Name
Steve Carell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-08-16 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
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).
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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- 2003 Bruce Almighty as Evan Baxter
- 2006 Little Miss Sunshine as Frank Ginsberg
- 2007 Evan Almighty as Evan Baxter
- 2010 Despicable Me as Gru (voice)
- 2007 Knocked Up as Self (uncredited)
- 2006 Over the Hedge as Hammy (voice)
- 2005 The 40 Year-Old Virgin as Andy Stitzer
- 2007 Dan in Real Life as Dan
- 2008 Get Smart as Maxwell Smart
- 1991 Curly Sue as Tesio
- 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Brick Tamland
- 2008 Horton Hears a Who! as Mayor (voice)
- 2005 Bewitched as Uncle Arthur
- 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Brick Tamland
- 2004 Sleepover as Sherman
- 2010 Date Night as Phil Foster
- 2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2010 Dinner for Schmucks as Barry
- 2011 Movie Poster Contract as Self
- 2003 Streets of Pain as Mark
- 2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Cal
- 2012 Hope Springs as Dr. Bernie Feld
- 2013 Despicable Me 2 as Gru (voice)
- 2006 Hammy's Boomerang Adventure as Hammy (voice)
- 2024 Despicable Me 4 as Gru (voice)
- 2013 Panic in the Mailroom as Gru(voice)(uncredited)
- 2014 Foxcatcher as John du Pont
- 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Dodge Petersen
- 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Burt Wonderstone
- 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Brick Tamland
- 2022 Minions & More Volume 1 as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022 Minions & More 2 as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
- 2013 The Way Way Back as Trent Ramsey
- 2024 IF as Blue (voice)
- 2023 Asteroid City as The Motel Manager
- 2015 Freeheld as Steven Goldstein
- 2004 Melinda and Melinda as Walt
- 1998 Homegrown as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
- 2015 The Big Short as Mark Baum
- 2015 Minions as Young Gru (voice)
- 2018 Welcome to Marwen as Mark Hogancamp
- 2016 Café Society as Phil Stern
- 2017 Battle of the Sexes as Bobby Riggs
- 2017 Despicable Me 3 as Gru / Dru (voice)
- 2017 Last Flag Flying as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
- 2018 Beautiful Boy as David Sheff
- 2013 Training Wheels as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
- 2018 Vice as Donald Rumsfeld
- 2017 Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show as Self
- 1998 Tomorrow Night as Mailroom Guy #2
- 1999 Suits as United Standards 2
- 2007 Stories USA as Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
- 2006 American Storage as Rich
- 2017 Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Ben Cooper
- 2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Gary (voice)
- 2020 Irresistible as Gary Zimmer
- 2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru as Gru (voice)
- 2000 America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored as Himself
- 2008 Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2019 Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies as Gru (voice)
- 2009 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- Soon The Rabbit Factor
- 2012 The Office: Secret Santa Pack as Michael Scott
- 2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- 2025 Mountainhead as Randall Garrett
- 2014 9 Kisses as Man on Bench
- 2000 H.U.D. as Havoc
- 2026 Minions & Monsters as Gru (archive) (uncredited) (voice)
- 2013 The Office Retrospective as Self
- 2002 Watching Ellie ( 19 episodes ) as Edgar
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 The Office ( 140 episodes ) as Michael Scott
- 2012 Inside Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Finding Your Roots ( 1 episode ) as Self / Michael Scott
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Come to Papa ( 4 episodes ) as Blevin
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Dana Carvey Show ( 8 episodes ) as Various Characters
- 1997 Over the Top ( 12 episodes ) as Yorgo Galfanikos
- 2008 Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Live from E! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 The Patient ( 10 episodes ) as Alan Strauss
- 1996 The Ambiguously Gay Duo ( 12 episodes ) as Gary / Police Commissioner (voice)
- 2016 First Impressions ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Dan Gillick (voice)
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2002 Fillmore! ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Delancey (voice)
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2020 Space Force ( 17 episodes ) as General Mark R. Naird
- 2011 Life's Too Short ( 1 episode ) as Steve Carell
- 1997 Just Shoot Me! ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Weiland
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Morning Show ( 16 episodes ) as Mitch Kessler
- 2025 The Four Seasons ( 10 episodes ) as Nick Pagano
- 2026 Rooster ( 10 episodes ) as Greg Russo
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 Some Good News ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- Soon Saturday TV Funhouse ( 1 episode ) as Gary / The Police Commissioner (voice)
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 Web Therapy ( 3 episodes ) as Jackson Pickett
- 2023 Who's Who? ( 4 episodes ) as Gru (voice)
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 13 episodes ) as Self - Correspondent
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Gary (voice) (uncredited)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 11 episodes ) as Gary (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
