Jason Kent Bateman is an American actor, director, and producer. He began acting on television in the early 1980s on Little House on the Prairie, Silver Spoons, and The Hogan Family. In the 2000s, he became known for his role of Michael Bluth using deadpan comedy in the sitcom Arrested Development, for which he won a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award. He has also appeared in the films Teen Wolf Too, The Break-Up, Juno, Hancock, Up in the Air, Couples Retreat, Extract, The Switch, Horrible Bosses, The Gift, Office Christmas Party, Zootopia and Game Night.