Jason Bateman

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Characters played by Jason Bateman

Nick Wilde — Zootopia 2 (2025)

Cunning fox turned police partner, known for his wit and street smarts

Michael Bluth — Arrested Development (2003)

Member of the formerly wealthy, dysfunctional Bluth family that serves as the primary narrative focus of the series.

Marty Byrde — Ozark (2017)

Financial advisor who proposes setting up a large-scale money laundering operation in central Missouri to appease a Mexican drug cartel after a scheme fails. He relocates his family from Chicago to the Lake of the Ozarks region to manage the operation.

Nick Wilde — Zootopia (2016)

Clever street-smart fox who partners with Judy to solve city mysteries

Traveler — Carry-On (2024)

Ruthless mercenary and mastermind who coerces Ethan into smuggling a Novichok bomb onto a flight to frame Russia and push defense spending. He remotely monitors operations, eliminates threats, and personally boards the plane, only to be outsmarted and killed by Ethan in the cargo hold.

Trevor — Central Intelligence (2016)

Trevor is the leader of the school bullies who publicly humiliates Robbie Weirdicht by having him thrown naked into the gym during an assembly. Years later, he repeats his antagonism toward Stone at the reunion, but Stone finally resists and punches him unconscious, reversing their earlier power dynamic.

Craig Gregory — Up in the Air (2009)

Ryan's boss who oversees his work. He assigns Natalie to shadow Ryan to learn the termination process and later informs Ryan about a fired employee's suicide, which triggers Natalie's resignation and the suspension of the remote-layoff program.

Darkos (voice) — Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

Voice of Maltazard's son who eventually defects.

Nick Hendricks — Horrible Bosses (2011)

Financial analyst who orchestrates a plot to eliminate his abusive boss.

Rob Strasser — Air (2023)

Nike's marketing vice president, who works with Phil Knight to address the struggling basketball shoe division. He helps assign Sonny Vaccaro the task of finding a new spokesperson, prepares the presentation for Michael Jordan, and supports the effort to make Nike's proposal competitive.

Rupert 'Rip' Reed — Smokin' Aces (2006)

Minor casino or hotel personnel with background presence.

Dominic Foy — State of Play (2009)

A PR executive at a PointCorp subsidiary who McAffrey coerces into going on the record. He reveals that Sonia Baker was being paid to spy on Collins but was murdered after refusing to continue due to falling in love and becoming pregnant.

Career Overview

Jason Bateman has 148 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Zootopia with 3 titles. Signature works include Zootopia 2 | A Special Look, Zootopia 2, Arrested Development. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
148
Birth Date
1969-01-14
Birth Place
Rye, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q284636), public domain (CC0).