
Paul Giamatti
1 FOLLOWER • 78 CREDITS • JUN 6, 1967 • 58
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.
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Known For

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Oscars

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Black Mirror

King of the Hill

Saturday Night Live

Rick and Morty

30 Rock

Big Mouth

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Daily Show

Downton Abbey

Golden Globe Awards

Nature

Teenage Euthanasia

New York News

BoJack Horseman

Homicide: Life on the Street

Lodge 49

The New Yorker Presents

Doctor Dolittle

The Catcher Was a Spy

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Before and After

My Best Friend's Wedding

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Asterix and the Vikings

Sabrina

Duplicity

Robots

Donnie Brasco

The Little Prince

Saving Private Ryan

Cosmopolis

Prohibition

The Nanny Diaries

12 Years a Slave

30 Coins

Gunpowder Milkshake

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Planet of the Apes

Rock of Ages

The Truman Show

San Andreas

Jungle Cruise

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

The Hangover Part II

Private Parts

Straight Outta Compton

Ratchet & Clank

Saving Mr. Banks

Love & Mercy

Tourist Trap

The Ides of March

The Ant Bully

Paycheck

Winchell

Parkland

Cinderella Man

Turbo

Too Big to Fail

The Illusionist

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Big Fat Liar

Fred Claus

The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness

Private Life

Sideways

Billions

A Sprinkle of History

Hostel

John Adams

American Splendor

The Holdovers

Lady in the Water
Production Credits
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