Jason Bateman American Actor Born 1969 in Rye

Jason Bateman is an American actor born on 14 January 1969 in Rye. His best-known titles on this site are Juno (2007) and Up in the Air (2009).

Early life

Kent Bateman is his father. He went on to study at Brighton Hall School, Pacific Hills School and William Howard Taft Charter High School.

Career

He appears in One to Grow On (1983), the earliest title among his listed credits. Bates Motel (1987) and Teen Wolf Too (1987) are among his 1980s credits. In the 2000s, he appeared in Tropic Thunder (2008) and Hancock (2008, as Ray Embrey). The 2010s brought Horrible Bosses (2011) and Central Intelligence (2016). His 2020s credits include Thunder Force (2021) and Air (2023, as Rob Strasser).

He has 53 films and 9 TV series on record from 1983 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (17), followed by romantic comedy (9) and drama (8). Black Rabbit (2025) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Hancock (2008) has the highest, at $624 million. The records also name him as director on 4 titles, including Ozark.

Jennifer Aniston appears in five of his listed titles, including The Switch (2010) and Horrible Bosses 2 (2014). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Ben Affleck (four titles) and Jamie Foxx (three titles). Jason Reitman directed two of his titles on record. Peter Berg is credited as director on two of them, including The Kingdom (2007). Work listed as notable includes Little House on the Prairie, Arrested Development and The Hogan Family.

Recognition

His awards include the Golden Globes (2005). His other honours include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2019) for Ozark and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2019) for Ozark. In total, he has received 4 awards.

Personal life

He has been married to Amanda Anka since 2001. He has 2 children on record.