Paul Lazar

Biography

Paul Lazar is an American actor, director, and teacher. As an actor he is best known for his collaborations with Jonathan Demme, having appeared in six of Demme’s films including The Silence of the Lambs (1991). In addition to his film work, he is co-founder of Big Dance Theatre and an associate member of The Wooster Group, and currently teaches theater at Harvard.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sid Gabbert

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Donald

Third Watch

Erik

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Dave Baker

Lisey's Story

Thomas Fenton

Snowpiercer

Paul

The Host

American Doctor

The Silence of the Lambs

Pilcher

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	All the Words on the Page	Paul
2023	Sweet Relief	Mr. McDaniel
2022	Ghostwritten	Mark Brooks
2021	Memories
2020	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend	Drunk
2016	Silent Street
2016	10 Crosby	Older Doorman
2016	Starring Austin Pendleton	Self
2015	Experimenter	Paul Errara
2015	Another Telepathic Thing
2014	Cymbeline	Quarry Cop 1
2013	Snowpiercer	Paul
2013	The Man Who Came Out Only at Night	The Baker
2009	How to Seduce Difficult Women	Sam
2008	Rachel Getting Married	Rehearsal Dinner Guest
2007	The Favor	Mr. Smith
2007	Anamorph	Medical Examiner
2007	Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary	Pilcher
2006	The Host	American Doctor
2004	From Other Worlds	Larry
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Gillespie
2002	No Such Thing	Fred
1999	On the Run	Cabbie
1999	Six Ways to Sunday	Hyman
1999	Suits	Mitchell Mitnick
1999	Mickey Blue Eyes	Ritchie Vitale
1998	Henry Fool	Doctor
1998	Money Kings	Rocky
1998	Beloved	General Store Proprietor
1998	The Substitute 2: School's Out	Mack Weathers
1997	Los Locos	Buck
1997	Subway Stories	Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
1997	Arresting Gena	Uncle John
1996	Toe Tags	Coroner's Assistant
1995	The Stars Fell on Henrietta	Seymour
1994	Trapped in Paradise	Timmy
1994	Speechless	Harry
1993	The Debt	The Salesman
1993	Philadelphia	Dr. Klenstein
1993	Taking the Heat	Chucky
1993	Brace Up!	Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
1992	Lorenzo's Oil	Professor Duncan
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	Pilcher
1991	Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules	Ad Man
1991	29th Street	Needle Nose Nipton
1988	Married to the Mob	Tommy Boyle
1983	Streamers	MP Lieutenant
	The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems	Bill Allen

Year	TV Show	Role
2021	Lisey's Story	Thomas Fenton
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Dave Baker
2003	Queens Supreme
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Donald
2000	Wonderland	Willie Watches
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sid Gabbert
1999	Third Watch	Erik