Jason Segel
Biography
Jason Segel is an American actor born on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in the television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Segel is known for his leading roles in various successful comedy films, including Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love You, Man, Bad Teacher, The Five-Year Engagement, This Is 40, and Sex Tape. He also starred in family films such as Despicable Me. Segel's career spans over two decades, with a notable stint as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. He has acted in numerous projects, totaling 73 known credits.
Career overview
Jason Segel is an American actor born on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in the television industry, working on the series Freaks and Geeks from 1999 to 2000 and Undeclared from 2001 to 2002. These early roles laid the groundwork for his future success in the entertainment industry.
Segel's breakthrough in television came when he played the role of Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. His performance in this series helped establish him as a talented comedic actor. He then transitioned to film, starring in a number of successful comedy movies. These films include Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love You, Man, Bad Teacher, The Five-Year Engagement, This Is 40, and Sex Tape.
Throughout his career, Segel has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, taking on a wide range of comedic roles in both television and film. His ability to excel in various comedic genres has made him a sought-after actor in the entertainment industry. With a career spanning multiple decades, Jason Segel has established himself as a talented and accomplished actor.
Ask the Vault
Ask anything about Jason Segel.
Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Full filmography
- Over Your Dead Body (2026) as Dan
- Shrinking (2023) as Jimmy
- Shrinking (2023) Executive Producer
- Shrinking (2023) Writer
- Shrinking (2023) Creator
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023) as Self
- Mooned (2023) as Vector (voice)
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) as Paul Westhead
- The Sky Is Everywhere (2022) as Big
- Windfall (2022) as Nobody
- Windfall (2022) Story
- Windfall (2022) Producer
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Fezzik
- Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020) as Peter
- Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020) Executive Producer
- Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020) Writer
- Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020) Director
- Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020) Creator
- One World: Together at Home (2020) as Self
- Our Friend (2019) as Dane Faucheux
- Cultureshock (2018) as Self
- Come Sunday (2018) as Henry
- Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) as Self
- The Discovery (2017) as Will Harbor
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Jeff Daniels
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- The End of the Tour (2015) as David Foster Wallace
- Rush: R40 Live (2015) as Himself
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Sex Tape (2014) as Jay
- Sex Tape (2014) Screenplay
- Sex Tape (2014) Executive Producer
- This Is the End (2013) as Jason Segel (uncredited)
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012) as Tom Solomon
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012) Screenplay
- This Is 40 (2012) as Jason
- Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012) as Jeff Thompkins
- Scratching the Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of The Muppets (2012)
- Friends with Benefits (2011) as Brice (uncredited)
- Bad Teacher (2011) as Russell Gettis
- The Muppets (2011) as Gary
- The Muppets (2011) Writer
- The Muppets (2011) Executive Producer
- Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush (2011) as Sydney Fife
- Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush (2011) Director
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- Despicable Me (2010) as Vector (voice)
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (2010) as Self
- Gulliver's Travels (2010) as Horatio
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) Characters
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) Co-Producer
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self - Guest
- I Love You, Man (2009) as Sydney Fife
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) as Peter Bretter
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) Screenplay
- Knocked Up (2007) as Jason
- The Megan Mullally Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) as Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)
- Bye Bye Benjamin (2006) as Theodore Everest
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) as Marshall Eriksen
- The Good Humor Man (2005) as Smelly Bob
- 11:14 (2004) as Leon
- LolliLove (2004) as Jason
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Certainly Not a Fairytale (2003) as Leo
- Slackers (2002) as Sam Schechter
- Alias (2001) as Sam Hauser
- Undeclared (2001) as Eric
- North Hollywood (2001) as Gary Huffman
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Neil Jansen
- Family Guy (1999) as Marshall Eriksen (voice)
- Freaks and Geeks (1999) as Nick Andopolis
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998) as Watermelon Guy
- SLC Punk (1998) as Mike
- Dead Man on Campus (1998) as Kyle
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Top Ten Presenter
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Sponsor as Peter
- Sponsor Writer
- Sponsor Producer
- How I Met The Robin as Marshall Eriksen
- Anxious People