8.4
8.4
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Paul Giamatti
Also known as: Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti
Nationality:United States
Education:Yale School of Drama, Choate Rosemary Hall, British American Drama Academy, Pierson College, Foote School, Yale University
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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ( JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes, as well as 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 made his Broadway debut 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), Robots (2005), 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 his portrayal of Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005), and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in The Holdovers (2023). On television, Giamatti played the title role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), which earned 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), and 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) and the same role in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). He played a grieving lover in the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror episode "Eulogy" (2025).
Filmography (101 movies)
8.2
8.2
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Sergeant Hill
8.2
8.2
The Truman Show
1998
as Simeon
8.0
8.0
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
2018
as Narrator (voice)
7.9
7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Theophilus Freeman
7.8
7.8
Straight Outta Compton
2015
as Jerry Heller
7.6
7.6
The Holdovers
2023
as Paul Hunham
7.6
7.6
The Little Prince
2015
as The Academy Teacher (voice)
7.6
7.6
Cinderella Man
2005
as Joe Gould
7.5
7.5
Donnie Brasco
1997
as FBI Technician
7.5
7.5
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
as Self
7.4
7.4
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Harold Levinson
7.4
7.4
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
as Self
7.3
7.3
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
as Ralph
7.3
7.3
Jungle Cruise
2021
as Nilo
7.3
7.3
The Illusionist
2006
as Inspector Uhl
7.2
7.2
Man on the Moon
1999
as Bob Zmuda
7.2
7.2
American Splendor
2003
as Harvey Pekar
7.1
7.1
Sideways
2004
as Miles
7.1
7.1
The Negotiator
1998
as Rudy
7.1
7.1
Love & Mercy
2015
as Dr. Eugene Landy
7.0
7.0
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
2022
as Narrator
7.0
7.0
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Ben Bernanke
7.0
7.0
Barney's Version
2010
as Barney Panofsky
6.9
6.9
Private Life
2018
as Richard Grimes
6.8
6.8
Win Win
2011
as Mike Flaherty
6.8
6.8
The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
as Screw-On Head (voice)
6.7
6.7
Mighty Aphrodite
1995
as Extras Guild Researcher
6.7
6.7
Romeo & Juliet
2013
as Friar Laurence
6.7
6.7
The Ides of March
2011
as Tom Duffy
6.6
6.6
Trumbo
2007
as Self
6.6
6.6
Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
6.6
6.6
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
as Aleksei Sytsevich
6.5
6.5
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Ted Hedley
6.5
6.5
A Mouthful of Air
2021
as Dr. Sylvester
6.5
6.5
The Hangover Part II
2011
as Kingsley
6.5
6.5
Shoot 'Em Up
2007
as Hertz
6.5
6.5
Robots
2005
as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
6.5
6.5
Storytelling
2001
as Toby Oxman
6.4
6.4
Private Parts
1997
as Kenny
6.4
6.4
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as Carlo
6.4
6.4
The Congress
2013
as Dr Barker
6.4
6.4
The Fan and the Flower
2005
as Narrator (voice)
6.4
6.4
The Nanny Diaries
2007
as Mr. X
6.4
6.4
Singles
1992
as Kissing Man
6.4
6.4
The Last Station
2009
as Vladimir Chertkov
6.3
6.3
Confidence
2003
as Gordo
6.3
6.3
John Dies at the End
2013
Executive Producer
6.3
6.3
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
as Nathan
6.3
6.3
Turbo
2013
as Chet (voice)
6.3
6.3
Parkland
2013
as Abraham Zapruder
6.2
6.2
San Andreas
2015
as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
6.2
6.2
Paycheck
2003
as Shorty
6.2
6.2
Rock of Ages
2012
as Paul Gill
6.2
6.2
Sabrina
1995
as Scott
6.1
6.1
Ironclad
2011
as King John
6.1
6.1
Winchell
1998
as Herman Klurfeld
6.1
6.1
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
as Self
6.0
6.0
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
2012
as Narrator
6.0
6.0
Cold Souls
2009
as Paul
5.9
5.9
River of Fundament
2014
as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
5.9
5.9
Duplicity
2009
as Richard Garsik
5.9
5.9
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
as Dr. Satan (voice)
5.9
5.9
Big Fat Liar
2002
as Marty Wolf
5.8
5.8
Fred Claus
2007
as Nick (Santa) Claus
5.8
5.8
Big Momma's House
2000
as John
5.8
5.8
The Ant Bully
2006
as Stan Beals (voice)
5.8
5.8
Tourist Trap
1998
as Jeremiah Piper
5.8
5.8
Morgan
2016
as Dr. Alan Shapiro
5.8
5.8
The Pentagon Papers
2003
as Anthony Russo
5.8
5.8
I Think We're Alone Now
2018
as Patrick
5.8
5.8
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Limbo
5.8
5.8
Ratchet & Clank
2016
as Chairman Drek (voice)
5.7
5.7
Madame Bovary
2015
as Monsieur Homais
5.7
5.7
Cosmopolis
2012
as Benno Levin
5.6
5.6
Duets
2000
as Todd Woods
5.6
5.6
Lady in the Water
2006
as Cleveland Heep
5.5
5.5
The Phenom
2016
as Dr. Mobley
5.5
5.5
Hoke
2014
as Hoke Mosely
5.5
5.5
Safe Men
1998
as Veal Chop
5.4
5.4
All Is Bright
2013
as Dennis Girard
5.0
5.0
Past Midnight
1992
as Larry Canipe
4.9
4.9
Pretty Bird
2008
as Rick Honeycutt
4.7
4.7
Too Loud a Solitude
2007
as Hanta (voice)
4.6
4.6
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
as Georges Gattling
3.5
3.5
Thunderpants
2002
as Johnson J. Johnson
1.0
1.0
Arresting Gena
1997
as Detective Wilson
Season of the Osprey
2021
as Narrator
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
2013
as Self
A Sprinkle of History
2026
as Sam Born
Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy
TBA
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
2025
Goldfish
2015
as Goldfish (voice)
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic
TBA
as DJ Art Bell
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self
Wax Paul Now
2019
as Self
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
2003
as Narrator
The Goon
TBA
as Franky
1961
2000
as Ted Hedley
Giant Sloth
2015
as Gordon Boonewell
Old Time Radio
TBA
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