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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).
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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.
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Paul Giamatti's Filmography
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No Poster
A Sprinkle of History
as Sam Born
The Debut
as Jerry Blankenbuehler
A Statement
as David Slade
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Harold Levinson
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
as Narrator
The Holdovers
as Paul Hunham
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
as Self - Narrator
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage)
A Mouthful of Air
as Dr. Sylvester
Season of the Osprey
as Self - Narrator
Jungle Cruise
as Nilo Nemolato
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Nathan
Wax Paul Now
as Self
Private Life
as Richard Grimes
I Think We're Alone Now
as Patrick
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Sam Goudsmit
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
as Narrator (voice)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
Morgan
as Dr. Alan Shapiro
The Phenom
as Dr. Mobley
Ratchet & Clank
as Chairman Drek (voice)
Straight Outta Compton
as Jerry Heller
The Little Prince
as The Academy Teacher (voice)
Madame Bovary
as Monsieur Homais
Love & Mercy
as Dr. Eugene Landy
San Andreas
as Dr. Lawrence Hayes
No Poster
Goldfish
as Goldfish (voice)
Giant Sloth
as Gordon Boonewell
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
as Self
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
as Aleksei Sytsevich
River of Fundament
as Ptah-Nem-Hotep
No Poster
Hoke
as Hoke Mosely
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
as Self
Saving Mr. Banks
as Ralph
12 Years a Slave
as Theophilus Freeman
Parkland
as Abraham Zapruder
Romeo & Juliet
as Friar Laurence
All Is Bright
as Dennis Girard
Turbo
as Chet (voice)
The Congress
as Dr. Barker
Love, Marilyn
as Self
John Dies at the End
as Arnie Blondestone
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
as Narrator
No Poster
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self
Rock of Ages
as Paul Gill
Cosmopolis
as Benno Levin
Too Big to Fail
as Ben Bernanke
The Ides of March
as Tom Duffy
The Hangover Part II
as Kingsley
Win Win
as Mike Flaherty
Ironclad
as King John
Barney's Version
as Barney Panofsky
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
as Dr. Satan (voice)
The Last Station
as Vladimir Chertkov
Cold Souls
as Paul
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Duplicity
as Richard Garsik
Pretty Bird
as Rick Honeycutt
Fred Claus
as Nick (Santa) Claus
No Poster
Too Loud a Solitude
as Hanta (voice)
Trumbo
as Self
The Nanny Diaries
as Mr. X
Shoot 'Em Up
as Hertz
The Hawk Is Dying
as Georges Gattling
The Amazing Screw-On Head
as Screw-On Head (voice)
The Illusionist
as Inspector Uhl
The Ant Bully
as Stan Beals (voice)
Lady in the Water
as Cleveland Heep
Cinderella Man
as Joe Gould
The Fan and the Flower
as Narrator (voice)
Robots
as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
Sideways
as Miles
Paycheck
as Shorty
American Splendor
as Harvey Pekar
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
as Narrator
Confidence
as Gordo
The Pentagon Papers
as Anthony Russo
Thunderpants
as Johnson J. Johnson
Big Fat Liar
as Marty Wolf
Storytelling
as Toby Oxman
Planet of the Apes
as Limbo
Duets
as Todd Woods
Big Momma's House
as John
If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Ted Hedley
1961
as Ted Hedley
Man on the Moon
as Bob Zmuda
Cradle Will Rock
as Carlo
Winchell
as Herman Klurfeld
Safe Men
as Veal Chop
The Negotiator
as Rudy
Saving Private Ryan
as Sergeant Hill
Doctor Dolittle
as Blaine (uncredited)
The Truman Show
as Control Room Director
Tourist Trap
as Jeremiah Piper
Deconstructing Harry
as Professor Abbott
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Bellman
Private Parts
as Kenny
Donnie Brasco
as FBI Technician
Arresting Gena
as Detective Wilson
A Further Gesture
as Hotel Clerk
Breathing Room
as George
Before and After
as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
Sabrina
as Scott
Mighty Aphrodite
as Extras Guild Researcher
Singles
as Kissing Man
Past Midnight
as Larry Canipe
She'll Take Romance
as Heckler #2
No Poster
Boutique
as Calvin
No Poster
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic
as DJ Art Bell