
Paul Giamatti
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Giamatti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Harold Levinson
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2023 · The Holdovers as Paul Hunham
- 2023 · The American Buffalo as (voice)
- 2021 · A Mouthful of Air as Dr. Sylvester
- 2018 · Private Life as Richard Grimes
- 2018 · I Think We're Alone Now as Patrick
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Sam Goudsmit
- 2017 · Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2016 · The Phenom as Dr. Mobley
- 2016 · Ratchet & Clank as Chairman Drek (voice)
- 2016 · The New Yorker Presents as Honoré de Balzac
- 2015 · Madame Bovary as Monsieur Homais
- 2015 · Love & Mercy as Dr. Eugene Landy
- 2013 · Saving Mr. Banks as Ralph
- 2013 · Parkland as Abraham Zapruder
- 2013 · The Congress as Dr Barker
- 2013 · Love, Marilyn as Self
- 2013 · John Dies at the End as Arnie Blondestone
- 2012 · Cosmopolis as Benno Levin
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
- 2011 · Win Win as Mike Flaherty
- 2010 · Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
- 2009 · The Last Station as Vladimir Chertkov
- 2009 · Cold Souls as Paul
- 2006 · Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
- 2006 · Lady in the Water as Cleveland Heep
- 2003 · American Splendor as Harvey Pekar
- 2003 · Confidence as Gordo
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Johnson J. Johnson
- 2001 · Storytelling as Toby Oxman
- 2000 · Duets as Todd Woods
- 2000 · If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Ted Hedley
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Carlo
- 1997 · Private Parts as Kenny
- 1996 · Before and After as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
- 1995 · Mighty Aphrodite as Extras Guild Researcher
- 1992 · Singles as Kissing Man
- 1992 · Past Midnight as Larry Canipe
- Future · Hostel as
- 2025 · A Sprinkle of History as Sam Born
- 2025 · Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas as
- 2022 · Woodpeckers: The Hole Story as Narrator
- 2022 · The U.S. and the Holocaust as Madison Grant
- 2022 · Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Season of the Osprey as Narrator
- 2021 · Teenage Euthanasia as
- 2021 · Jungle Cruise as Nilo
- 2021 · Gunpowder Milkshake as Nathan
- 2021 · 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 · Lodge 49 as
- 2018 · Sex, Lies and Butterflies as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Andrew’s Shit (voice)
- 2016 · Morgan as Dr. Alan Shapiro
- 2016 · Billions as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Straight Outta Compton as Jerry Heller
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Little Prince as The Academy Teacher (voice)
- 2015 · San Andreas as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
- 2015 · Goldfish as Goldfish (voice)
- 2015 · Giant Sloth as Gordon Boonewell
- 2014 · The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as TV BoJack (voice)
- 2014 · The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Aleksei Sytsevich
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · River of Fundament as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
- 2014 · Hoke as Hoke Mosely
- 2013 · Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Storylord (voice)
- 2013 · 12 Years a Slave as Theophilus Freeman
- 2013 · Romeo & Juliet as Friar Laurence
- 2013 · All Is Bright as Dennis Girard
- 2013 · Turbo as Chet (voice)
- 2013 · The Frame as Benno Levin
- 2012 · PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary as Narrator
- 2012 · Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Paul Gill
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Phillip
- 2011 · Black Mirror as
- 2011 · The Ides of March as Tom Duffy
- 2011 · Prohibition as Reader / George Remus (voice)
- 2011 · The Hangover Part II as Kingsley
- 2011 · Ironclad as King John
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Dr. Satan (voice)
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
- 2009 · Duplicity as Richard Garsik
- 2008 · Pretty Bird as Rick Honeycutt
- 2008 · John Adams as John Adams
- 2007 · Fred Claus as Nick (Santa) Claus
- 2007 · Too Loud a Solitude as Hanta (voice)
- 2007 · Trumbo as Self
- 2007 · The Nanny Diaries as Mr. X
- 2007 · Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz
- 2007 · The Hawk Is Dying as Georges Gattling
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Ritchie
- 2006 · The Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
- 2006 · The Illusionist as Inspector Uhl
- 2006 · The Ant Bully as Stan Beals (voice)
- 2005 · Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
- 2005 · The Fan and the Flower as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Robots as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Sideways as Miles
- 2003 · Paycheck as Shorty
- 2003 · The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! as Narrator
- 2003 · The Pentagon Papers as Anthony Russo
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Big Fat Liar as Marty Wolf
- 2001 · Planet of the Apes as Limbo
- 2000 · Big Momma's House as John
- 2000 · 1961 as Ted Hedley
- 1999 · Man on the Moon as Bob Zmuda
- 1998 · Winchell as Herman Klurfeld
- 1998 · Safe Men as Veal Chop
- 1998 · The Negotiator as Rudy
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as Sergeant Hill
- 1998 · Doctor Dolittle as Blaine (uncredited)
- 1998 · The Truman Show as Simeon
- 1998 · Tourist Trap as Jeremiah Piper
- 1997 · Deconstructing Harry as Professor Abbott
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · My Best Friend's Wedding as Bellman
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
- 1997 · Arresting Gena as Detective Wilson
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Mr. McKay (voice)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Sabrina as Scott
- 1995 · New York News as Dr. Wargner
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator (voice)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · The Goon as Franky
- 1997 · A Further Gesture as Hotel Clerk
- Future · Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy as
- 1990 · She'll Take Romance as Heckler #2
- Future · Old Time Radio as
- Future · Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic as DJ Art Bell