
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July 2015 and was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019. In 2021, he was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive.". Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). Notably, Rudd has played the superhero Scott Lang/Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with Ant-Man (2015) and most recently in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan, guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Reno 911!, and Parks and Recreation, and as guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series—Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021) and had another dual role in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024) as Ben Glenroy and Glen Stubbins, the former for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Anaconda as
- 2025 · Friendship as Austin
- 2025 · Death of a Unicorn as Elliot
- 2025 · Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- 2024 · Secrets of the Octopus as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2022 · Chivalry as Paul Rudd
- 2021 · Adrienne as Self
- 2021 · The Shrink Next Door as Dr. Isaac "Ike" Herschkopf
- 2020 · Tiny World as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
- 2020 · A Parks and Recreation Special as Bobby Newport
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Paul Rudd
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Moe Berg
- 2018 · Ideal Home as Paul
- 2018 · Mute as Cactus Bill
- 2017 · Fun Mom Dinner as Brady
- 2016 · Nerdland as John (voice)
- 2016 · The Fundamentals of Caring as Ben Benjamin
- 2014 · They Came Together as Joel
- 2013 · All Is Bright as Rene Upiter
- 2013 · Admission as John Pressman
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Moone Boy as
- 2012 · Wanderlust as George
- 2011 · Our Idiot Brother as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
- 2010 · How Do You Know as George
- 2010 · Dinner for Schmucks as Tim Conrad
- 2009 · Delocated as
- 2008 · Role Models as Danny Donahue
- 2008 · Over Her Dead Body as Henry Mills
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as John Lennon (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Ten as Jeff Reigert
- 2007 · I Could Never Be Your Woman as Adam Perl
- 2007 · The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show as
- 2006 · The Ex as Leon
- 2006 · The Oh in Ohio as Jack Chase
- 2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Brian Fantana
- 2004 · P.S. as Sammy Silverstein
- 2003 · Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
- 2000 · The Great Gatsby as Nick Carraway
- 1999 · 200 Cigarettes as Kevin
- 1998 · The Object of My Affection as George Hanson
- 1998 · Overnight Delivery as Wyatt Trips
- 1997 · The Locusts as Earl
- 1994 · Wild Oats as Brian Grant
- 1993 · The Fire Next Time as David
- Future · The Invite as
- 2024 · 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center as Self
- 2024 · Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Gary Grooberson
- 2023 · Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Mondo Gecko (voice)
- 2023 · Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self
- 2023 · Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2022 · Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- 2022 · The Bob's Burgers Movie as Jericho (voice)
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Paul Rudd
- 2022 · Toast of Tinseltown as Paul Rudd
- 2021 · Saturday Morning All Star Hits! as (voice)
- 2021 · Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Gary Grooberson
- 2021 · Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut as Himself
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Ben Glenroy
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Glen Stubbins
- 2021 · What If...? as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Console Wars as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- 2020 · We Are Freestyle Love Supreme as Self
- 2019 · Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self / Ant-Man / Scott Lang (archive footage)
- 2019 · Living with Yourself as Miles Elliot
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2018 · Ant-Man and the Wasp as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2018 · A Futile and Stupid Gesture as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
- 2017 · Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2017 · Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Andy
- 2016 · Quantum Is Calling as Himself
- 2016 · Rush: Time Stand Still as Narrator
- 2016 · Sausage Party as Darren (voice)
- 2016 · Captain America: Civil War as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2016 · Anyone Can Quantum as Himself
- 2015 · 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film as Narrator
- 2015 · Rush: R40 Live as Himself
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Andy
- 2015 · Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
- 2015 · The Little Prince as Mr. Prince (voice)
- 2015 · Ant-Man as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2015 · WHIH Newsfront as Scott Lang
- 2015 · Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Brian Fantana
- 2013 · This Is the End as Paul Rudd
- 2013 · Prince Avalanche as Alvin
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · This Is 40 as Pete
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as Director
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as Kip / Buffy
- 2012 · The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Mr. Anderson
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · Mansome as Self
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · Impractical Jokers as Self
- 2011 · Picture Perfect as Photographer
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush as Peter Klaven
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Jericho (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Casino Jack and the United States of Money as Michael Scanlon (voice)
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Year One as Abel (uncredited)
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Bobby Newport
- 2009 · Sesame Street: Being Green as Mr. Earth
- 2009 · I Love You, Man as Peter Klaven
- 2009 · Monsters vs Aliens as Derek Dietl (voice)
- 2008 · Little Britain USA as French President
- 2008 · Little Britain USA as
- 2008 · Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Chuck
- 2008 · Monty Python Conquers America as Self
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Pete
- 2007 · Reno 911!: Miami as Ethan the Drug Lord
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Paul Rudd
- 2006 · Night at the Museum as Don
- 2006 · America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Diggers as Hunt
- 2006 · The Armenian Genocide as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
- 2006 · Tennis Anyone? as Lance Rockwood
- 2005 · SNL Digital Shorts as
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · The Baxter as Dan Abbott
- 2005 · The 40 Year Old Virgin as David
- 2005 · Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Desmond Fellows
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Brian Fantana
- 2004 · Friends: The Last One as Mike Hannigan
- 2004 · Cheap Seats as Dave Penders
- 2003 · The Shape of Things as Adam
- 2003 · Reno 911! as
- 2003 · House Hunting as Daniel
- 2003 · Two Days as Paul Miller
- 2002 · Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as John
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- 2001 · Bash: Latter-Day Plays as Tim
- 2001 · Hard Knocks as Self - Narrator
- 2001 · Wet Hot American Summer as Andy
- 2001 · On the Edge as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
- 2001 · The Château as Graham Granville
- 2000 · Gen-Y Cops as Ian Curtis
- 2000 · Deadline as
- 1999 · The Cider House Rules as Lt. Wally Worthington
- 1999 · Strangers with Candy as Brent Brooks
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Twelfth Night as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
- 1997 · The Size of Watermelons as Alex
- 1996 · Romeo + Juliet as Dave Paris
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Tommy Doyle
- 1995 · Clueless as Josh
- 1994 · Friends as Mike Hannigan
- 1994 · Runaway Daughters as Jimmy Rusoff
- 1994 · Rebel Highway as Jimmy Rusoff
- 1993 · Moment of Truth: Stalking Back as Scott
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- Future · Power Ballad as
- Future · Burning Love 2 as Nate
- 1992 · Jamie's Secret as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dr. Zander (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Paul Rudd (voice)
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self