Paul Giamatti
Acting
Born June 6, 1967 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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.
Films (104)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
2025
The Holdovers
2023
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
2022
A Mouthful of Air
2021
Season of the Osprey
2021
Jungle Cruise
2021
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
Wax Paul Now
2019
Private Life
2018
I Think We're Alone Now
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
2018
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
Morgan
2016
The Phenom
2016
Ratchet & Clank
2016
Straight Outta Compton
2015
The Little Prince
2015
Madame Bovary
2015
Love & Mercy
2015
San Andreas
2015
Goldfish
2015
Giant Sloth
2015
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
River of Fundament
2014
Hoke
2014
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
2013
Saving Mr. Banks
2013
12 Years a Slave
2013
Parkland
2013
Romeo & Juliet
2013
All Is Bright
2013
Turbo
2013
The Congress
2013
Love, Marilyn
2013
John Dies at the End
2013
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
2012
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
Rock of Ages
2012
Cosmopolis
2012
Too Big to Fail
2011
The Ides of March
2011
The Hangover Part II
2011
Win Win
2011
Ironclad
2011
Barney's Version
2010
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
The Last Station
2009
Cold Souls
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
Duplicity
2009
Pretty Bird
2008
Fred Claus
2007
Too Loud a Solitude
2007
Trumbo
2007
The Nanny Diaries
2007
Shoot 'Em Up
2007
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
The Illusionist
2006
The Ant Bully
2006
Lady in the Water
2006
Cinderella Man
2005
The Fan and the Flower
2005
Robots
2005
Sideways
2004
Paycheck
2003
American Splendor
2003
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
2003
Confidence
2003
The Pentagon Papers
2003
Thunderpants
2002
Big Fat Liar
2002
Storytelling
2001
Planet of the Apes
2001
Duets
2000
Big Momma's House
2000
1961
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
Man on the Moon
1999
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Winchell
1998
Safe Men
1998
The Negotiator
1998
Saving Private Ryan
1998
Doctor Dolittle
1998
The Truman Show
1998
Tourist Trap
1998
Deconstructing Harry
1997
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
Private Parts
1997
Donnie Brasco
1997
Arresting Gena
1997
A Further Gesture
1997
Breathing Room
1996
Before and After
1996
Sabrina
1995
Mighty Aphrodite
1995
Singles
1992
Past Midnight
1992
She'll Take Romance
1990