Acting
Paul Giamatti
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
A Sprinkle of History
Film · 2027
The Debut
Film · 2026
A Statement
Film · 2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Series · 2026
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Film · 2025
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Film · 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Film · 2025
The American Revolution
Series · 2025
The Holdovers
Film · 2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2023
The American Buffalo
Series · 2023
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Film · 2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Film · 2022
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Series · 2022
Jungle Cruise
Film · 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake
Film · 2021
A Mouthful of Air
Film · 2021
Season of the Osprey
Film · 2021
Teenage Euthanasia
Series · 2021
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Series · 2021
30 Coins
Series · 2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Series · 2020
Wax Paul Now
Film · 2019
The Catcher Was a Spy
Film · 2018
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Film · 2018
Private Life
Film · 2018
I Think We're Alone Now
Film · 2018
Lodge 49
Series · 2018
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Film · 2017
Big Mouth
Series · 2017
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Series · 2017
Ratchet & Clank
Film · 2016
The Phenom
Film · 2016
Morgan
Film · 2016
Billions
Series · 2016
The New Yorker Presents
Series · 2016
Madame Bovary
Film · 2015
Love & Mercy
Film · 2015
Straight Outta Compton
Film · 2015
San Andreas
Film · 2015
Giant Sloth
Film · 2015
The Little Prince
Film · 2015
Goldfish
Film · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
River of Fundament
Film · 2014
Hoke
Film · 2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Film · 2014
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Film · 2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
BoJack Horseman
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
John Dies at the End
Film · 2013
12 Years a Slave
Film · 2013
Turbo
Film · 2013
Love, Marilyn
Film · 2013
Saving Mr. Banks
Film · 2013
The Congress
Film · 2013
All Is Bright
Film · 2013
Parkland
Film · 2013
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Film · 2013
Romeo & Juliet
Film · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
Rick and Morty
Series · 2013
Cosmopolis
Film · 2012
Rock of Ages
Film · 2012
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Film · 2012
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Film · 2012
The Ides of March
Film · 2011
The Hangover Part II
Film · 2011
Ironclad
Film · 2011
Too Big to Fail
Film · 2011
Win Win
Film · 2011
Prohibition
Series · 2011
Black Mirror
Series · 2011
Barney's Version
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Cold Souls
Film · 2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Film · 2009
The Last Station
Film · 2009
Duplicity
Film · 2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Film · 2009
Pretty Bird
Film · 2008
John Adams
Series · 2008
Shoot 'Em Up
Film · 2007
Fred Claus
Film · 2007
The Nanny Diaries
Film · 2007
Trumbo
Film · 2007
The Hawk Is Dying
Film · 2007
Too Loud a Solitude
Film · 2007
The Illusionist
Film · 2006
Lady in the Water
Film · 2006
The Ant Bully
Film · 2006
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Film · 2006
30 Rock
Series · 2006
Amazing Screw-On Head
Series · 2006
Cinderella Man
Film · 2005
Robots
Film · 2005
The Fan and the Flower
Film · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Sideways
Film · 2004
American Splendor
Film · 2003
Paycheck
Film · 2003
The Pentagon Papers
Film · 2003
Confidence
Film · 2003
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Big Fat Liar
Film · 2002
Thunderpants
Film · 2002
Planet of the Apes
Film · 2001
Storytelling
Film · 2001
Big Momma's House
Film · 2000
1961
Film · 2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Film · 2000
Duets
Film · 2000
Man on the Moon
Film · 1999
Cradle Will Rock
Film · 1999
Saving Private Ryan
Film · 1998
The Negotiator
Film · 1998
Safe Men
Film · 1998
Winchell
Film · 1998
The Truman Show
Film · 1998
Tourist Trap
Film · 1998
Doctor Dolittle
Film · 1998
Deconstructing Harry
Film · 1997
Private Parts
Film · 1997
My Best Friend's Wedding
Film · 1997
Arresting Gena
Film · 1997
Donnie Brasco
Film · 1997
A Further Gesture
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
King of the Hill
Series · 1997
Before and After
Film · 1996
Breathing Room
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Sabrina
Film · 1995
Mighty Aphrodite
Film · 1995
New York News
Series · 1995
Homicide: Life on the Street
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Past Midnight
Film · 1992
Singles
Film · 1992
She'll Take Romance
Film · 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Nature
Series · 1982
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic
Film
Boutique
Film
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection
Series