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Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-…
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Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He played Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has featured as a guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He featured in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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BODY OF WORK
Paul Rudd's Filmography
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Avengers: Doomsday
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

A Statement
as Thomas Jorling

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Paul Rudd (uncredited)

In Memoriam
as Himself
No Poster
Rain Reign

Goodnight Lamby
as Papa (voice)

Power Ballad
as Rick

Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)

Anaconda
as Ronald Griffin Jr.

Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc
as Himself

Friendship
as Austin Carmichael

Death of a Unicorn
as Elliot

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
as Self

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Gary Grooberson

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Mondo Gecko (voice)

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
No Poster
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
as Self

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Jericho (voice)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Paul Rudd

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Grooberson

Adrienne
as Self

Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut
as Himself

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"

Celebrity Escape Room
as Self

A Parks and Recreation Special
as Bobby Newport

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
as Self

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Paul Rudd

Avengers: Endgame
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

The Catcher Was a Spy
as Moe Berg

Ideal Home
as Paul

Mute
as Cactus Bill

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as "The Nobody" (uncredited)

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self

Fun Mom Dinner
as Brady

Quantum Is Calling
as Himself

Nerdland
as John (voice)

Rush: Time Stand Still
as Narrator

Sausage Party
as Darren (voice)

The Fundamentals of Caring
as Ben Benjamin

Captain America: Civil War
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
No Poster
Anyone Can Quantum
as Himself

2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
as Narrator

Rush: R40 Live
as Himself

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Self

The Little Prince
as Mr. Prince (voice)

Ant-Man
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

They Came Together
as Joel

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Brian Fantana

All Is Bright
as Rene Upiter

This Is the End
as Paul Rudd

Admission
as John Pressman

Prince Avalanche
as Alvin

This Is 40
as Pete

Casting By
as Self

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Mr. Anderson

Mansome
as Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self

Wanderlust
as George
No Poster
Picture Perfect
as Photographer

Our Idiot Brother
as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin

Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
as Peter Klaven

How Do You Know
as George

Dinner for Schmucks
as Tim Conrad

Casino Jack and the United States of Money
as Michael Scanlon (voice)

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)

Year One
as Abel (uncredited)

Sesame Street: Being Green
as Mr. Earth

I Love You, Man
as Peter Klaven

Monsters vs Aliens
as Derek Dietl (voice)

Role Models
as Danny Donahue

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
as Chuck

Over Her Dead Body
as Henry Mills

Monty Python Conquers America
as Self

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as John Lennon (uncredited)

The Ten
as Jeff Reigert

Knocked Up
as Pete

I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Adam

Diggers
as Hunt

Reno 911!: Miami
as Ethan the Drug Lord

Night at the Museum
as Don

The Ex
as Leon

The Armenian Genocide
as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)

The Oh in Ohio
as Jack Chase

Tennis Anyone?
as Lance Rockwood

The Baxter
as Dan Abbott

The 40 Year-Old Virgin
as David
No Poster
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Brian Fantana

P.S.
as Sammy Silverstein

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Brian Fantana

The Shape of Things
as Adam

House Hunting
as Daniel

Two Days
as Paul Miller

Stella Shorts 1998-2002
as John

Bash: Latter-Day Plays
as Tim

Wet Hot American Summer
as Andy

On the Edge
as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")

The Château
as Graham Granville

Gen-Y Cops
as Ian Curtis

The Great Gatsby
as Nick Carraway

The Cider House Rules
as Lt. Wally Worthington

200 Cigarettes
as Kevin

Twelfth Night
as Orsino Duc d'Illyria

The Object of My Affection
as George Hanson

Overnight Delivery
as Wyatt Trips

The Locusts
as Earl

The Size of Watermelons
as Alex

Romeo + Juliet
as Dave Paris

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Tommy Doyle

Clueless
as Josh

Runaway Daughters
as Jimmy Rusoff

Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
as Scott

Jamie's Secret
No Poster
Reasonable People
No Poster