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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-06-06 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Paul Giamatti

Biography:

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti/JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award.

After studying acting at the Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia (1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the David Hare play Racing Demon (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1999).

Giamatti's breakout film role was in Private Parts (1997), followed by roles in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Man on the Moon (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), Win Win (2011), and Private Life (2018). He has also acted in Planet of the Apes (2001), The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Love & Mercy (2014), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He has earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005) and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in The Holdovers (2023).

On television, Giamatti played the role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), earning him acclaim and several awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the Showtime television series Billions (2016–2023). He earned Emmy nominations for his roles as Ben Bernanke in the HBO film Too Big to Fail (2011) and Harold Levinson in the ITV series Downton Abbey (2013). In the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror episode Eulogy (2025), he played a grieving lover.

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Known For

Acting

2025

2023

The Holdovers as Paul Hunham

2022

2021

A Mouthful of Air as Dr. Sylvester
The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness as Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)

2020

30 Coins as Christian Barbrow

2019

Wax Paul Now as Self

2018

The Catcher Was a Spy as Sam Goudsmit
Sex, Lies and Butterflies as Narrator (voice)
Private Life as Richard Grimes

2017

Big Mouth as Andrew’s Shit (voice)

2016

Ratchet & Clank as Chairman Drek (voice)
The Phenom as Dr. Mobley
Morgan as Dr. Alan Shapiro
Billions as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
The New Yorker Presents as Honoré de Balzac

2015

Madame Bovary as Monsieur Homais
Love & Mercy as Dr. Eugene Landy
Straight Outta Compton as Jerry Heller
San Andreas as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
Giant Sloth as Gordon Boonewell
The Little Prince as The Academy Teacher (voice)
Goldfish as Goldfish (voice)

2014

River of Fundament as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Hoke as Hoke Mosely
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Aleksei Sytsevich
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
BoJack Horseman as TV BoJack (voice)

2013

John Dies at the End as Arnie Blondestone
12 Years a Slave as Theophilus Freeman
Turbo as Chet (voice)
The Congress as Dr Barker
All Is Bright as Dennis Girard
Parkland as Abraham Zapruder
Romeo & Juliet as Friar Laurence
The Frame as Benno Levin
Rick and Morty as Storylord (voice)

2012

Cosmopolis as Benno Levin
Rock of Ages as Paul Gill

2011

The Ides of March as Tom Duffy
Ironclad as King John
Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
Win Win as Mike Flaherty
Prohibition as Reader / George Remus (voice)
Black Mirror as Phillip

2010

Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
Downton Abbey as Harold Levinson
Conan as Self

2009

Cold Souls as Paul
The Last Station as Vladimir Chertkov
Duplicity as Richard Garsik
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)

2008

Pretty Bird as Rick Honeycutt
John Adams as John Adams

2007

Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz
Fred Claus as Nick (Santa) Claus
Trumbo as Self
The Hawk Is Dying as Georges Gattling
Too Loud a Solitude as Hanta (voice)

2006

The Illusionist as Inspector Uhl
Lady in the Water as Cleveland Heep
The Ant Bully as Stan Beals (voice)
The Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
30 Rock as Ritchie
Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)

2005

Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
Robots as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
The Fan and the Flower as Narrator (voice)

2004

Sideways as Miles

2003

American Splendor as Harvey Pekar
Paycheck as Shorty
The Pentagon Papers as Anthony Russo
Confidence as Gordo

2002

Big Fat Liar as Marty Wolf
Thunderpants as Johnson J. Johnson

2001

Storytelling as Toby Oxman

2000

1961 as Ted Hedley
Duets as Todd Woods

1999

Man on the Moon as Bob Zmuda

1998

Saving Private Ryan as Sergeant Hill
Safe Men as Veal Chop
Winchell as Herman Klurfeld
The Truman Show as Simeon
Tourist Trap as Jeremiah Piper
Doctor Dolittle as Blaine (uncredited)

1997

Deconstructing Harry as Professor Abbott
Private Parts as Kenny
Arresting Gena as Detective Wilson
Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
A Further Gesture as Hotel Clerk
The View as Self
King of the Hill as Mr. McKay (voice)

1996

Before and After as Courtroom Audience

1995

Sabrina as Scott
Mighty Aphrodite as Extras Guild Researcher
New York News as Dr. Wargner

1993

1992

Past Midnight as Larry Canipe
Singles as Kissing Man

1990

She'll Take Romance as Heckler #2

1988

1982

Nature as Narrator (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner

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The Goon as Franky

Production

2018

Lodge 49 as Executive Producer

2016

Outsiders as Executive Producer

2013

John Dies at the End as Executive Producer

Crew

2019

Wax Paul Now as Thanks

Directing

2015

Breakthrough as Director