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Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Acting

August 16, 1962 (63 years old)
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Male
76 Movies
62 TV Shows

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
Despicable Me

Despicable Me

2010 7.3

as Gru (voice)

Age 47 (now 63)
The Big Short
The Big Short

The Big Short

2015 7.4

as Mark Baum

Age 53 (now 63)
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2

2013 6.9

as Gru (voice)

Age 50 (now 63)
The Office
The Office

The Office

2005 8.6

Producer

Age 42 (now 63)
101 eps
The Office
The Office

The Office

2005 8.6

as Michael Scott

Age 42 (now 63)
140 eps
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011 7.3

as Cal

Age 48 (now 63)
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3

Despicable Me 3

2017 6.5

as Gru / Dru (voice)

Age 54 (now 63)
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005 6.4

as Andy Stitzer

Age 42 (now 63)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022 7.3

as Gru (voice)

Age 59 (now 63)
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy

2018 7.5

as David Sheff

Age 56 (now 63)
Despicable Me 4
Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4

2024 7.0

as Gru (voice)

Age 61 (now 63)
Get Smart
Get Smart

Get Smart

2008 6.2

as Maxwell Smart

Age 45 (now 63)
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006 7.7

as Frank Ginsberg

Age 43 (now 63)
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

2007 5.6

as Evan Baxter

Age 44 (now 63)
Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

2014 6.7

as John du Pont

Age 52 (now 63)
Date Night
Date Night

Date Night

2010 6.1

as Phil Foster

Age 47 (now 63)