Steve Carell

Steven John Carell born August 16 1962 is an American actor and comedian He played Michael Scott in The Office 20052011 2013 NBCs 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 Americas 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 40YearOld 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 2010present 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 reteamed 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 cocreator of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca 20162018 which he developed with his wife Nancy Carell He starred as Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV drama series The Morning Show 2019present 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 2020present