Paul Rudd
Born: 1969-04-06 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Avengers: Doomsday as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Power Ballad as Rick
2025
- Marvel Zombies as Scott Lang (voice)
- Anaconda as Ronald Griffen 'Griff' Jr.
- Death of a Unicorn as Elliot
- Friendship as Austin Carmichael
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- Please Don't Destroy LIVE as Self
2024
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Gary Grooberson
- 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center as Self
- Secrets of the Octopus as Narrator (voice)
2023
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Mondo Gecko (voice)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self
2022
- Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- The Bob's Burgers Movie as Jericho (voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Paul Rudd
- Toast of Tinseltown as Paul Rudd
- Chivalry as Paul Rudd
2021
- Only Murders in the Building as Ben Glenroy
- What If...? as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Grooberson
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
- The Shrink Next Door as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
- Saturday Morning All Star Hits! as (voice)
- Adrienne as Self
- Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut as Himself
2020
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- Tiny World as Self - Narrator (voice)
- A Parks and Recreation Special as Bobby Newport
- Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
- We Are Freestyle Love Supreme as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Paul Rudd
- Living with Yourself as Miles Elliot
- My Beautiful Stutter ... (Producer)
2018
- Ideal Home as Paul
- Ant-Man and the Wasp as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Mute as Cactus Bill
- The Catcher Was a Spy as Moe Berg
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
2017
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Sausage Party as Darren (voice)
- Anyone Can Quantum as Himself
- Quantum Is Calling as Himself
- The Fundamentals of Caring as Ben Benjamin
- Nerdland as John (voice)
- Rush: Time Stand Still as Narrator
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Ant-Man as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- The Little Prince as Mr. Prince (voice)
- Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
- WHIH Newsfront as Scott Lang
- Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Andy
- 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film as Narrator
- Rush: R40 Live as Himself
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- They Came Together as Joel
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- Admission as John Pressman
- This Is the End as Paul Rudd
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Brian Fantana
- All Is Bright as Rene Upiter
- Prince Avalanche as Alvin
2012
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Mr. Anderson
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- Wanderlust as George
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- This Is 40 as Pete
- Casting By as Self
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- The Greatest Event in Television History as Director
- Moone Boy
- Mansome as Self
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Jericho (voice)
- Impractical Jokers as Self
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Our Idiot Brother as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
- Billy on the Street as Self
- Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush as Peter Klaven
- Picture Perfect as Photographer
2010
- Conan as Self
- Dinner for Schmucks as Tim Conrad
- Casino Jack and the United States of Money as Michael Scanlon (voice)
- How Do You Know as George
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Parks and Recreation as Bobby Newport
- Monsters vs Aliens as Derek Dietl (voice)
- Year One as Abel (uncredited)
- Party Down ... (Writer)
- I Love You, Man as Peter Klaven
- SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
- Sesame Street: Being Green as Mr. Earth
- Delocated
2008
- Role Models as Danny Donahue
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Chuck
- Little Britain USA
- Over Her Dead Body as Henry Mills
- Monty Python Conquers America as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Knocked Up as Pete
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Paul Rudd
- Diggers as Hunt
- The Ten as Jeff Reigert
- I Could Never Be Your Woman as Adam
- Reno 911!: Miami as Ethan the Drug Lord
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as John Lennon (uncredited)
- The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
2006
- Night at the Museum as Don
- Tennis Anyone? as Lance Rockwood
- The Ex as Leon
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- The Oh in Ohio as Jack Chase
- The Armenian Genocide as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
2005
- The 40 Year Old Virgin as David
- The Reichen Show as Self
- The Baxter as Dan Abbott
- Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Veronica Mars as Desmond Fellows
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Brian Fantana
- Cheap Seats as Dave Penders
- P.S. as Sammy Silverstein
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Brian Fantana
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Reno 911! as Guy Gerricault
- The Shape of Things as Adam
- Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
- Two Days as Paul Miller
- House Hunting as Daniel
2002
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as John
2001
- Hard Knocks as Self - Narrator
- The Château as Graham Granville
- On the Edge as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
- Wet Hot American Summer as Andy
- Bash: Latter-Day Plays as Tim
2000
- Gen-Y Cops as Ian Curtis
- The Great Gatsby as Nick Carraway
- Deadline
1999
- Strangers with Candy as Brent Brooks
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- The Cider House Rules as Lt. Wally Worthington
- 200 Cigarettes as Kevin
1998
- Twelfth Night as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
- The Object of My Affection as George Hanson
- Overnight Delivery as Wyatt Trips
1997
- The Locusts as Earl
- The Size of Watermelons as Alex
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Romeo + Juliet as Dave Paris
1995
- Clueless as Josh
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Tommy Doyle
1994
- Friends as Mike Hannigan
- Runaway Daughters as Jimmy Rusoff
- Rebel Highway as Jimmy Rusoff
- Wild Oats as Brian Grant
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
- Moment of Truth: Stalking Back as Scott
- The Fire Next Time as David
1992
1989
- The Simpsons as Dr. Zander (voice)
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Self
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)