Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 6, 1967
Place of Birth:
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Paul Giamatti
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Harold Levinson |
| 2025 | A Sprinkle Of History | Sam Born |
| 2023 | The Holdovers | Paul Hunham |
| 2022 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Woodpeckers: The Hole Story | Narrator |
| 2021 | Jungle Cruise | Nilo |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake | Nathan |
| 2021 | A Mouthful of Air | Dr. Sylvester |
| 2021 | Season of the Osprey | Narrator |
| 2019 | Wax Paul Now | Self |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Sam Goudsmit |
| 2018 | Sex, Lies and Butterflies | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Private Life | Richard Grimes |
| 2018 | I Think We're Alone Now | Patrick |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Self |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Chairman Drek (voice) |
| 2016 | The Phenom | Dr. Mobley |
| 2016 | Morgan | Dr. Alan Shapiro |
| 2015 | Madame Bovary | Monsieur Homais |
| 2015 | Love & Mercy | Dr. Eugene Landy |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Jerry Heller |
| 2015 | San Andreas | Dr. Lawrence Hayes |
| 2015 | Giant Sloth | Gordon Boonewell |
| 2015 | The Little Prince | The Academy Teacher (voice) |
| 2015 | Goldfish | Goldfish (voice) |
| 2014 | River of Fundament | Ptah-Nem-Hotep |
| 2014 | Hoke | Hoke Mosely |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Aleksei Sytsevich |
| 2013 | John Dies at the End | Arnie Blondestone |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Theophilus Freeman |
| 2013 | Turbo | Chet (voice) |
| 2013 | Love, Marilyn | Self |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Ralph |
| 2013 | The Congress | Dr Barker |
| 2013 | All Is Bright | Dennis Girard |
| 2013 | Parkland | Abraham Zapruder |
| 2013 | Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective | Self |
| 2013 | Romeo & Juliet | Friar Laurence |
| 2012 | Cosmopolis | Benno Levin |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Paul Gill |
| 2012 | Citizens of Cosmopolis | Self |
| 2012 | PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary | Narrator |
| 2011 | The Ides of March | Tom Duffy |
| 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Kingsley |
| 2011 | Ironclad | King John |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Ben Bernanke |
| 2011 | Win Win | Mike Flaherty |
| 2010 | Barney's Version | Barney Panofsky |
| 2009 | Cold Souls | Paul |
| 2009 | The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Dr. Satan (voice) |
| 2009 | The Last Station | Vladimir Chertkov |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Richard Garsik |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Uncle Chaz (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Pretty Bird | Rick Honeycutt |
| 2007 | Shoot 'Em Up | Hertz |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Nick (Santa) Claus |
| 2007 | The Nanny Diaries | Mr. X |
| 2007 | Trumbo | Self |
| 2007 | The Hawk Is Dying | Georges Gattling |
| 2007 | Too Loud a Solitude | Hanta (voice) |
| 2006 | The Illusionist | Inspector Uhl |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | Cleveland Heep |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Stan Beals (voice) |
| 2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | Screw-On Head (voice) |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | Joe Gould |
| 2005 | Robots | Tim the Gate Guard (voice) |
| 2005 | The Fan and the Flower | Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | Sideways | Miles |
| 2003 | American Splendor | Harvey Pekar |
| 2003 | Paycheck | Shorty |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Anthony Russo |
| 2003 | Confidence | Gordo |
| 2003 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! | Narrator |
| 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Marty Wolf |
| 2002 | Thunderpants | Johnson J. Johnson |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Limbo |
| 2001 | Storytelling | Toby Oxman |
| 2000 | Big Momma's House | John |
| 2000 | 1961 | Ted Hedley |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Ted Hedley |
| 2000 | Duets | Todd Woods |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Bob Zmuda |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Carlo |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Sergeant Hill |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Rudy |
| 1998 | Safe Men | Veal Chop |
| 1998 | Winchell | Herman Klurfeld |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Simeon |
| 1998 | Tourist Trap | Jeremiah Piper |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle | Blaine (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Professor Abbott |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Kenny |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Bellman |
| 1997 | Arresting Gena | Detective Wilson |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | FBI Technician |
| 1997 | A Further Gesture | Hotel Clerk |
| 1996 | Before and After | Courtroom Audience (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Sabrina | Scott |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Extras Guild Researcher |
| 1992 | Past Midnight | Larry Canipe |
| 1992 | Singles | Kissing Man |
| 1990 | She'll Take Romance | Heckler #2 |
| The Goon | Franky | |
| Old Time Radio | ||
| Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy | ||
| Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic | DJ Art Bell |