
Paul Giamatti
Born: 1967-06-06
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
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.
Known For

The Truman Show

Saving Private Ryan

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Robots

The Hangover Part II

The Holdovers

San Andreas

12 Years a Slave

The Illusionist

Jungle Cruise

Fred Claus

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Big Momma's House

The Pentagon Papers

Cinderella Man

Planet of the Apes

Doctor Dolittle

Straight Outta Compton

Sabrina

Turbo

Wax Paul Now

Gunpowder Milkshake

Ironclad

The Negotiator

The Little Prince

Romeo & Juliet

Win Win

Paycheck

Donnie Brasco

The Ant Bully

Private Parts

Sideways

Big Fat Liar

Parkland

Duplicity

Deconstructing Harry

Shoot 'Em Up

Rock of Ages

Madame Bovary

Ratchet & Clank

Mighty Aphrodite

The Ides of March

My Best Friend's Wedding

American Splendor

Man on the Moon

Duets

Past Midnight

Saving Mr. Banks

Safe Men

Love, Marilyn

Thunderpants

Morgan

Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas

Tourist Trap

The Goon

The Nanny Diaries

Pretty Bird

Winchell

A Sprinkle of History

Confidence

Before and After

Lady in the Water

Cosmopolis

Arresting Gena

John Dies at the End

Singles

Love & Mercy

I Think We're Alone Now

Too Big to Fail

Giant Sloth

Cradle Will Rock

Breathing Room

Barney's Version

The Last Station

The Catcher Was a Spy

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Storytelling

Private Life

A Mouthful of Air

The Fan and the Flower

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

A Further Gesture

The Congress

River of Fundament

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Cold Souls

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

All Is Bright

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

The Amazing Screw-On Head

PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary

The Phenom

Season of the Osprey

Trumbo

The Hawk Is Dying

Sex, Lies and Butterflies

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

1961

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

She'll Take Romance
