Paul Giamatti
Acting
🎂 1967-06-06
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.
Cast credits(143)
Self
2005
Self
2015
Self
2010
Self
1996
Self
2014
Mr. McKay (voice)
1997
Storylord (voice)
2013
Self
1997
Narrator (voice)
1982
1988
Self - Guest
1993
Phillip
2011
TV BoJack (voice)
2014
Self
2003
Self - Winner
1944
Ritchie
2006
Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
2016
Self
2015
Andrew’s Shit (voice)
2017
Self - Host
1975
Self
1953
Benno Levin
2013
Dr. Wargner
1995
2018
Christian Barbrow
2020
1993
John Adams
2008
Reader / George Remus (voice)
2011
Self
2023
Simeon
1998
2021
Sergeant Hill
1998
Dr. Lawrence Hayes
2015
Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
2014
Madison Grant
2022
Aleksei Sytsevich
2014
Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
2021
Kingsley
2011
Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
2005
Chet (voice)
2013
Nilo
2021
Theophilus Freeman
2013
Paul Hunham
2023
Jerry Heller
2015
Limbo
2001
The Academy Teacher (voice)
2015
FBI Technician
1997
Stan Beals (voice)
2006
Harold Levinson
2025
John
2000
Blaine (uncredited)
1998
Inspector Uhl
2006
Kissing Man
1992
Scott
1995
Joe Gould
2005
Shorty
2003
Mr. X
2007
Bob Zmuda
1999
Bellman
1997
Rudy
1998
Professor Abbott
1997
Nick (Santa) Claus
2007
Friar Laurence
2013
Miles
2004
Nathan
2021
Sam Goudsmit
2018
Dr. Alan Shapiro
2016
Hertz
2007
Tom Duffy
2011
Extras Guild Researcher
1995
Paul Gill
2012
Cleveland Heep
2006
King John
2011
(voice)
2023
Chairman Drek (voice)
2016
Richard Garsik
2009
Self
2017
Honoré de Balzac
2016
Self (archive footage)
2022
Ralph
2013
Ben Bernanke
2011
Marty Wolf
2002
Dr. Eugene Landy
2015
Benno Levin
2012
Kenny
1997
Abraham Zapruder
2013
Carlo
1999
Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
1996
Dr. Sylvester
2021
Barney Panofsky
2010
Dr Barker
2013
Patrick
2018
Vladimir Chertkov
2009
Todd Woods
2000
Richard Grimes
2018
Gordo
2003
Dr. Satan (voice)
2009
Arnie Blondestone
2013
Toby Oxman
2001
Dennis Girard
2013
Johnson J. Johnson
2002
Harvey Pekar
2003
Ted Hedley
2000
Mike Flaherty
2011
Paul
2009
Monsieur Homais
2015
Self
2013
Dr. Mobley
2016
Veal Chop
1998
Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
2009
Sam Born
2025
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
2014
Hotel Clerk
1997
Screw-On Head (voice)
2006
Self
2007
Herman Klurfeld
1998
Anthony Russo
2003
Larry Canipe
1992
Narrator
2022
Self
2012
Detective Wilson
1997
Rick Honeycutt
2008
Narrator (voice)
2005
Jeremiah Piper
1998
Franky
Screw-On Head (voice)
2006
Georges Gattling
2007
Self
2013
Hoke Mosely
2014
Narrator
2003
Ted Hedley
2000
Narrator
2021
Narrator
2012
Narrator (voice)
2018
Heckler #2
1990
Gordon Boonewell
2015
Goldfish (voice)
2015
Hanta (voice)
2007
Self
2019
DJ Art Bell
