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.

Filmography

• 2027A Sprinkle of History — Sam Born
• 2026A Statement — David Slade
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — Nus Braka
• 2026The Debut — Jerry
• 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Harold Levinson
• 2025Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas — Narrator
• The American Revolution — John Adams (voice)
• The American Buffalo — (voice)
• 2023The Holdovers — Paul Hunham
• The U.S. and the Holocaust — Madison Grant (voice)
• 2021A Mouthful of Air — Dr. Sylvester
• 2021Gunpowder Milkshake — Nathan
• 2021Jungle Cruise — Nilo Nemolato
• Teenage Euthanasia
• 30 Coins — Christian Barbrow
• 2019Wax Paul Now — Self, Thanks
• 2018I Think We're Alone Now — Patrick
• Lodge 49 — Executive Producer
• 2018Private Life — Richard Grimes
• 2018Sex, Lies and Butterflies — Narrator (voice)
• 2018The Catcher Was a Spy — Sam Goudsmit
• At Home with Amy Sedaris — Olgilvey
• Big Mouth — Andrew’s Shit (voice)
• Billions — Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
• 2016Morgan — Dr. Alan Shapiro
• Outsiders — Executive Producer
• 2016Ratchet & Clank — Chairman Drek (voice)
• The New Yorker Presents — Honoré de Balzac
• 2016The Phenom — Dr. Mobley
• Breakthrough — Director
• 2015Giant Sloth — Gordon Boonewell
• 2015Goldfish — Goldfish (voice)
• 2015Love & Mercy — Dr. Eugene Landy
• 2015Madame Bovary — Monsieur Homais
• 2015San Andreas — Dr. Lawrence Hayes
• 2015Straight Outta Compton — Jerry Heller
• 2015The Little Prince — The Academy Teacher (voice)
• BoJack Horseman — TV BoJack (voice)
• 2014Hoke — Hoke Mosely
• 2014River of Fundament — Ptah-Nem-Hotep
• 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Aleksei Sytsevich
• The Roosevelts: An Intimate History — Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
• 201312 Years a Slave — Theophilus Freeman
• 2013All Is Bright — Dennis Girard
• 2013John Dies at the End — Arnie Blondestone, Executive Producer
• 2013Parkland — Abraham Zapruder
• Rick and Morty — Storylord (voice)
• 2013Romeo & Juliet — Friar Laurence
• 2013Saving Mr. Banks — Ralph
• 2013The Congress — Dr. Barker
• The Frame — Benno Levin
• 2013Turbo — Chet (voice)
• 2012Cosmopolis — Benno Levin
• 2012PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary — Narrator
• 2012Rock of Ages — Paul Gill
• Black Mirror — Phillip
• 2011Ironclad — King John
• Prohibition — Reader / George Remus (voice)
• 2011The Hangover Part II — Kingsley
• 2011The Ides of March — Tom Duffy
• 2011Too Big to Fail — Ben Bernanke
• 2011Win Win — Mike Flaherty
• 2010Barney's Version — Barney Panofsky
• 2009Cold Souls — Paul
• 2009Duplicity — Richard Garsik
• 2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler — Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
• 2009The Haunted World of El Superbeasto — Dr. Satan (voice)
• 2009The Last Station — Vladimir Chertkov
• John Adams — John Adams
• 2008Pretty Bird — Rick Honeycutt
• 2007Fred Claus — Nick (Santa) Claus
• 2007Shoot 'Em Up — Hertz
• 2007The Hawk Is Dying — Georges Gattling
• 2007The Nanny Diaries — Mr. X
• 2007Too Loud a Solitude — Hanta (voice)
• 30 Rock — Ritchie
• Amazing Screw-On Head — Screw-On Head (voice)
• 2006Lady in the Water — Cleveland Heep
• 2006The Amazing Screw-On Head — Screw-On Head (voice)
• 2006The Ant Bully — Stan Beals (voice)
• 2006The Illusionist — Inspector Uhl
• 2005Cinderella Man — Joe Gould
• 2005Robots — Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
• 2005The Fan and the Flower — Narrator (voice)
• 2004Sideways — Miles
• 2003American Splendor — Harvey Pekar
• 2003Confidence — Gordo
• 2003Paycheck — Shorty
• 2003The Pentagon Papers — Anthony Russo
• 2003The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! — Narrator
• 2002Big Fat Liar — Marty Wolf
• 2002Thunderpants — Johnson J. Johnson
• 2001Planet of the Apes — Limbo
• 2001Storytelling — Toby Oxman
• 20001961 — Ted Hedley
• 2000Big Momma's House — John
• 2000Duets — Todd Woods
• 2000If These Walls Could Talk 2 — Ted Hedley
• 1999Cradle Will Rock — Carlo
• 1999Man on the Moon — Bob Zmuda
• 1998Doctor Dolittle — Blaine (uncredited)
• 1998Safe Men — Veal Chop
• 1998Saving Private Ryan — Sergeant Hill
• 1998The Negotiator — Rudy
• 1998The Truman Show — Simeon
• 1998Tourist Trap — Jeremiah Piper
• 1998Winchell — Herman Klurfeld
• 1997A Further Gesture — Hotel Clerk
• 1997Arresting Gena — Detective Wilson
• 1997Deconstructing Harry — Professor Abbott
• 1997Donnie Brasco — FBI Technician
• King of the Hill — Mr. McKay (voice)
• 1997My Best Friend's Wedding — Bellman
• 1997Private Parts — Kenny
• 1996Before and After — Courtroom Audience (uncredited)
• 1996Breathing Room — George
• 1995Mighty Aphrodite — Extras Guild Researcher
• New York News — Dr. Wargner
• 1995Sabrina — Scott
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Harry Tjarks
• 1992Past Midnight — Larry Canipe
• 1992Singles — Kissing Man
• 1990She'll Take Romance — Heckler #2
• Nature — Narrator (voice)
• Boutique — Calvin, Producer
• Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection
• Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic — DJ Art Bell

Appearances as themselves (27)

• 2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Woodpeckers: The Hole Story — Self - Narrator
• 2021Season of the Osprey — Self - Narrator
• The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness — Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Contestant
• 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• 2014The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Self
• 2013Love, Marilyn — Self
• 2013Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective — Self
• 2012Citizens of Cosmopolis — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2007Trumbo — Self
• The Colbert Report — Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee