Jason Segel
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieMooned
2023
Vector (voice)
tvShrinking
2023
Jimmy
movieWindfall
2022
Nobody
tvWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
Paul Westhead
movieOur Friend
2019
Dane Faucheux
movieCome Sunday
2018
Henry
movieThe Discovery
2017
Will Harbor
movieRush: R40 Live
2015
Himself
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest / Jeff Daniels
movieThe End of the Tour
2015
David Foster Wallace
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieThis Is the End
2013
Jason Segel (uncredited)
movieThis Is 40
2012
Jason
movieThe Five-Year Engagement
2012
Tom Solomon
movieJeff, Who Lives at Home
2012
Jeff Thompkins
movieFriends with Benefits
2011
Brice (uncredited)
movieBad Teacher
2011
Russell Gettis
movieJason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
2011
Sydney Fife
movieGulliver's Travels
2010
Horatio
tvConan
2010
Self / Self - Guest
movieDespicable Me
2010
Vector (voice)
movieI Love You, Man
2009
Sydney Fife
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Self - Guest
movieForgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
Peter Bretter
movieKnocked Up
2007
Jason
movieTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieBye Bye Benjamin
2006
Theodore Everest
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005
Marshall Eriksen
movieThe Good Humor Man
2005
Smelly Bob
movieLolliLove
2004
Jason
movie11:14
2004
Leon
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieSlackers
2002
Sam Schechter
tvAlias
2001
Sam Hauser
tvUndeclared
2001
Eric
movieNorth Hollywood
2001
Gary Huffman
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Neil Jansen
tvFreaks and Geeks
1999
Nick Andopolis
tvFamily Guy
1999
Marshall Eriksen (voice)
movieCan't Hardly Wait
1998
Watermelon Guy
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Top Ten Presenter
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Sponsor
Peter
movieHow I Met The Robin
Marshall Eriksen
Writing9
tvShrinking
2023
Writer
movieWindfall
2022
Story
movieSex Tape
2014
Screenplay
movieThe Five-Year Engagement
2012
Screenplay
movieThe Muppets
2011
Writer
movieGet Him to the Greek
2010
Characters
movieForgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
Screenplay
Sponsor
Writer
Production7
tvShrinking
2023
Executive Producer
movieWindfall
2022
Producer
tvDispatches from Elsewhere
2020
Executive Producer
movieSex Tape
2014
Executive Producer
movieThe Muppets
2011
Executive Producer
movieGet Him to the Greek
2010
Co-Producer
Sponsor
Producer
Creator2
tvShrinking
2023
Creator