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Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Birthday: 1962-08-16 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru

as    Gru (voice)

2020
Irresistible

as    Gary Zimmer

2020
Space Force

as    General Mark R. Naird

2018
Beautiful Boy

as    David Sheff

2018
Vice

as    Donald Rumsfeld

2018
Welcome to Marwen

as    Mark Hogancamp

2017
Battle of the Sexes

as    Bobby Riggs

2017
Despicable Me 3

as    Gru / Dru (voice)

2017
Last Flag Flying

as    Larry 'Doc' Shepherd

2016
Café Society

as    Phil Stern

2015
Minions

as    Gru (voice)

2015
The Big Short

as    Mark Baum

2015
Freeheld

as    Steven Goldstein

2014
Foxcatcher

as    John du Pont

2014
9 Kisses

as    Man on Bench

2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

as    Brick Tamland

2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

as    Burt Wonderstone

2013
Despicable Me 2

as    Gru (voice)

2013
Minions: Training Wheels

as    Gru (voice) (uncredited)

2013
The Way Way Back

as    Trent Ramsey

2012
2012
Hope Springs

as    Dr. Bernie Feld

2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.

as    Cal Weaver

2010
Despicable Me

as    Gru (voice)

2010
Date Night

as    Phil Foster