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Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 18, 1980 (45)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 14, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Undeclare ... d (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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Filmography

Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4

2024

as Vector (voice) (uncredited)

Mooned

Mooned

2023

as Vector (voice)

Windfall

Windfall

2022

as Nobody

The Sky Is Everywhere

The Sky Is Everywhere

2022

as Big

Our Friend

Our Friend

2019

as Dane Faucheux

Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018

as Henry

The Discovery

The Discovery

2017

as Will Harbor

The End of the Tour

The End of the Tour

2015

as David Foster Wallace

Sex Tape

Sex Tape

2014

as Jay

This Is the End

This Is the End

2013

as Jason Segel (uncredited)

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

as Tom Solomon

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

2012

as Jeff Thompkins

This Is 40

This Is 40

2012

as Jason

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

as Gary

Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

2011

as Sydney Fife

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

2011

as Russell Gettis

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

2011

as Brice (uncredited)

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

2010

as Horatio

Despicable Me

Despicable Me

2010

as Vector (voice)

I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man

2009

as Sydney Fife

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008

as Peter Bretter

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

2007

as Jason

Bye Bye Benjamin

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006

as Theodore Everest

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

as Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man

The Good Humor Man

2005

as Smelly Bob

LolliLove

LolliLove

2004

as Jason Segel

11:14

11:14

2003

as Leon

Slackers

Slackers

2002

as Sam Schechter

North Hollywood

North Hollywood

2001

as Gary Huffman

SLC Punk

SLC Punk

1998

as Mike

Dead Man on Campus

Dead Man on Campus

1998

as Kyle

Can't Hardly Wait

Can't Hardly Wait

1998

as Matt

Windfall

Windfall

2022

Story

Sex Tape

Sex Tape

2014

Screenplay

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

Screenplay

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

Writer

Get Him to the Greek

Get Him to the Greek

2010

Characters

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008

Screenplay

Windfall

Windfall

2022

Producer

Sex Tape

Sex Tape

2014

Executive Producer

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

Executive Producer

Get Him to the Greek

Get Him to the Greek

2010

Co-Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

How I Met Your Mother

as Marshall Eriksen

Episodes: 208

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Shrinking

as Jimmy

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Jan 26, 2023

Freaks and Geeks

as Nick Andopolis

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 25, 1999

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

as Paul Westhead

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 06, 2022

Dispatches from Elsewhere

as Peter

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 01, 2020

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Neil Jansen

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Undeclared

as Eric

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 2001

Alias

as Sam Hauser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Family Guy

as Marshall Eriksen (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Fezzik

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

Saturday Night Live

as Prostitute

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 2022

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2009

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1992

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

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