The Office Cast: Where Are They Now?

20. Steve Carell

As Michael Scott, Steve Carell was the core of The Office for almost seven years. It was an impressive comedic balancing act, toeing the line between relatable and hateable as the sometimes loathsome, sometimes loveable boss.

Since walking away from the NBC juggernaut, Carell has pulled off perhaps the best reinvention, from comedic to serious actor, since Bryan Cranston. He began his transition into drama while still tied to the show with Little Miss Sunshine, and showed a mature side in 2011’s Crazy, Stupid, Love.

It was Foxcatcher that proved to be his real breakthrough, though. Equipped with a distinct fake nose as wrestling enthusiast and murderer John du Pont, Carell was a revelation, channelling the desperation present in Michael Scott but adding means and menace.

He was also great in Adam McKay’s The Big Short and Vice, playing a slimy Donald Rumsfeld in the latter, and voiced Gru in the successful Despicable Me series. He most recently appeared in Space Force, co-created with Office honcho Greg Daniels, a Netflix comedy that certainly had promise but sadly didn't take off in the way many hoped it would.