
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)
- 2022 · The U.S. and the Holocaust as Madison Grant
- 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
- 2018 · Lodge 49 as
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Andrew’s Shit (voice)
- 2016 · Morgan as Dr. Alan Shapiro
- 2016 · Ratchet & Clank as Chairman Drek (voice)
- 2016 · The New Yorker Presents as Honoré de Balzac
- 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 · Love & Mercy as Dr. Eugene Landy
- 2015 · San Andreas as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
- 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
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Storylord (voice)
- 2013 · 12 Years a Slave as Theophilus Freeman
- 2013 · Turbo as Chet (voice)
- 2013 · The Frame as Benno Levin
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Paul Gill
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Phillip
- 2011 · The Ides of March as Tom Duffy
- 2011 · Prohibition as Reader / George Remus (voice)
- 2011 · The Hangover Part II as Kingsley
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2008 · John Adams as John Adams
- 2007 · The Nanny Diaries as Mr. X
- 2007 · Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Ritchie
- 2006 · The Illusionist as Inspector Uhl
- 2006 · Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
- 2005 · Robots as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as Sergeant Hill
- 1998 · The Truman Show as Simeon
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Mr. McKay (voice)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 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 - Winner
- Future · Hostel as
- 2025 · A Sprinkle Of History as Sam Born
- 2022 · Woodpeckers: The Hole Story as Narrator
- 2022 · Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · A Mouthful of Air as Dr. Sylvester
- 2021 · Season of the Osprey as Narrator
- 2019 · Wax Paul Now as Self
- 2018 · Private Life as Richard Grimes
- 2018 · I Think We're Alone Now as Patrick
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Sam Goudsmit
- 2018 · Sex, Lies and Butterflies as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
- 2016 · The Phenom as Dr. Mobley
- 2015 · Madame Bovary as Monsieur Homais
- 2015 · Goldfish as Goldfish (voice)
- 2015 · Giant Sloth as Gordon Boonewell
- 2014 · River of Fundament as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
- 2014 · Hoke as Hoke Mosely
- 2013 · Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
- 2013 · Saving Mr. Banks as Ralph
- 2013 · Parkland as Abraham Zapruder
- 2013 · Romeo & Juliet as Friar Laurence
- 2013 · All Is Bright as Dennis Girard
- 2013 · The Congress as Dr Barker
- 2013 · Love, Marilyn as Self
- 2013 · John Dies at the End as Arnie Blondestone
- 2012 · PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary as Narrator
- 2012 · Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
- 2012 · Cosmopolis as Benno Levin
- 2011 · Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
- 2011 · Win Win as Mike Flaherty
- 2011 · Ironclad as King John
- 2010 · Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
- 2009 · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Dr. Satan (voice)
- 2009 · The Last Station as Vladimir Chertkov
- 2009 · Cold Souls as Paul
- 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
- 2007 · Fred Claus as Nick (Santa) Claus
- 2007 · Too Loud a Solitude as Hanta (voice)
- 2007 · Trumbo as Self
- 2007 · The Hawk Is Dying as Georges Gattling
- 2006 · The Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
- 2006 · The Ant Bully as Stan Beals (voice)
- 2006 · Lady in the Water as Cleveland Heep
- 2005 · Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
- 2003 · American Splendor as Harvey Pekar
- 2003 · The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! as Narrator
- 2003 · The Pentagon Papers as Anthony Russo
- 1997 · A Further Gesture as Hotel Clerk
- Future · Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy as
- 2005 · The Fan and the Flower as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Sideways as Miles
- 2003 · Paycheck as Shorty
- 2003 · Confidence as Gordo
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Johnson J. Johnson
- 2002 · Big Fat Liar as Marty Wolf
- 2001 · Storytelling as Toby Oxman
- 2001 · Planet of the Apes as Limbo
- 2000 · Duets as Todd Woods
- 2000 · Big Momma's House as John
- 2000 · If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Ted Hedley
- 2000 · 1961 as Ted Hedley
- 1999 · Man on the Moon as Bob Zmuda
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Carlo
- 1998 · Winchell as Herman Klurfeld
- 1998 · Safe Men as Veal Chop
- 1998 · The Negotiator as Rudy
- 1998 · Doctor Dolittle as Blaine (uncredited)
- 1998 · Tourist Trap as Jeremiah Piper
- 1997 · Deconstructing Harry as Professor Abbott
- 1997 · My Best Friend's Wedding as Bellman
- 1997 · Private Parts as Kenny
- 1997 · Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
- 1997 · Arresting Gena as Detective Wilson
- 1996 · Before and After as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
- 1995 · Sabrina as Scott
- 1995 · Mighty Aphrodite as Extras Guild Researcher
- 1992 · Singles as Kissing Man
- 1992 · Past Midnight as Larry Canipe
- Future · The Goon as Franky
- 1990 · She'll Take Romance as Heckler #2
- Future · Old Time Radio as
- Future · Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic as DJ Art Bell