Year Title Role Notes 1981 -- 1982 Little House on the Prairie James Cooper Ingalls 21 episodes 1982 -- 1984 Silver Spoons Derek 21 episodes 1984 Knight Rider Doug Wainwright Episode: "Lost Knight '' It 's Your Move Matthew Burton 18 episodes 1985 Robert Kennedy & His Times Joe Kennedy III 3 episodes 1986 Mr. Belvedere Sean Episode: "Rivals '' St. Elsewhere Tim Moynihan Episode: "You Beta Your Life '' The Wonderful World of Disney Steve Tilby Episode: "The Thanksgiving Promise '' 1986 -- 1991 The Hogan Family David Hogan 110 episodes Bates Motel Tony Scotti Television film 1988 Moving Target Toby Kellogg Television film Our House Brian Gill Episode: "The Fifth Beatle '' Crossing the Mob Philly Television film 1992 A Taste for Killing Blaine Stockard III Television film Confessions: Two Faces of Evil Bill Motorshed Television film This Ca n't Be Love Grant Television film Black Sheep Jonathan Kelley Pilot 1995 Burke 's Law Jason Ripley Episode: "Who Killed the Movie Mogul? '' Hart to Hart Stuart Morris Episode: "Secrets of the Hart '' 1995 -- 1996 Simon Carl Himple 21 episodes Ned & Stacey Bobby Van Lowe Episode: "Pals '' Chicago Sons Harry Kuichak 13 episodes 1997 -- 1998 George and Leo Ted Stoody 22 episodes 2000 Rude Awakening Ryan Episode: "Star 80 Proof '' 2001 Some of My Best Friends Warren Fairbanks 8 episodes 2002 The Jake Effect Jake Galvin 7 episodes 2003 The Twilight Zone Scott Crane Episode: "Burned '' 2003 -- 2006 2013, 2018 Arrested Development Michael Bluth 76 episodes 2005 The Simpsons Himself (voice) Episode: "Home Away From Homer '' King of the Hill Dr. Leslie (voice) Episode: "The Petriot Act '' Justice League Unlimited Hermes (voice) Episode: "The Balance '' Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Jason Bateman / Kelly Clarkson '' The Fairly OddParents Tommy (voice) Episode: "Oh, Brother! '' 2006 Scrubs Mr. Sutton Episode: "My Big Bird '' 2009 Sit Down, Shut Up Larry Littlejunk (voice) 13 episodes 2013 Yo Gabba Gabba! Bateman Episode: "Super Spies '' 2014 Growing Up Fisher Narrator (voice) 12 episodes 2015 The Muppets Himself Episode: "Pig 's in a Blackout '' 2017 Nobodies Himself Episode: "Mr. First Lady '' 2017 -- present Ozark Marty Byrde 10 episodes; also director and executive producer
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James Cooper Ingalls