2018 Bobs Not Birthday
as Gru
- 2017 Last Flag Flying
as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
- 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 Young Gru (voice)
- 2014 Foxcatcher
as John du Pont
- 2014
- 2014 9 Kisses
as Man on Bench
- 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Brick Tamland
- 2013 Panic in the Mailroom
as Gru(voice)(uncredited)
- 2013 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
- 2012 The Office: Secret Santa Pack
as Michael Scott
- 2012 Hope Springs
as Dr. Bernie Feld
- 2012 Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
as Gru (voice)
- 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Dodge Petersen
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal
- 2011
- 2010 Dinner for Schmucks
as Barry
- 2010 Despicable Me
as Gru (voice)
- 2010 Date Night
as Phil Foster
- 2008 Get Smart
as Maxwell Smart
- 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
- 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 Rich
- 2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Gary (voice)
- 2005 The 40 Year-Old Virgin
as Andy Stitzer
- 2005 Bewitched
as Uncle Arthur
- 2005
- 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Brick Tamland
- 2004 Melinda and Melinda
as Walt
- 2004 Sleepover
as Sherman
- 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Brick Tamland
- 2004
- 2003 Bruce Almighty
as Evan Baxter
- 2003 Streets of Pain
as Mark
- 2002
- 2002
- 2000 H.U.D.
as Havoc
- 1999 Suits
as United Standards 2
- 1998 Homegrown
as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
- 1998 Tomorrow Night
as Mailroom Guy #2
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1991 Curly Sue
as Tesio
- 1989
Behind the camera (10)
- 2026
- 2022
- 2020
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Producer
- 2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Producer
- 2008 Get Smart
Executive Producer
- 2005 The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Executive Producer, Writer
- 2005
Talk shows and appearances (36)
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler
1 episode
- 2025
- 2023
- 2020 Some Good News
2 episodes
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016 First Impressions
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6 episodes
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
3 episodes
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012 Finding Your Roots
1 episode
- 2012 Inside Comedy
1 episode
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
1 episode
- 2011
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008 Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
1 episode
- 2007
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
4 episodes
- 2005 The Colbert Report
1 episode
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
1 episode
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
4 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2002 Live from E!
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
18 episodes
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
18 episodes
- 1973
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode