Steve Carell

Acting · Born 1962-08-16 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Little Miss Sunshine as Frank Ginsberg
• Despicable Me as Gru (voice)
• Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Cal
• Despicable Me 2 as Gru (voice)
• Despicable Me 4 as Gru (voice)
• The Way Way Back as Trent Ramsey
• IF as Blue (voice)
• Freeheld as Steven Goldstein
• The Big Short as Mark Baum
• Beautiful Boy as David Sheff

TV

• The Office as Michael Scott
• The Simpsons as Dan Gillick (voice)
• The Morning Show as Mitch Kessler
• Watching Ellie as Edgar
• The Daily Show as Self
• Inside Comedy as Self
• Finding Your Roots as Self / Michael Scott
• The Colbert Report
• The Jay Leno Show as Self
• The View as Self