Paul Giamatti

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

The Truman Show Not in library

The Truman Show

1998

Saving Private Ryan Not in library

Saving Private Ryan

1998

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

2014

12 Years a Slave Not in library

12 Years a Slave

2013

The Hangover Part II Not in library

The Hangover Part II

2011

Rick and Morty Not in library

Rick and Morty

2013

San Andreas Not in library

San Andreas

2015

Jungle Cruise Not in library

Jungle Cruise

2021

Black Mirror Not in library

Black Mirror

2011

The Illusionist Not in library

The Illusionist

2006

Acting

2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as Nus Braka (3 episodes)
2025 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Harold Levinson
2025 Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas as Narrator
2025 Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
2025 The American Revolution as John Adams (voice) (5 episodes)
2023 The Holdovers as Paul Hunham
2023 Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2023 The American Buffalo as (voice) (2 episodes)
2022 Woodpeckers: The Hole Story as Narrator
2022 The U.S. and the Holocaust as Madison Grant (3 episodes)
2021 Jungle Cruise as Nilo
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake as Nathan
2021 A Mouthful of Air as Dr. Sylvester
2021 Season of the Osprey as Narrator
2021 Teenage Euthanasia
2021 The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness as Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice) (4 episodes)
2020 30 Coins as Christian Barbrow (8 episodes)
2019 Wax Paul Now as Self
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy as Sam Goudsmit
2018 Sex, Lies and Butterflies as Narrator (voice)
2018 Private Life as Richard Grimes
2018 I Think We're Alone Now as Patrick
2018 Lodge 49
2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
2017 Big Mouth as Andrew’s Shit (voice) (1 episode)
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris as Olgilvey (1 episode)
2016 Ratchet & Clank as Chairman Drek (voice)
2016 The Phenom as Dr. Mobley
2016 Morgan as Dr. Alan Shapiro
2016 Billions as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr. (84 episodes)
2016 The New Yorker Presents as Honoré de Balzac (1 episode)
2015 Madame Bovary as Monsieur Homais
2015 Love & Mercy as Dr. Eugene Landy
2015 Straight Outta Compton as Jerry Heller
2015 San Andreas as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
2015 Giant Sloth as Gordon Boonewell
2015 The Little Prince as The Academy Teacher (voice)
2015 Goldfish as Goldfish (voice)
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest (6 episodes)
2014 River of Fundament as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
2014 Hoke as Hoke Mosely
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Aleksei Sytsevich In Library
2014 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Theodore Roosevelt (voice) (7 episodes)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (3 episodes)
2014 BoJack Horseman as TV BoJack (voice) (1 episode)
2013 John Dies at the End as Arnie Blondestone
2013 12 Years a Slave as Theophilus Freeman
2013 Turbo as Chet (voice)
2013 Love, Marilyn as Self
2013 Saving Mr. Banks as Ralph
2013 The Congress as Dr. Barker
2013 All Is Bright as Dennis Girard
2013 Parkland as Abraham Zapruder
2013 Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
2013 Romeo & Juliet as Friar Laurence
2013 The Frame as Benno Levin (1 episode)
2013 Rick and Morty as Storylord (voice) (2 episodes)
2012 Cosmopolis as Benno Levin
2012 Rock of Ages as Paul Gill
2012 Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
2012 PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary as Narrator
2011 The Ides of March as Tom Duffy
2011 The Hangover Part II as Kingsley
2011 Ironclad as King John
2011 Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
2011 Win Win as Mike Flaherty
2011 Prohibition as Reader / George Remus (voice) (3 episodes)
2011 Black Mirror as Phillip (1 episode)
2010 Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
2010 Conan as Self (1 episode)
2009 Cold Souls as Paul
2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Dr. Satan (voice)
2009 The Last Station as Vladimir Chertkov
2009 Duplicity as Richard Garsik
2009 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
2008 Pretty Bird as Rick Honeycutt
2008 John Adams as John Adams (7 episodes)
2007 Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz
2007 Fred Claus as Nick (Santa) Claus
2007 The Nanny Diaries as Mr. X
2007 Trumbo as Self
2007 The Hawk Is Dying as Georges Gattling
2007 Too Loud a Solitude as Hanta (voice)
2006 The Illusionist as Inspector Uhl
2006 Lady in the Water as Cleveland Heep
2006 The Ant Bully as Stan Beals (voice)
2006 The Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
2006 30 Rock as Ritchie (1 episode)
2006 Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice) (1 episode)
2005 Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
2005 Robots as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
2005 The Fan and the Flower as Narrator (voice)
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self (1 episode)
2005 The Colbert Report as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2004 Sideways as Miles
2003 American Splendor as Harvey Pekar
2003 Paycheck as Shorty
2003 The Pentagon Papers as Anthony Russo
2003 Confidence as Gordo
2003 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! as Narrator
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2002 Big Fat Liar as Marty Wolf
2002 Thunderpants as Johnson J. Johnson
2001 Planet of the Apes as Limbo
2001 Storytelling as Toby Oxman
2000 Big Momma's House as John
2000 1961 as Ted Hedley
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Ted Hedley
2000 Duets as Todd Woods
1999 Man on the Moon as Bob Zmuda
1999 Cradle Will Rock as Carlo
1998 Saving Private Ryan as Sergeant Hill
1998 The Negotiator as Rudy
1998 Safe Men as Veal Chop
1998 Winchell as Herman Klurfeld
1998 The Truman Show as Simeon
1998 Tourist Trap as Jeremiah Piper
1998 Doctor Dolittle as Blaine (uncredited)
1997 Deconstructing Harry as Professor Abbott
1997 Private Parts as Kenny
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding as Bellman
1997 Arresting Gena as Detective Wilson
1997 Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
1997 A Further Gesture as Hotel Clerk
1997 The View as Self (2 episodes)
1997 King of the Hill as Mr. McKay (voice) (1 episode)
1996 Before and After as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
1996 Breathing Room as George
1996 The Daily Show as Self (5 episodes)
1995 Sabrina as Scott
1995 Mighty Aphrodite as Extras Guild Researcher
1995 New York News as Dr. Wargner (1 episode)
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Harry Tjarks (1 episode)
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (5 episodes)
1992 Past Midnight as Larry Canipe
1992 Singles as Kissing Man
1990 She'll Take Romance as Heckler #2
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self (2 episodes)
1982 Nature as Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
1953 The Oscars as Self (2 episodes)
1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
A Sprinkle of History as Sam Born
No One Cares
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic as DJ Art Bell
The Statement
Boutique as Calvin

Directing

2015 Breakthrough Director

Production

2018 Lodge 49 Executive Producer
2016 Outsiders Executive Producer
2013 John Dies at the End Executive Producer
Boutique Producer

Crew

2019 Wax Paul Now Thanks