Paul Giamatti
Born: 1967-06-06 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Harold Levinson
- The American Revolution as John Adams (voice)
- Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale as Self
2023
- The Holdovers as Paul Hunham
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The American Buffalo as (voice)
2022
- The U.S. and the Holocaust as Madison Grant
- Woodpeckers: The Hole Story as Narrator
2021
- Jungle Cruise as Nilo
- Gunpowder Milkshake as Nathan
- A Mouthful of Air as Dr. Sylvester
- Teenage Euthanasia
- The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness as Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
- Season of the Osprey as Narrator
2020
- 30 Coins as Christian Barbrow
2019
- Wax Paul Now as Self
2018
- Private Life as Richard Grimes
- Lodge 49
- I Think We're Alone Now as Patrick
- Sex, Lies and Butterflies as Narrator (voice)
- The Catcher Was a Spy as Sam Goudsmit
2017
- Big Mouth as Andrew’s Shit (voice)
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
2016
- Billions as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
- Ratchet & Clank as Chairman Drek (voice)
- Outsiders ... (Executive Producer)
- The Phenom as Dr. Mobley
- Morgan as Dr. Alan Shapiro
- The New Yorker Presents as Honoré de Balzac
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- San Andreas as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
- The Little Prince as The Academy Teacher (voice)
- Madame Bovary as Monsieur Homais
- Straight Outta Compton as Jerry Heller
- Goldfish as Goldfish (voice)
- Giant Sloth as Gordon Boonewell
- Love & Mercy as Dr. Eugene Landy
- Breakthrough ... (Director)
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- BoJack Horseman as TV BoJack (voice)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Aleksei Sytsevich
- River of Fundament as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
- Hoke as Hoke Mosely
- The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Self
2013
- Rick and Morty as Storylord (voice)
- 12 Years a Slave as Theophilus Freeman
- Romeo & Juliet as Friar Laurence
- Turbo as Chet (voice)
- Love, Marilyn as Self
- Parkland as Abraham Zapruder
- Saving Mr. Banks as Ralph
- The Frame as Benno Levin
- The Congress as Dr Barker
- John Dies at the End as Arnie Blondestone
- All Is Bright as Dennis Girard
- Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
2012
- Rock of Ages as Paul Gill
- Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
- Cosmopolis as Benno Levin
- PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary as Narrator
2011
- Black Mirror as Phillip
- The Hangover Part II as Kingsley
- Ironclad as King John
- The Ides of March as Tom Duffy
- Win Win as Mike Flaherty
- Too Big to Fail as Ben Bernanke
- Prohibition as Reader / George Remus (voice)
2010
- Conan as Self
- Barney's Version as Barney Panofsky
2009
- Duplicity as Richard Garsik
- Cold Souls as Paul
- The Last Station as Vladimir Chertkov
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Dr. Satan (voice)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
2008
- John Adams as John Adams
- Pretty Bird as Rick Honeycutt
2007
- Fred Claus as Nick (Santa) Claus
- Shoot 'Em Up as Hertz
- The Nanny Diaries as Mr. X
- The Hawk Is Dying as Georges Gattling
- Trumbo as Self
- Too Loud a Solitude as Hanta (voice)
2006
- 30 Rock as Ritchie
- The Illusionist as Inspector Uhl
- The Ant Bully as Stan Beals (voice)
- Lady in the Water as Cleveland Heep
- The Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
- Amazing Screw-On Head as Screw-On Head (voice)
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Robots as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
- Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
- The Fan and the Flower as Narrator (voice)
2004
- Sideways as Miles
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Paycheck as Shorty
- American Splendor as Harvey Pekar
- The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! as Narrator
- The Pentagon Papers as Anthony Russo
- Confidence as Gordo
2002
- Big Fat Liar as Marty Wolf
- Thunderpants as Johnson J. Johnson
2001
- Planet of the Apes as Limbo
- Storytelling as Toby Oxman
2000
- Big Momma's House as John
- Duets as Todd Woods
- If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Ted Hedley
- 1961 as Ted Hedley
1999
- Cradle Will Rock as Carlo
- Man on the Moon as Bob Zmuda
1998
- The Truman Show as Simeon
- Saving Private Ryan as Sergeant Hill
- The Negotiator as Rudy
- Doctor Dolittle as Blaine (uncredited)
- Winchell as Herman Klurfeld
- Tourist Trap as Jeremiah Piper
- Safe Men as Veal Chop
1997
- King of the Hill as Mr. McKay (voice)
- The View as Self
- Donnie Brasco as FBI Technician
- Arresting Gena as Detective Wilson
- My Best Friend's Wedding as Bellman
- Deconstructing Harry as Professor Abbott
- Private Parts as Kenny
- A Further Gesture as Hotel Clerk
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Before and After as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
1995
- Mighty Aphrodite as Extras Guild Researcher
- Sabrina as Scott
- New York News as Dr. Wargner
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- Singles as Kissing Man
- Past Midnight as Larry Canipe
1990
- She'll Take Romance as Heckler #2
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1982
- Nature as Narrator (voice)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee