
Paul Giamatti
Acting
🎂 1967-06-06
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.
Cast credits(144)

Storylord (voice)
2013

Self
1996

Phillip
2011

Mr. McKay (voice)
1997

Self
2014

Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
2016

Self - Host
1975

TV BoJack (voice)
2014

Self
2010

Self
2015

Ritchie
2006

Self - Nominee
1944

Narrator (voice)
1982

Self
2005

Aleksei Sytsevich
2014

1993

Self
1997

Andrew’s Shit (voice)
2017

Kingsley
2011

Self
2015

Simeon
1998

Self
1988

Sergeant Hill
1998

Self
2003

Professor Abbott
1997

Self - Guest
1993

Dr. Lawrence Hayes
2015

Self
1953

Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
2005

Theophilus Freeman
2013

Nilo
2021

Christian Barbrow
2020

Limbo
2001

Jerry Heller
2015

Chet (voice)
2013

Self
2023

Paul Hunham
2023

FBI Technician
1997

Inspector Uhl
2006

John Adams
2008

The Academy Teacher (voice)
2015

Stan Beals (voice)
2006

Harold Levinson
2025

Bellman
1997

John
2000

Hertz
2007

Self (archive footage)
2022

Rudy
1998

Marty Wolf
2002

Tom Duffy
2011

Blaine (uncredited)
1998

Bob Zmuda
1999

Shorty
2003

Joe Gould
2005

Paul Gill
2012

Benno Levin
2013

Miles
2004

Scott
1995

King John
2011

Dr. Wargner
1995

Mr. X
2007

Nathan
2021

2021

Friar Laurence
2013

Monsieur Homais
2015

Abraham Zapruder
2013

Nick (Santa) Claus
2007

Ben Bernanke
2011

Reader / George Remus (voice)
2011

Richard Garsik
2009

Ted Hedley
2000

Cleveland Heep
2006

Kenny
1997

Dr. Satan (voice)
2009

Chairman Drek (voice)
2016

2018

Barney Panofsky
2010

Carlo
1999

Dr. Eugene Landy
2015

Ralph
2013

Arnie Blondestone
2013

Self
2017

Anthony Russo
2003

Dr. Alan Shapiro
2016

Vladimir Chertkov
2009

Extras Guild Researcher
1995

Sam Goudsmit
2018

Mike Flaherty
2011

Gordo
2003

Richard Grimes
2018

Kissing Man
1992

Rick Honeycutt
2008

Benno Levin
2012

Toby Oxman
2001

Madison Grant
2022

Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
2009

Harvey Pekar
2003

Honoré de Balzac
2016

Self
2013

Herman Klurfeld
1998

Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
1996

Todd Woods
2000

Dr Barker
2013

Georges Gattling
2007

Self
2013

Veal Chop
1998

Dr. Sylvester
2021

Patrick
2018

Ptah-Nem-Hotep
2014

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
2014

Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
2021

Paul
2009

Jeremiah Piper
1998

(voice)
2023

Johnson J. Johnson
2002

Dennis Girard
2013

Detective Wilson
1997

Larry Canipe
1992

Self
2019
Self
2012

Heckler #2
1990

Dr. Mobley
2016

Hotel Clerk
1997

Narrator
2003
Sam Born
2025

Self
2007

Screw-On Head (voice)
2006

Narrator (voice)
2018

2025
Hoke Mosely
2014

Screw-On Head (voice)
2006

Narrator
2021
Goldfish (voice)
2015

Ted Hedley
2000

Narrator
2012

Narrator
2022

Franky

Gordon Boonewell
2015

Narrator (voice)
2005
Hanta (voice)
2007
DJ Art Bell