Biography
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 w...
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Mountainhead
2025
as Randall Garrett
A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

Despicable Me 4
2024
as Gru (voice)
Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also fac...

IF
2024
as Blue (voice)
After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their ...

Asteroid City
2023
as The Motel Manager
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A...

Minions & More Volume 2
2022
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black...

Minions & More Volume 1
2022
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training ...

Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Gru (voice)
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers,...

Irresistible
2020
as Gary Zimmer
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.

Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
2019
as Gru (voice)
For the first time ever, ALL 10 MINI-MOVIES starring your favorite characters, the Minions, are in one collection! If there's a Minion featured in one...

Vice
2018
as Donald Rumsfeld
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to poli...

Welcome to Marwen
2018
as Mark Hogancamp
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new ...

Beautiful Boy
2018
as David Sheff
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming d...

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the...

Last Flag Flying
2017
as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Mar...

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
2017
as Self
It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted primetime slot, and a pantheon of future comedy legends...

Battle of the Sexes
2017
as Bobby Riggs
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Despicable Me 3
2017
as Gru / Dru (voice)
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.

Café Society
2016
as Phil Stern
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in t...

The Big Short
2015
as Mark Baum
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Freeheld
2015
as Steven Goldstein
New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was ...

Minions
2015
as Gru (voice)
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over...

9 Kisses
2014
as Man on Bench
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.

Foxcatcher
2014
as John du Pont
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 ...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
as Ben Cooper
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder i...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as Brick Tamland
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

Panic in the Mailroom
2013
as Gru(voice)(uncredited)
Two Minions are busy at work in the mailroom. One of them, bored, decides to throw a box of expired PX-41 samples into its designated chute.

Training Wheels
2013
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her ...

Despicable Me 2
2013
as Gru (voice)
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

The Way Way Back
2013
as Trent Ramsey
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting i...

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
as Burt Wonderstone
After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on...

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
Producer
After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on...

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.

The Office: Secret Santa Pack
2012
as Michael Scott
You are cordially invited to celebrate the holiday season at The Office! Please join us for some Benihana hijinks, gift-giving gaffes, holiday over-in...

Hope Springs
2012
as Dr. Bernie Feld
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012
as Dodge Petersen
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school...

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
as Cal
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfe...

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
Producer
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfe...

Movie Poster Contract
2011
as Self
Steve Carell is negotiating about a movie poster.

Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Barry
Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim pla...

Despicable Me
2010
as Gru (voice)
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sk...

Date Night
2010
as Phil Foster
Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reserv...

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
as Self
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationa...

Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
as Self
Documentary about the making of Animal House

Get Smart
2008
as Maxwell Smart
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief h...

Get Smart
2008
Executive Producer
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief h...

Horton Hears a Who!
2008
as Mayor (voice)
The classic and beloved story from Dr. Seuss is now a CG animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the Ice Age films. An imaginativ...

Stories USA
2007
as Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
Ten individuals set out to find themselves in an alienating world, filled with heartbreak, deception and tragedy. With so much at stake, these strange...

Dan in Real Life
2007
as Dan
Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious...

Evan Almighty
2007
as Evan Baxter
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Knocked Up
2007
as Self (uncredited)
A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must naviga...

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
2006
as Hammy (voice)
RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.

Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Frank Ginsberg
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

Over the Hedge
2006
as Hammy (voice)
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that poppe...
American Storage
2006
A storage facility employee discovers someone is living in one of the units.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
2006
as Gary (voice)
Sometimes controversial but always hilarious, Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons have contained some of Saturday Night Live's most memorable mater...

The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
as Andy Stitzer
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn...

The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn...

Bewitched
2005
as Uncle Arthur
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the c...

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Brick Tamland
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to ...

Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Walt
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel...

Sleepover
2004
as Officer Sherman
As their first year of high school looms ahead, best friends Julie, Hannah, Yancy and Farrah have one last summer sleepover. Little do they know they'...

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Brick Tamland
It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Cornin...

Bruce Almighty
2003
as Evan Baxter
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bru...

America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
2000
as Himself
It’s the show you’ve known and loved for years, but now you can see it as never before! For the very first time, you’ll see some of the video clips th...

Suits
1999
as United Standards 2
A deodorant company with a product called "Smell No Mo" pits two rival ad agencies in a race to come up with a campaign for a new-fangled sanitary nap...

Homegrown
1998
as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know...

Tomorrow Night
1998
as Mailroom Guy #2
Charles is the owner of a photo-shop. He is not too friendly and spends his evenings alone, and one day he finally decides to get a social life. He me...

Curly Sue
1991
as Tesio
Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. ...
Streets of Pain
N/A
as Mark
A man wants to take revenge for a terrible incident with dodgeballs, that happenened when he was young.
The Rabbit Factor
N/A
In the adaptation of the darkly comic novel by the Finnish author, Carell will play insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen, who knows most of life’s a...
Misadventure
N/A
In early development. In the vein of Crazy Stupid Love. Plot TBA.