Paul Giamatti
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.
Born: June 6, 1967
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Harold Levinson
as Paul Hunham
as (voice)
as Narrator
as Madison Grant
as Dr. Sylvester
as Narrator
as Nilo
as Nathan
as Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
as Christian Barbrow
as Self
as Richard Grimes
as Patrick
as Sam Goudsmit
as Narrator (voice)
as Andrew’s Shit (voice)
as Self
as Dr. Alan Shapiro
as Dr. Mobley
as Chairman Drek (voice)
as Honoré de Balzac
as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
as Jerry Heller
as The Academy Teacher (voice)
as Monsieur Homais
as Dr. Eugene Landy
as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
as Gordon Boonewell
as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
as TV BoJack (voice)
as Aleksei Sytsevich
as Self
as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
as Storylord (voice)
as Ralph
as Theophilus Freeman
as Abraham Zapruder
as Friar Laurence
as Dennis Girard
as Chet (voice)
as Dr Barker
as Self
as Benno Levin
as Arnie Blondestone
as Narrator
as Paul Gill
as Benno Levin
as Phillip
as Ben Bernanke
as Tom Duffy
as Reader / George Remus (voice)
as Kingsley
as Mike Flaherty
as King John
as Self
as Barney Panofsky
as Dr. Satan (voice)
as Vladimir Chertkov
as Paul
as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
as Richard Garsik
as Rick Honeycutt
as John Adams
as Nick (Santa) Claus
as Self
as Mr. X
as Hertz
as Georges Gattling
as Ritchie
as Screw-On Head (voice)
as Inspector Uhl
as Stan Beals (voice)
as Screw-On Head (voice)
as Cleveland Heep
as Joe Gould
as Narrator (voice)
as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
as Miles
as Shorty
as Harvey Pekar
as Narrator
as Gordo
as Anthony Russo
as Self
as Johnson J. Johnson
as Marty Wolf
as Toby Oxman
as Limbo
as Todd Woods
as John
as Ted Hedley
as Ted Hedley
as Bob Zmuda
as Carlo
as Herman Klurfeld
as Veal Chop
as Rudy
as Sergeant Hill
as Blaine (uncredited)
as Simeon
as Jeremiah Piper
as Professor Abbott
as Self
as Bellman
as Kenny
as FBI Technician
as Detective Wilson
as Mr. McKay (voice)
as Hotel Clerk
as Self
as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
as Scott
as Dr. Wargner
as Extras Guild Researcher
as Self - Guest
as Kissing Man
as Larry Canipe
as Heckler #2
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Franky