Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
Born 06/06/1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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.

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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Filmography (Movies)

Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy

Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy

Character:

Release Date:03/12/2026

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Character:Harold Levinson

Release Date:10/09/2025

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Character:Self

Release Date:10/09/2025

Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas

Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas

Character:Narrator

Release Date:28/07/2025

The Holdovers

The Holdovers

Character:Paul Hunham

Release Date:27/10/2023

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Character:Narrator

Release Date:02/11/2022

A Mouthful of Air

A Mouthful of Air

Character:Dr. Sylvester

Release Date:29/10/2021

Season of the Osprey

Season of the Osprey

Character:Narrator

Release Date:27/10/2021

Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise

Character:Nilo

Release Date:28/07/2021

Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake

Character:Nathan

Release Date:14/07/2021

Wax Paul Now

Wax Paul Now

Character:Self

Release Date:12/11/2019

Private Life

Private Life

Character:Richard Grimes

Release Date:05/10/2018

I Think We're Alone Now

I Think We're Alone Now

Character:Patrick

Release Date:14/09/2018

The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

Character:Sam Goudsmit

Release Date:22/06/2018

Sex, Lies and Butterflies

Sex, Lies and Butterflies

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:04/04/2018

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Character:Self

Release Date:05/09/2017

Morgan

Morgan

Character:Dr. Alan Shapiro

Release Date:01/09/2016

The Phenom

The Phenom

Character:Dr. Mobley

Release Date:24/06/2016

Ratchet & Clank

Ratchet & Clank

Character:Chairman Drek (voice)

Release Date:13/04/2016

Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton

Character:Jerry Heller

Release Date:11/08/2015

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Character:The Academy Teacher (voice)

Release Date:29/07/2015

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Character:Monsieur Homais

Release Date:04/06/2015

Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

Character:Dr. Eugene Landy

Release Date:29/05/2015

San Andreas

San Andreas

Character:Dr. Lawrence Hayes

Release Date:27/05/2015

Goldfish

Goldfish

Character:Goldfish (voice)

Release Date:12/04/2015

Giant Sloth

Giant Sloth

Character:Gordon Boonewell

Release Date:20/01/2015

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Character:Self

Release Date:19/08/2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Character:Aleksei Sytsevich

Release Date:16/04/2014

River of Fundament

River of Fundament

Character:Ptah-Nem-Hotep

Release Date:12/02/2014

Hoke

Hoke

Character:Hoke Mosely

Release Date:01/01/2014

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

Character:Self

Release Date:03/12/2013

Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

Character:Ralph

Release Date:29/11/2013

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Character:Theophilus Freeman

Release Date:18/10/2013

Parkland

Parkland

Character:Abraham Zapruder

Release Date:02/10/2013

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

Character:Friar Laurence

Release Date:12/09/2013

All Is Bright

All Is Bright

Character:Dennis Girard

Release Date:10/09/2013

Turbo

Turbo

Character:Chet (voice)

Release Date:11/07/2013

The Congress

The Congress

Character:Dr Barker

Release Date:03/07/2013

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

Character:Self

Release Date:30/05/2013

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

Character:Arnie Blondestone

Release Date:25/01/2013

PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary

PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary

Character:Narrator

Release Date:18/12/2012

Citizens of Cosmopolis

Citizens of Cosmopolis

Character:Self

Release Date:25/09/2012

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

Character:Paul Gill

Release Date:13/06/2012

Cosmopolis

Cosmopolis

Character:Benno Levin

Release Date:25/05/2012

Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

Character:Ben Bernanke

Release Date:25/11/2011

The Ides of March

The Ides of March

Character:Tom Duffy

Release Date:07/10/2011

The Hangover Part II

The Hangover Part II

Character:Kingsley

Release Date:25/05/2011

Win Win

Win Win

Character:Mike Flaherty

Release Date:18/03/2011

Ironclad

Ironclad

Character:King John

Release Date:03/03/2011

Barney's Version

Barney's Version

Character:Barney Panofsky

Release Date:26/10/2010

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

Character:Dr. Satan (voice)

Release Date:12/09/2009

The Last Station

The Last Station

Character:Vladimir Chertkov

Release Date:04/09/2009

Cold Souls

Cold Souls

Character:Paul

Release Date:07/08/2009

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Character:Uncle Chaz (archive footage)

Release Date:18/04/2009

Duplicity

Duplicity

Character:Richard Garsik

Release Date:18/03/2009

Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird

Character:Rick Honeycutt

Release Date:08/08/2008

Fred Claus

Fred Claus

Character:Nick (Santa) Claus

Release Date:09/11/2007

Too Loud a Solitude

Too Loud a Solitude

Character:Hanta (voice)

Release Date:26/10/2007

Trumbo

Trumbo

Character:Self

Release Date:10/09/2007

The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

Character:Mr. X

Release Date:24/08/2007

Shoot 'Em Up

Shoot 'Em Up

Character:Hertz

Release Date:26/07/2007

The Hawk Is Dying

The Hawk Is Dying

Character:Georges Gattling

Release Date:30/03/2007

The Amazing Screw-On Head

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Character:Screw-On Head (voice)

