Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman is an American actor known for playing sardonic, exasperated straight men amid chaos.
After child-star roles in the 1980s, he reemerged as the long-suffering Michael Bluth in *Arrested Development* and later as a money-laundering financial advisor in *Ozark*.
His name evokes dry comedic timing and understated reaction shots: He gave a very Jason Bateman response—just a slow blink.
South-central American highlands
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- filmographyListed screen credits
- leading manPrincipal male actor
- ensemble castMultiple principal performers equally
co-star · Game Night · Juno · Dodgeball · audition · script reading · performance · SAG Award
South-central American highlands
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- showrunnerTV series creative head
- episodeSerialized content unit
season · binge-worthy · antihero · character arc · pilot · Valerie · child actor · teen star
Episodic TV comedy series
- humorAmusing quality
- timingArt of choosing moments
- straight manComedy duo's serious half
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
everyman · exasperation · reaction shot · funny · wit · banter · improv · punchline
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- monotoneSingle unvarying pitch
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
flat affect · matter-of-fact · subtle · restrained · wry · sardonic · unflinching · bemused
Creating motion pictures
- actor-directorPerformer who also directs
- creative controlAuthority over one's work
- visionAbility to see
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
Ozark
South-central American highlands
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- filmographyListed screen credits
- leading manPrincipal male actor
ensemble cast · co-star · Game Night · Juno · Dodgeball · audition · script reading · performance · SAG Award · Golden Globe
Ozark
South-central American highlands
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- showrunnerTV series creative head
episode · season · binge-worthy · antihero · character arc · pilot · Valerie · child actor · teen star · comeback
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
- humorAmusing quality
- timingArt of choosing moments
- straight manComedy duo's serious half
sarcasm · everyman · exasperation · reaction shot · funny · wit · banter · improv · punchline · self-deprecating
stoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- monotoneSingle unvarying pitch
expressionless · flat affect · matter-of-fact · subtle · restrained · wry · sardonic · unflinching · bemused · nonchalant
filmmaking
Creating motion pictures
- actor-directorPerformer who also directs
- creative controlAuthority over one's work
- visionAbility to see
- Hollywood StarsBrad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
- PodcastersJoe Rogan, Terry Gross, Dave Ramsey, Malcolm Gladwell, Hank Green
Jason BatemanJim Carrey
Will Ferrell · Chris Farley · Adam Sandler · Jack Black · Melissa McCarthy
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Christopher Walken · John Malkovich · Steve Buscemi · Willem Dafoe · Johnny Depp