Paul Rudd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 6, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He played Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has featured as a guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He featured in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Creature
Movie
Reasonable People
Movie
Power Ballad
Movie · as Rick
Avengers: Doomsday
Movie · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Rain Reign
Movie
A Statement
Movie · as Thomas Jorling
Goodnight Lamby
Movie · as Papa (voice)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Movie · as Paul Rudd (uncredited)
In Memoriam
Movie · as Paul Rudd
Hey Jonas!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV · as Neil Armstrong · 1 ep
Death of a Unicorn
Movie · as Elliot
Friendship
Movie · as Austin Carmichael
Anaconda
Movie · as Ronald Griffin Jr.
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc
Movie · as Himself
Marvel Zombies
TV · as Scott Lang (voice) · 2 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Movie · as Gary Grooberson
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Movie · as Self
Secrets of the Octopus
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Movie · as Mondo Gecko (voice)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie · as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie · as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Movie · as Paul Rudd
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Movie · as Jericho (voice)
Toast of Tinseltown
TV · as Paul Rudd · 1 ep
Chivalry
TV · as Paul Rudd · 1 ep
Welcome to Wrexham
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut
Movie · as Himself
Adrienne
Movie · as Self
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie · as Grooberson
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) · 1 ep
What If...?
TV · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice) · 2 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
TV · as (voice) · 8 eps
Only Murders in the Building
TV · as Ben Glenroy, Glen Stubbins, L.E.S.T.R. (voice) · 9 eps
The Shrink Next Door
TV · as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf · 8 eps
A Parks and Recreation Special
Movie · as Bobby Newport
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie · as Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Movie · as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Movie · as Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Westley · 1 ep
Tiny World
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Movie · as Paul Rudd
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Living with Yourself
TV · as Miles Elliot · 8 eps
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Movie · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Mute
Movie · as Cactus Bill
Ideal Home
Movie · as Paul
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Movie · as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie · as Moe Berg
Fun Mom Dinner
Movie · as Brady
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TV · as Andy · 8 eps
Sausage Party
Movie · as Darren (voice)
Captain America: Civil War
Movie · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
The Fundamentals of Caring
Movie · as Ben Benjamin
Nerdland
Movie · as John (voice)
Rush: Time Stand Still
Movie · as Narrator
Anyone Can Quantum
Movie · as Himself
Quantum Is Calling
Movie · as Himself
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Movie · as Self
Ant-Man
Movie · as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
The Little Prince
Movie · as Mr. Prince (voice)
2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Narrator
Rush: R40 Live
Movie · as Himself
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TV · as Andy · 8 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WHIH Newsfront
TV · as Scott Lang · 4 eps
They Came Together
Movie · as Joel
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
This Is the End
Movie · as Paul Rudd
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Movie · as Brian Fantana
Prince Avalanche
Movie · as Alvin
Admission
Movie · as John Pressman
All Is Bright
Movie · as Rene Upiter
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wanderlust
Movie · as George
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Movie · as Mr. Anderson
This Is 40
Movie · as Pete
Mansome
Movie · as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Self
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Greatest Event in Television History
TV · as Director, Kip / Buffy · 1 ep
Moone Boy
TV · 1 ep
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Burning Love
TV · as Nate · 3 eps
Our Idiot Brother
Movie · as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
Movie · as Peter Klaven
Picture Perfect
Movie · as Photographer
Billy on the Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Jericho (voice) · 1 ep
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Impractical Jokers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How Do You Know
Movie · as George
Dinner for Schmucks
Movie · as Tim Conrad
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Movie · as Michael Scanlon (voice)
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Jersey Shore Auditioner · 5 eps
Monsters vs Aliens
Movie · as Derek Dietl (voice)
I Love You, Man
Movie · as Peter Klaven
Year One
Movie · as Abel (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Being Green
Movie · as Mr. Earth
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie · as (archive footage)
Delocated
TV · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Parks and Recreation
TV · as Bobby Newport · 5 eps
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Movie · as Chuck
Over Her Dead Body
Movie · as Henry Mills
Role Models
Movie · as Danny Donahue
Monty Python Conquers America
Movie · as Self
Little Britain USA
TV · as President of France · 1 ep
Knocked Up
Movie · as Pete
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie · as John Lennon (uncredited)
The Ten
Movie · as Jeff Reigert
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Movie · as Adam
Reno 911!: Miami
Movie · as Ethan the Drug Lord
Diggers
Movie · as Hunt
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
TV · 1 ep
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV · as Paul Rudd · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Oh in Ohio
Movie · as Jack Chase
The Ex
Movie · as Leon
Night at the Museum
Movie · as Don
Tennis Anyone?
Movie · as Lance Rockwood
The Armenian Genocide
Movie · as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Movie · as David
Celebrity Mix
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Baxter
Movie · as Dan Abbott
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Movie · as Brian Fantana
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Movie · as Brian Fantana
P.S.
Movie · as Sammy Silverstein
Veronica Mars
TV · as Desmond Fellows · 1 ep
Cheap Seats
TV · as Dave Penders · 79 eps
The Shape of Things
Movie · as Adam
Two Days
Movie · as Paul Miller
House Hunting
Movie · as Daniel
Reno 911!
TV · as Guy Gerricault · 5 eps
Celebrity Poker Showdown
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Movie · as John
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wet Hot American Summer
Movie · as Andy
On the Edge
Movie · as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
Movie · as Tim
The Château
Movie · as Graham Granville
Hard Knocks
TV · as Self - Narrator · 5 eps
The Great Gatsby
Movie · as Nick Carraway
Gen-Y Cops
Movie · as Ian Curtis
Deadline
TV · as Zander Price · 1 ep
The Cider House Rules
Movie · as Lt. Wally Worthington
200 Cigarettes
Movie · as Kevin
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Strangers with Candy
TV · as Brent Brooks · 1 ep
Overnight Delivery
Movie · as Wyatt Trips
The Object of My Affection
Movie · as George Hanson
Twelfth Night
Movie · as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
The Locusts
Movie · as Earl
The Size of Watermelons
Movie · as Alex
Romeo + Juliet
Movie · as Dave Paris
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 10 eps
Clueless
TV · as Sonny · 1 ep
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Movie · as Tommy Doyle
Clueless
Movie · as Josh
Runaway Daughters
Movie · as Jimmy Rusoff
Friends
TV · as Mike Hannigan · 16 eps
Wild Oats
TV · as Brian Grant · 6 eps
Rebel Highway
TV · as Jimmy Rusoff · 1 ep
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
Movie · as Scott
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 10 eps
The Fire Next Time
TV · as David · 2 eps
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Top Ten Presenter · 13 eps
Jamie's Secret
Movie
The Simpsons
TV · as Dr. Zander (voice), Paul Rudd (voice) · 1 ep
Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (uncredited), Austin Vogelcheck / Patron (uncredited) · 6 eps