Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 7, 1988
Place of Birth:
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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Michael Cera
Biography
Michael Austin Cera (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children’s television show The Berenstain Bears and portraying a young Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).
He has had numerous roles in United States television and film productions, including character George Michael Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and for his film roles as Evan in Superbad (2007), Paulie Bleeker in Juno (2007), Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and a fictional version of himself in This Is the End (2013). He voiced Dick Grayson/Robin in The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Barry (a deformed sausage) in Sausage Party (2016), and Sal Viscuso, the voice behind the announcements in Childrens Hospital.
Cera made his Broadway debut in the 2014 production of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth. For his performance in the 2018 production of Lonergan's Lobby Hero, Cera was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Cera starred in the revival of Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery.
In addition to acting, Cera is a musician, having released his debut album True That in 2014. Cera has also performed as the touring bassist for indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | Bjorn Lund |
| 2025 | Sacramento | Glenn |
| 2025 | The Running Man | Bradley Throckmorton |
| 2024 | Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point | Officer Gibson |
| 2023 | The Adults | Eric |
| 2023 | Barbie | Allan |
| 2023 | Under the Boardwalk | Armen (voice) |
| 2023 | Dream Scenario | Trent |
| 2023 | Lynch/Oz | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Hank (voice) |
| 2021 | Cryptozoo | Matthew (voice) |
| 2020 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis | Self - Scott Pilgrim |
| 2019 | Gloria Bell | Peter |
| 2018 | Tyrel | Alan |
| 2018 | Spivak | Robby LeBeau |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Robin / Dick Grayson (voice) |
| 2017 | Person to Person | Phil |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | Player X |
| 2017 | How to Be a Latin Lover | Remy |
| 2017 | Lemon | Alex |
| 2017 | One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie | Self |
| 2017 | Cooking with Alfred | Robin |
| 2017 | A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks | Self |
| 2016 | Sausage Party | Barry (voice) |
| 2016 | Man Rots from the Head | Sydney Ward |
| 2015 | Entertainment | Tommy |
| 2015 | That Dog | Tim |
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas | Jackie the Talent Agent |
| 2015 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self |
| 2014 | Beef | Clovis |
| 2014 | Hits | Bennie |
| 2013 | The End of Love | Michael |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Michael Cera |
| 2013 | Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus | Jamie |
| 2013 | Magic Magic | Brink |
| 2013 | Failure | Man |
| 2013 | Gregory Go Boom | Gregory |
| 2013 | Brazzaville Teen-Ager | Gunther |
| 2013 | Bitch | Dave McKenna |
| 2013 | Here Comes the Night Time | Bartender / Grandmaster Mike |
| 2012 | Bright Day | Self |
| 2012 | The Immigrant | Michael |
| 2011 | Bad Dads | Cory |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation | Scott Pilgrim (voice) |
| 2010 | The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' | Self |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Scott Pilgrim |
| 2009 | Youth in Revolt | Nick Twisp / François Dillinger |
| 2009 | Paper Heart | Self |
| 2009 | Year One | Oh |
| 2008 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Nick |
| 2008 | Extreme Movie | Fred |
| 2007 | Juno | Paulie Bleeker |
| 2007 | Superbad | Evan |
| 2005 | Darling Darling | Harold |
| 2005 | Wayside | Todd (voice) |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Young Gizmo (voice) |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Chuck (8 & 11 years) |
| 2001 | My Louisiana Sky | Jesse Wade Thompson |
| 2001 | Stolen Miracle | Brandon McKinley |
| 2001 | My Husband's Double Life | Young Ted Welsh |
| 2001 | I Was a Rat | Buzzer |
| 2001 | Walter and Henry | Crying Kid |
| 2000 | Frequency | Gordy Jr. (10 Years) |
| 2000 | Steal This Movie | America - 7 & 8 Years Old |
| 2000 | Ultimate G's | Young Zac |
| 2000 | Custody of the Heart | John 'Johnny' Raphael |
| 1999 | What Katy Did | Dorry Carr |
| 1999 | Switching Goals | Taylor |
| Jonty |