
Acting
Community Rating
6.5
TMDB estimate
Born
August 16, 1962 (age 63)
Born 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), 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).

Despicable Me 4
Gru (voice)
2024

Despicable Me
Gru (voice)
2010

Minions: The Rise of Gru
Gru (voice)
2022

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Cal
2011

The Big Short
Mark Baum
2015

Bruce Almighty
Evan Baxter
2003

Despicable Me 2
Gru (voice)
2013

IF
Blue (voice)
2024

Little Miss Sunshine
Frank Ginsberg
2006

Over the Hedge
Hammy (voice)
2006

The 40 Year Old Virgin
Andy Stitzer
2005

Despicable Me 3
Gru / Dru (voice)
2017

Horton Hears a Who!
Mayor (voice)
2008

Minions
Gru (voice)
2015

Get Smart
Maxwell Smart
2008

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Brick Tamland
2013

Vice
Donald Rumsfeld
2018

Beautiful Boy
David Sheff
2018

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Brick Tamland
2004

Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
2007