Paul Giamatti
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 6, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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.
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Filmography
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic
Movie · as DJ Art Bell
Boutique
Movie · as Calvin
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection
TV · 20 eps
Grandgear
Movie
A Sprinkle of History
Movie · as Sam Born
The Debut
Movie · as Jerry Blankenbuehler
A Statement
Movie · as David Slade
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV · as Nus Braka · 3 eps
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Movie · as Harold Levinson
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Movie · as Narrator
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Movie · as Self
The American Revolution
TV · as John Adams (voice) · 5 eps
The Holdovers
Movie · as Paul Hunham
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The American Buffalo
TV · as (voice) · 2 eps
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The U.S. and the Holocaust
TV · as Madison Grant (voice) · 1 ep
Jungle Cruise
Movie · as Nilo Nemolato
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie · as Nathan
A Mouthful of Air
Movie · as Dr. Sylvester
Season of the Osprey
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Teenage Euthanasia
TV · 1 ep
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
TV · as Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice) · 4 eps
30 Coins
TV · as Christian Barbrow · 8 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Wax Paul Now
Movie · as Self
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie · as Sam Goudsmit
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Private Life
Movie · as Richard Grimes
I Think We're Alone Now
Movie · as Patrick
Lodge 49
TV · as L. Marvin Metz · 4 eps
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
Movie · as Self
Big Mouth
TV · as Andrew’s Shit (voice) · 1 ep
At Home with Amy Sedaris
TV · as Olgilvey · 1 ep
Ratchet & Clank
Movie · as Chairman Drek (voice)
The Phenom
Movie · as Dr. Mobley
Morgan
Movie · as Dr. Alan Shapiro
Billions
TV · as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr. · 84 eps
The New Yorker Presents
TV · as Honoré de Balzac · 1 ep
Madame Bovary
Movie · as Monsieur Homais
Love & Mercy
Movie · as Dr. Eugene Landy
Straight Outta Compton
Movie · as Jerry Heller
San Andreas
Movie · as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
Giant Sloth
Movie · as Gordon Boonewell
The Little Prince
Movie · as The Academy Teacher (voice)
Goldfish
Movie · as Goldfish (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
River of Fundament
Movie · as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Hoke
Movie · as Hoke Mosely
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Movie · as Aleksei Sytsevich
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Movie · as Self
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
TV · as Theodore Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as TV BoJack (voice) · 1 ep
John Dies at the End
Movie · as Arnie Blondestone
12 Years a Slave
Movie · as Theophilus Freeman
Turbo
Movie · as Chet (voice)
Love, Marilyn
Movie · as Self
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie · as Ralph
The Congress
Movie · as Dr. Barker
All Is Bright
Movie · as Dennis Girard
Parkland
Movie · as Abraham Zapruder
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Movie · as Self
Romeo & Juliet
Movie · as Friar Laurence
The Frame
TV · as Benno Levin · 1 ep
Rick and Morty
TV · as Storylord (voice) · 2 eps
Cosmopolis
Movie · as Benno Levin
Rock of Ages
Movie · as Paul Gill
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Movie · as Self
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Movie · as Narrator
The Ides of March
Movie · as Tom Duffy
The Hangover Part II
Movie · as Kingsley
Ironclad
Movie · as King John
Too Big to Fail
Movie · as Ben Bernanke
Win Win
Movie · as Mike Flaherty
Prohibition
TV · as Reader / George Remus (voice) · 3 eps
Black Mirror
TV · as Phillip · 1 ep
Barney's Version
Movie · as Barney Panofsky
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cold Souls
Movie · as Paul
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Movie · as Dr. Satan (voice)
The Last Station
Movie · as Vladimir Chertkov
Duplicity
Movie · as Richard Garsik
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie · as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Pretty Bird
Movie · as Rick Honeycutt
John Adams
TV · as John Adams · 7 eps
Shoot 'Em Up
Movie · as Hertz
Fred Claus
Movie · as Nick (Santa) Claus
The Nanny Diaries
Movie · as Mr. X
Trumbo
Movie · as Self
The Hawk Is Dying
Movie · as Georges Gattling
Too Loud a Solitude
Movie · as Hanta (voice)
The Illusionist
Movie · as Inspector Uhl
Lady in the Water
Movie · as Cleveland Heep
The Ant Bully
Movie · as Stan Beals (voice)
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Movie · as Screw-On Head (voice)
30 Rock
TV · as Ritchie · 1 ep
Amazing Screw-On Head
TV · as Screw-On Head (voice) · 1 ep
Cinderella Man
Movie · as Joe Gould
Robots
Movie · as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
The Fan and the Flower
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Sideways
Movie · as Miles
American Splendor
Movie · as Harvey Pekar
Paycheck
Movie · as Shorty
The Pentagon Papers
Movie · as Anthony Russo
Confidence
Movie · as Gordo
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Movie · as Narrator
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Fat Liar
Movie · as Marty Wolf
Thunderpants
Movie · as Johnson J. Johnson
Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Limbo
Storytelling
Movie · as Toby Oxman
Big Momma's House
Movie · as John
1961
Movie · as Ted Hedley
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Movie · as Ted Hedley
Duets
Movie · as Todd Woods
Man on the Moon
Movie · as Bob Zmuda
Cradle Will Rock
Movie · as Carlo
Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as Sergeant Hill
The Negotiator
Movie · as Rudy
Safe Men
Movie · as Veal Chop
Winchell
Movie · as Herman Klurfeld
The Truman Show
Movie · as Control Room Director
Tourist Trap
Movie · as Jeremiah Piper
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Blaine (uncredited)
Deconstructing Harry
Movie · as Professor Abbott
Private Parts
Movie · as Kenny
My Best Friend's Wedding
Movie · as Bellman
Arresting Gena
Movie · as Detective Wilson
Donnie Brasco
Movie · as FBI Technician
A Further Gesture
Movie · as Hotel Clerk
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
King of the Hill
TV · as Mr. McKay (voice) · 1 ep
Before and After
Movie · as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
Breathing Room
Movie · as George
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep
Sabrina
Movie · as Scott
Mighty Aphrodite
Movie · as Extras Guild Researcher
New York News
TV · as Dr. Wargner
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Harry Tjarks · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Past Midnight
Movie · as Larry Canipe
Singles
Movie · as Kissing Man
She'll Take Romance
Movie · as Heckler #2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Nature
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep