Michael Stuhlbarg
Born: 1968-07-05 in Long Beach, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michael Stuhlbarg (/ˈstuːlˌbɑːrɡ/ STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor, having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre. He has received several awards, including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has since become known as a character actor and has appeared in numerous films and television series portraying real-life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln (2012), Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock (2012), Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo (2015), Abe Rosenthal in The Post (2017), and Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley (2020). His other supporting roles include Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Arrival (2016), Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water (both 2017), and Bones and All (2022). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). On television, he portrayed Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), Richard A. Clarke in The Looming Tower (2018), and Richard Sackler in Dopesick (2021), receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominations for the latter two. He also acted in FX's Fargo (2017), Showtime's Your Honour (2020–2023), and HBO's The Staircase (2022). On stage, Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions, including the 2005 debut of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman on Broadway, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots (2024) and received a second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Stuhlbarg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
2025
- After the Hunt as Frederik Imhoff
- The Amateur as Schiller
2024
- The Instigators as Mr. Besegai
2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Dr. Nic West
- Bones and All as Jake
- The Staircase as David Rudolf
2021
- American Oz as L. Frank Baum (voice)
- Dopesick as Richard Sackler
- Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
- Your Honor as Jimmy Baxter
- Shirley as Stanley Hyman
- Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy as Self
2019
- Traitors as Rowe
2018
- The Looming Tower as Richard Clarke
2017
- Call Me by Your Name as Mr. Perlman
- The Shape of Water as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
- The Post as Abe Rosenthal
2016
- Arrival as Agent Halpern
- Doctor Strange as Dr. Nicodemus West
- Miles Ahead as Harper Hamilton
- Miss Sloane as Pat Connors
2015
- Steve Jobs as Andy Hertzfeld
- Trumbo as Edward G. Robinson
- Carvalho's Journey as Narrator
- Pawn Sacrifice as Paul Marshall
2014
- Fargo as Sy Feltz
- Cut Bank as Derby Milton
- Transparent as Chaim
- Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq as Jerome Robbins (voice)
- The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire as Self
- The 50 Year Argument as Narration
2013
- Blue Jasmine as Dr. Flicker
2012
- Men in Black 3 as Griffin
- Lincoln as George Yeaman
- Hitchcock as Lew Wasserman
- Seven Psychopaths as Tommy
2011
- Hugo as René Tabard
2010
- Boardwalk Empire as Arnold Rothstein
- Goldstar, Ohio as The Interviewer
2009
- Cold Souls as Hedge Fund Consultant
- Afterschool as Mr. Burke
- A Serious Man as Larry Gopnik
2008
- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer as Edward Teller
- Body of Lies as Ferris' Attorney
2007
- Damages as Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld
- The Key to Reserva as Louis Bernard
2006
- Ugly Betty as Heinrich
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Jerry
2005
- Solidarity as Paweł
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Marcel Costas
- The Grey Zone as Cohen
- The Invention of Love as Alfred William Pollard
1999
- The Hunley as Wicks
1998
- A Price Above Rubies as Young Hassid
1990
- Law & Order as Timothy Pace
1988
- American Experience as Officer Stephen Colden