Paul Giamatti

Known for ActingBorn 1967-06-06 (age 59)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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Frame

Rick and Morty

BoJack Horseman

The U.S. and the Holocaust

Black Mirror

Saving Private Ryan

Sex, Lies and Butterflies

The Truman Show

12 Years a Slave

Homicide: Life on the Street

Prohibition

Breathing Room

Straight Outta Compton

Billions

The Holdovers

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Big Mouth

The Little Prince

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

John Adams

Nature

Cinderella Man

The American Buffalo

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

30 Rock

The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Donnie Brasco

Jungle Cruise

Saving Mr. Banks

30 Coins

King of the Hill

The Illusionist

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Conan

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Deconstructing Harry

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Man on the Moon

Love & Mercy

American Splendor

At Home with Amy Sedaris

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

Sideways

The Negotiator

Private Life

Barney's Version

Amazing Screw-On Head

Too Big to Fail