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 (91)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Aleksei Sytsevich
Saving Private Ryan
Sergeant Hill
The Truman Show
Simeon
San Andreas
Dr. Lawrence Hayes
The Hangover Part II
Kingsley
Jungle Cruise
Nilo Nemolato
Robots
Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
The Holdovers
Paul Hunham
The Little Prince
The Academy Teacher (voice)
Turbo
Chet (voice)
12 Years a Slave
Theophilus Freeman
Straight Outta Compton
Jerry Heller
Planet of the Apes
Limbo
Doctor Dolittle
Blaine (uncredited)
Donnie Brasco
FBI Technician
Paycheck
Shorty
The Negotiator
Rudy
Shoot 'Em Up
Hertz
The Illusionist
Inspector Uhl
My Best Friend's Wedding
Bellman
The Ant Bully
Stan Beals (voice)
Big Momma's House
John
Gunpowder Milkshake
Nathan
The Ides of March
Tom Duffy
Cinderella Man
Joe Gould
Man on the Moon
Bob Zmuda
Ratchet & Clank
Chairman Drek (voice)
Rock of Ages
Paul Gill
The Nanny Diaries
Mr. X
The Catcher Was a Spy
Sam Goudsmit
Big Fat Liar
Marty Wolf
Saving Mr. Banks
Ralph
Fred Claus
Nick (Santa) Claus
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Harold Levinson
Sideways
Miles
Sabrina
Scott
Morgan
Dr. Alan Shapiro
Before and After
Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
Cosmopolis
Benno Levin
Deconstructing Harry
Professor Abbott
Duplicity
Richard Garsik
Ironclad
King John
Parkland
Abraham Zapruder
Confidence
Gordo
Too Big to Fail
Ben Bernanke
Lady in the Water
Cleveland Heep
Private Parts
Kenny
John Dies at the End
Arnie Blondestone
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Dr. Satan (voice)
I Think We're Alone Now
Patrick
The Congress
Dr. Barker
Mighty Aphrodite
Extras Guild Researcher
Barney's Version
Barney Panofsky
Cold Souls
Paul
Love & Mercy
Dr. Eugene Landy
Madame Bovary
Monsieur Homais
Safe Men
Veal Chop
Romeo & Juliet
Friar Laurence
Singles
Kissing Man
A Mouthful of Air
Dr. Sylvester
The Last Station
Vladimir Chertkov
Storytelling
Toby Oxman
Cradle Will Rock
Carlo
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Ted Hedley
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar
Thunderpants
Johnson J. Johnson
Win Win
Mike Flaherty
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Narrator
Duets
Todd Woods
Private Life
Richard Grimes
Giant Sloth
Gordon Boonewell
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Pretty Bird
Rick Honeycutt
The Phenom
Dr. Mobley
All Is Bright
Dennis Girard
River of Fundament
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
The Hawk Is Dying
Georges Gattling
Past Midnight
Larry Canipe
The Pentagon Papers
Anthony Russo
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Screw-On Head (voice)
Tourist Trap
Jeremiah Piper
Arresting Gena
Detective Wilson
Winchell
Herman Klurfeld
A Further Gesture
Hotel Clerk
1961
Ted Hedley
The Fan and the Flower
Narrator (voice)
Breathing Room
George
She'll Take Romance
Heckler #2
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Narrator
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Narrator (voice)
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
Billions
Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr. · 84 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Harry Tjarks · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV BoJack (voice) · 1 eps
30 Rock
Ritchie · 1 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Big Mouth
Andrew’s Shit (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Nus Braka · 3 eps
Teenage Euthanasia
1 eps
30 Coins
Christian Barbrow · 8 eps
John Adams
John Adams · 7 eps
The American Revolution
John Adams (voice) · 5 eps
Lodge 49
4 eps
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Olgilvey · 1 eps
The Frame
Benno Levin · 1 eps
New York News
Dr. Wargner · 1 eps
Prohibition
Reader / George Remus (voice) · 3 eps
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Madison Grant (voice) · 1 eps
The American Buffalo
(voice) · 2 eps
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Theodore Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps
The New Yorker Presents
Honoré de Balzac · 1 eps
Amazing Screw-On Head
Screw-On Head (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (28)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 5 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice) · 4 eps
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
Love, Marilyn
Self
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Self
Trumbo
Self
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Self - Narrator
Season of the Osprey
Self - Narrator
Wax Paul Now
Self
