Paul Giamatti
Acting
Born: June 6, 1967 (age 59) · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Giamatti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Truman Show
1998
Saving Private Ryan
1998
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
12 Years a Slave
2013
The Hangover Part II
2011
Rick and Morty
2013
San Andreas
2015
Black Mirror
2011
Jungle Cruise
2021
The Illusionist
2006
Robots
2005
Donnie Brasco
1997
Photos (17)
Movies (92)
Saving Private Ryan
Sergeant Hill
The Truman Show
Simeon
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Aleksei Sytsevich
My Best Friend's Wedding
Bellman
The Little Prince
The Academy Teacher (voice)
San Andreas
Dr. Lawrence Hayes
Robots
Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
The Holdovers
Paul Hunham
The Hangover Part II
Kingsley
Cinderella Man
Joe Gould
Jungle Cruise
Nilo Nemolato
Planet of the Apes
Limbo
Turbo
Chet (voice)
Big Momma's House
John
Saving Mr. Banks
Ralph
The Ant Bully
Stan Beals (voice)
The Negotiator
Rudy
12 Years a Slave
Theophilus Freeman
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Harold Levinson
Donnie Brasco
FBI Technician
Sideways
Miles
Shoot 'Em Up
Hertz
Doctor Dolittle
Blaine (uncredited)
Gunpowder Milkshake
Nathan
The Illusionist
Inspector Uhl
The Nanny Diaries
Mr. X
Man on the Moon
Bob Zmuda
Barney's Version
Barney Panofsky
Singles
Kissing Man
Rock of Ages
Paul Gill
Straight Outta Compton
Jerry Heller
Lady in the Water
Cleveland Heep
Big Fat Liar
Marty Wolf
The Ides of March
Tom Duffy
Ratchet & Clank
Chairman Drek (voice)
Before and After
Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
Mighty Aphrodite
Extras Guild Researcher
Cradle Will Rock
Carlo
Paycheck
Shorty
Love & Mercy
Dr. Eugene Landy
Madame Bovary
Monsieur Homais
Fred Claus
Nick (Santa) Claus
Sabrina
Scott
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar
Morgan
Dr. Alan Shapiro
Private Parts
Kenny
The Last Station
Vladimir Chertkov
Deconstructing Harry
Professor Abbott
A Mouthful of Air
Dr. Sylvester
Storytelling
Toby Oxman
Confidence
Gordo
Too Big to Fail
Ben Bernanke
Duplicity
Richard Garsik
Duets
Todd Woods
Cold Souls
Paul
Private Life
Richard Grimes
Romeo & Juliet
Friar Laurence
The Catcher Was a Spy
Sam Goudsmit
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Ted Hedley
Ironclad
King John
Past Midnight
Larry Canipe
The Congress
Dr. Barker
John Dies at the End
Arnie Blondestone
Cosmopolis
Benno Levin
A Statement
David Slade
I Think We're Alone Now
Patrick
Thunderpants
Johnson J. Johnson
Parkland
Abraham Zapruder
Safe Men
Veal Chop
River of Fundament
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Win Win
Mike Flaherty
The Phenom
Dr. Mobley
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Dr. Satan (voice)
All Is Bright
Dennis Girard
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Tourist Trap
Jeremiah Piper
Giant Sloth
Gordon Boonewell
Arresting Gena
Detective Wilson
The Fan and the Flower
Narrator (voice)
Pretty Bird
Rick Honeycutt
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Narrator (voice)
The Pentagon Papers
Anthony Russo
Winchell
Herman Klurfeld
A Further Gesture
Hotel Clerk
The Hawk Is Dying
Georges Gattling
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Screw-On Head (voice)
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Narrator
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Narrator
Breathing Room
George
She'll Take Romance
Heckler #2
1961
Ted Hedley
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Narrator
TV Shows (24)
Rick and Morty
Storylord (voice) · 2 eps
King of the Hill
Mr. McKay (voice) · 1 eps
Black Mirror
Phillip · 1 eps
30 Rock
Ritchie · 1 eps
Billions
Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr. · 84 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV BoJack (voice) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Andrew’s Shit (voice) · 1 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry Tjarks · 1 eps
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Nus Braka · 3 eps
John Adams
John Adams · 7 eps
Teenage Euthanasia
1 eps
30 Coins
Christian Barbrow · 8 eps
Lodge 49
L. Marvin Metz · 4 eps
The American Revolution
John Adams (voice) · 5 eps
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Olgilvey · 1 eps
New York News
Dr. Wargner · 1 eps
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Madison Grant (voice) · 1 eps
Prohibition
Reader / George Remus (voice) · 3 eps
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Theodore Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps
The Frame
Benno Levin · 1 eps
The New Yorker Presents
Honoré de Balzac · 1 eps
The American Buffalo
(voice) · 2 eps
Amazing Screw-On Head
Screw-On Head (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (28)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 5 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice) · 4 eps
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
Love, Marilyn
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Trumbo
Self
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Self
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Self
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Self - Narrator
Season of the Osprey
Self - Narrator
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Wax Paul Now
Self