Release Date:20/08/2006

The Illusionist

The Illusionist

Character:Inspector Uhl

Release Date:18/08/2006

The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully

Character:Stan Beals (voice)

Release Date:28/07/2006

Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water

Character:Cleveland Heep

Release Date:19/07/2006

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

Character:Joe Gould

Release Date:02/06/2005

The Fan and the Flower

The Fan and the Flower

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:21/04/2005

Robots

Robots

Character:Tim the Gate Guard (voice)

Release Date:10/03/2005

Sideways

Sideways

Character:Miles

Release Date:22/10/2004

Paycheck

Paycheck

Character:Shorty

Release Date:25/12/2003

American Splendor

American Splendor

Character:Harvey Pekar

Release Date:15/08/2003

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/07/2003

Confidence

Confidence

Character:Gordo

Release Date:25/04/2003

The Pentagon Papers

The Pentagon Papers

Character:Anthony Russo

Release Date:09/03/2003

Thunderpants

Thunderpants

Character:Johnson J. Johnson

Release Date:24/05/2002

Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar

Character:Marty Wolf

Release Date:08/02/2002

Storytelling

Storytelling

Character:Toby Oxman

Release Date:08/11/2001

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Character:Limbo

Release Date:26/07/2001

Duets

Duets

Character:Todd Woods

Release Date:09/09/2000

Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

Character:John

Release Date:31/05/2000

1961

1961

Character:Ted Hedley

Release Date:05/03/2000

If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Character:Ted Hedley

Release Date:05/03/2000

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Character:Bob Zmuda

Release Date:22/12/1999

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

Character:Carlo

Release Date:10/12/1999

Winchell

Winchell

Character:Herman Klurfeld

Release Date:21/11/1998

Safe Men

Safe Men

Character:Veal Chop

Release Date:07/08/1998

The Negotiator

The Negotiator

Character:Rudy

Release Date:29/07/1998

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

Character:Sergeant Hill

Release Date:24/07/1998

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Character:Blaine (uncredited)

Release Date:26/06/1998

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Character:Simeon

Release Date:04/06/1998

Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap

Character:Jeremiah Piper

Release Date:05/04/1998

Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

Character:Professor Abbott

Release Date:12/12/1997

My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friend's Wedding

Character:Bellman

Release Date:19/06/1997

Private Parts

Private Parts

Character:Kenny

Release Date:07/03/1997

Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

Character:FBI Technician

Release Date:27/02/1997

Arresting Gena

Arresting Gena

Character:Detective Wilson

Release Date:27/01/1997

A Further Gesture

A Further Gesture

Character:Hotel Clerk

Release Date:01/01/1997

Breathing Room

Breathing Room

Character:George

Release Date:08/11/1996

Before and After

Before and After

Character:Courtroom Audience (uncredited)

Release Date:23/02/1996

Sabrina

Sabrina

Character:Scott

Release Date:15/12/1995

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

Character:Extras Guild Researcher

Release Date:13/09/1995

Singles

Singles

Character:Kissing Man

Release Date:18/09/1992

Past Midnight

Past Midnight

Character:Larry Canipe

Release Date:03/05/1992

She'll Take Romance

She'll Take Romance

Character:Heckler #2

Release Date:25/11/1990

Television Appearances

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

Character:John Adams (voice)

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

Character:voice

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Character:Self

The American Buffalo

The American Buffalo

Character:(voice)

The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust

Character:Madison Grant

Teenage Euthanasia

Teenage Euthanasia

Character:

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

Character:Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)

30 Coins

30 Coins

Character:Christian Barbrow

Lodge 49

Lodge 49

Character:

At Home with Amy Sedaris

At Home with Amy Sedaris

Character:Olgilvey

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

Character:Andrew’s Shit (voice)

The New Yorker Presents

The New Yorker Presents

Character:Honoré de Balzac

Billions

Billions

Character:Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Character:Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Character:Self

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Character:Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

Character:TV BoJack (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Character:Self

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

Character:Storylord (voice)

The Frame

The Frame

Character:Benno Levin

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

Character:Phillip

Prohibition

Prohibition

Character:Reader / George Remus (voice)

Conan

Conan

Character:Self

John Adams

John Adams

Character:John Adams

30 Rock

30 Rock

Character:Ritchie

Amazing Screw-On Head

Amazing Screw-On Head

Character:Screw-On Head (voice)

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

Character:Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Character:Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Character:Self

The View

The View

Character:Self

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Character:Mr. McKay (voice)

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Character:Self

New York News

New York News

Character:Dr. Wargner

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Character:Self - Guest

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

Character:Harry Tjarks

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Character:Self

Nature

Nature

Character:Narrator (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Character:Self - Host

The Oscars

The Oscars

Character:Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Character:Self - Nominee

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