Directed credits
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Jason Segel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.6
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 41088
IMDb ID: nm0781981
Known for: Acting
Born: January 18, 1980
Age: 46
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q202304
Also known as
Jason Jordan Segel
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Screenplay (3)Executive Producer (2)Characters (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Jason Jordan Segel (born January 18, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and Undeclared (2001–2002) before gaining prominence for his leading roles in various successful comedy films in which he has starred, written, and produced. Segel has starred in many comedic films such as Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), Bad Teacher (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), This Is 40 (2012), and Sex Tape (2014), as well as family films such as Despicable Me (2010), and The Muppets (2011). For his role as David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour (2015) he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also starred in the dramas Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), The Discovery (2017), Our Friend (2019), and Windfall (2022). In 2023, he began starring as a therapist in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, which he also co-created alongside Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein. For his performance he earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nomination.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jason Segel.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Jason Segel.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jason Segel.
7.3
Despicable Me
as Vector (voice)
2010 Movie
7.1
Our Friend
as Dane Faucheux
2019 Movie
7.1
SLC Punk
as Mike
1998 Movie
7.0
The End of the Tour
as David Foster Wallace
2015 Movie
6.8
11:14
as Leon
2003 Movie
6.8
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)
2006 Movie
6.7
The Muppets
Writer
2011 Movie
6.6
Friends with Benefits
as Brice (uncredited)
2011 Movie
6.6
I Love You, Man
as Sydney Fife
2009 Movie
6.5
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.3
Knocked Up
as Jason
2007 Movie
6.3
The Discovery
as Will Harbor
2017 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jason Segel.
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
as Nick Andopolis • 18 eps
1999 Series
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
as Marshall Eriksen • 208 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Shrinking
Executive Producer • 33 eps
2023 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Neil Jansen • 3 eps
2000 Series
7.6
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Paul Westhead • 17 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Marshall Eriksen (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Undeclared
as Eric • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 3 eps
2010 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.8
Alias
as Sam Hauser • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 2 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jason Segel.
7.3
Despicable Me
as Vector (voice)
2010 Movie
5.4
Sex Tape
Screenplay
2014 Movie
6.2
This Is the End
as Jason Segel (uncredited)
2013 Movie
6.6
Friends with Benefits
as Brice (uncredited)
2011 Movie
5.2
Slackers
as Sam Schechter
2002 Movie
5.6
Bad Teacher
as Russell Gettis
2011 Movie
6.3
Knocked Up
as Jason
2007 Movie
5.2
Gulliver's Travels
as Horatio
2010 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jason Segel.
7.4
Family Guy
as Marshall Eriksen (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Neil Jansen • 3 eps
2000 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
2015 Series
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
as Marshall Eriksen • 208 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 3 eps
2010 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jason Segel.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jason Segel.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jason Segel.
May 14
Over Your Dead Body
2026 Movie
6.5
Mooned
as Vector (voice)
2023 Movie
5.5
Windfall
as Nobody
2022 Movie
5.8
The Sky Is Everywhere
as Big
2022 Movie
7.0
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020 Movie
7.1
Our Friend
as Dane Faucheux
2019 Movie
6.8
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
2018 Movie
5.8
Come Sunday
as Henry
2018 Movie
6.3
The Discovery
as Will Harbor
2017 Movie
8.1
Rush: R40 Live
as Himself
2015 Movie
7.0
The End of the Tour
as David Foster Wallace
2015 Movie
5.4
Sex Tape
as Jay
2014 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jason Segel.
3.1
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Shrinking
as Jimmy • 33 eps
2023 Series
7.6
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Paul Westhead • 17 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Fezzik • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Dispatches from Elsewhere
as Peter • 10 eps
2020 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 3 eps
2010 Series
6.1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series