Paul Giamatti

ActorCrewProducerDirector Jun 6 (age 58) New Haven, Connecticut, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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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 t…

Known For

Film

The Truman Show

Simeon

Film

Saving Private Ryan

Sergeant Hill

Film

12 Years a Slave

Theophilus Freeman

Film

Straight Outta Compton

Jerry Heller

Film

Jungle Cruise

Nilo

Film

Donnie Brasco

FBI Technician

Film

The Illusionist

Inspector Uhl

Film

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Aleksei Sytsevich

Filmography

Acting (151)

Movies (110)

Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas

2025

as Narrator

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

as Harold Levinson

7.1

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

as Self

The Holdovers

as Paul Hunham

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

as Narrator

Jungle Cruise

as Nilo

Gunpowder Milkshake

as Nathan

A Mouthful of Air

as Dr. Sylvester

Season of the Osprey

as Narrator

Wax Paul Now

2019

as Self

The Catcher Was a Spy

as Sam Goudsmit

Private Life

as Richard Grimes

I Think We're Alone Now

2018

as Patrick

5.8

Sex, Lies and Butterflies

2018

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

as Self

Morgan

as Dr. Alan Shapiro

Ratchet & Clank

as Chairman Drek (voice)

The Phenom

as Dr. Mobley

San Andreas

as Dr. Lawrence Hayes

6.2

Straight Outta Compton

2015

as Jerry Heller

7.8

The Little Prince

2015

as The Academy Teacher (voice)

Love & Mercy

as Dr. Eugene Landy

Giant Sloth

as Gordon Boonewell

Madame Bovary

2015

as Monsieur Homais

5.7

Goldfish

2015

as Goldfish (voice)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

as Aleksei Sytsevich

River of Fundament

as Ptah-Nem-Hotep

Hoke

as Hoke Mosely

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

2014

as Self

7.4

12 Years a Slave

2013

as Theophilus Freeman

Turbo

as Chet (voice)

Parkland

as Abraham Zapruder

John Dies at the End

as Arnie Blondestone

Saving Mr. Banks

as Ralph

Romeo & Juliet

as Friar Laurence

Love, Marilyn

as Self

The Congress

as Dr Barker

All Is Bright

as Dennis Girard

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

2013

as Self

Rock of Ages

as Paul Gill

Cosmopolis

as Benno Levin

PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary

2012

as Narrator

6.0

Citizens of Cosmopolis

as Self

The Hangover Part II

as Kingsley

Ironclad

as King John

The Ides of March

as Tom Duffy

Win Win

as Mike Flaherty

Too Big to Fail

as Ben Bernanke

Barney's Version

as Barney Panofsky

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

as Dr. Satan (voice)

Duplicity

as Richard Garsik

Cold Souls

as Paul

The Last Station

as Vladimir Chertkov

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

as Uncle Chaz (archive footage)

Pretty Bird

as Rick Honeycutt

Shoot 'Em Up

as Hertz

Fred Claus

as Nick (Santa) Claus

The Nanny Diaries

as Mr. X

Trumbo

as Self

Too Loud a Solitude

as Hanta (voice)

The Hawk Is Dying

as Georges Gattling

The Ant Bully

as Stan Beals (voice)

The Illusionist

as Inspector Uhl

Lady in the Water

as Cleveland Heep

The Amazing Screw-On Head

2006

as Screw-On Head (voice)

6.9

Robots

2005

as Tim the Gate Guard (voice)

6.5

Cinderella Man

2005

as Joe Gould

7.6

The Fan and the Flower

as Narrator (voice)

Sideways

as Miles

The Pentagon Papers

as Anthony Russo

Paycheck

as Shorty

American Splendor

as Harvey Pekar

Confidence

as Gordo

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

2003

as Narrator

Big Fat Liar

2002

as Marty Wolf

5.9

Thunderpants

2002

as Johnson J. Johnson

Planet of the Apes

as Limbo

Storytelling

as Toby Oxman

Big Momma's House

as John

Duets

as Todd Woods

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

as Ted Hedley

6.5

1961

2000

as Ted Hedley

Man on the Moon

as Bob Zmuda

Cradle Will Rock

as Carlo

The Truman Show

as Simeon

Saving Private Ryan

as Sergeant Hill

The Negotiator

as Rudy

Doctor Dolittle

as Blaine (uncredited)

Safe Men

as Veal Chop

Winchell

as Herman Klurfeld

Tourist Trap

as Jeremiah Piper

Donnie Brasco

as FBI Technician

Deconstructing Harry

as Professor Abbott

My Best Friend's Wedding

as Bellman

Private Parts

as Kenny

Arresting Gena

as Detective Wilson

A Further Gesture

as Hotel Clerk

Before and After

as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)

5.9

Breathing Room

1996

as George

Sabrina

1995

as Scott

6.2

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

as Extras Guild Researcher

Past Midnight

as Larry Canipe

Singles

as Kissing Man

She'll Take Romance

as Heckler #2

No One Cares

The Goon

as Franky

A Sprinkle of History

as Sam Born

The Statement

Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic

as DJ Art Bell

Boutique

as Calvin

Television (41)

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

2026

as Nus Braka

5.3

The American Revolution

2025

as John Adams (voice)

5.5

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

The American Buffalo

as (voice)

The U.S. and the Holocaust

as Madison Grant

Teenage Euthanasia

The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

2021

as Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)

30 Coins

as Christian Barbrow

Lodge 49

Big Mouth

as Andrew’s Shit (voice)

7.6

At Home with Amy Sedaris

2017

as Olgilvey

7.0

Billions

2016

as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.

7.7

The New Yorker Presents

2016

as Honoré de Balzac

6.8

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.1

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

BoJack Horseman

as TV BoJack (voice)

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014

as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Rick and Morty

as Storylord (voice)

The Frame

as Benno Levin

Black Mirror

as Phillip

Prohibition

as Reader / George Remus (voice)

Conan

as Self

Downton Abbey

as Harold Levinson

John Adams

as John Adams

30 Rock

as Ritchie

Amazing Screw-On Head

2006

as Screw-On Head (voice)

7.0

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The View

as Self

King of the Hill

as Mr. McKay (voice)

The Daily Show

as Self

New York News

as Dr. Wargner

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

as Harry Tjarks

8.1

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (6)

Movies (3)

Wax Paul Now

2019

Thanks

John Dies at the End

2013

Executive Producer

6.3

Boutique

Producer

Television (3)

Lodge 49

Executive Producer

Outsiders

Executive Producer

Breakthrough

Director