Paul Giamatti
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-06-06
Place of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Paul Giamatti
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.
Also Known For
Saving Private Ryan
Jul 24, 1998
Planet of the Apes
Jul 27, 2001
Cinderella Man
Jun 02, 2005
The Illusionist
Aug 18, 2006
Man on the Moon
Dec 22, 1999
The Ides of March
Oct 07, 2011
Deconstructing Harry
Dec 12, 1997
American Splendor
Aug 15, 2003
Shoot 'Em Up
Jul 26, 2007
Fred Claus
Nov 09, 2007
Cold Souls
Aug 07, 2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Sep 12, 2009
Big Fat Liar
Feb 08, 2002
The Nanny Diaries
Aug 24, 2007
Robots
Mar 10, 2005
Big Momma's House
May 31, 2000
Paycheck
Dec 25, 2003
1961
Mar 05, 2000
The Negotiator
Jul 29, 1998
Private Parts
Mar 07, 1997
Sideways
Oct 22, 2004
Lady in the Water
Jul 19, 2006
The Ant Bully
Jul 28, 2006
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Mar 05, 2000
The Pentagon Papers
Mar 09, 2003
Pretty Bird
Aug 08, 2008
The Last Station
Sep 04, 2009
Trumbo
Sep 10, 2007
The Hawk Is Dying
Mar 30, 2007
Safe Men
Aug 07, 1998
The Hangover Part II
May 25, 2011
Ironclad
Mar 03, 2011
Storytelling
Nov 08, 2001
Duplicity
Mar 18, 2009
Too Big to Fail
Nov 25, 2011
Barney's Version
Oct 26, 2010
Cosmopolis
May 25, 2012
Past Midnight
May 03, 1992
Duets
Sep 09, 2000
The Catcher Was a Spy
Jun 22, 2018
Rock of Ages
Jun 13, 2012
Win Win
Mar 18, 2011
John Dies at the End
Jan 25, 2013
12 Years a Slave
Oct 18, 2013
Turbo
Jul 11, 2013
Love, Marilyn
May 30, 2013
Saving Mr. Banks
Nov 29, 2013
The Congress
Jul 03, 2013
The Goon
All Is Bright
Sep 10, 2013
Parkland
Oct 02, 2013
Too Loud a Solitude
Oct 26, 2007
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Aug 20, 2006
Winchell
Nov 21, 1998
Madame Bovary
Jun 04, 2015
River of Fundament
Feb 12, 2014
Thunderpants
May 24, 2002
Love & Mercy
May 29, 2015
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Sep 25, 2012
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
Apr 04, 2018
The Truman Show
Jun 04, 1998
Straight Outta Compton
Aug 11, 2015
The Fan and the Flower
Apr 21, 2005
She'll Take Romance
Nov 25, 1990
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Apr 18, 2009
Singles
Sep 18, 1992
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Nov 02, 2022
Ratchet & Clank
Apr 13, 2016
San Andreas
May 27, 2015
Hoke
Jan 01, 2014
Giant Sloth
Jan 20, 2015
Tourist Trap
Apr 05, 1998
My Best Friend's Wedding
Jun 19, 1997
Cradle Will Rock
Dec 10, 1999
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Sep 10, 2025
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Dec 03, 2013
The Phenom
Jun 24, 2016
Morgan
Sep 01, 2016
Sabrina
Dec 15, 1995
The Little Prince
Jul 29, 2015
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Apr 16, 2014
Arresting Gena
Jan 27, 1997
Private Life
Oct 05, 2018
Romeo & Juliet
Sep 12, 2013
Confidence
Apr 25, 2003
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Dec 18, 2012
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Sep 05, 2017
Donnie Brasco
Feb 27, 1997
I Think We're Alone Now
Sep 14, 2018
Jungle Cruise
Jul 28, 2021
Mighty Aphrodite
Sep 13, 1995
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Jul 01, 2003
Gunpowder Milkshake
Jul 14, 2021
A Mouthful of Air
Oct 29, 2021
Doctor Dolittle
Jun 26, 1998
Old Time Radio
The Holdovers
Oct 27, 2023
Wax Paul Now
Nov 12, 2019
Season of the Osprey
Oct 27, 2021
A Sprinkle of History
Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy
Goldfish
Apr 12, 2015
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic
A Further Gesture
Jan 01, 1997
Before and After
Feb 23, 1996
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Jul 28, 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Sep 10, 2025
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Aug 19, 2014
Breathing Room
Nov 08, 1996
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
30 Rock
Oct 11, 2006
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jan 31, 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
New York News
Sep 28, 1995
John Adams
Mar 16, 2008
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Amazing Screw-On Head
Jul 27, 2006
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Sep 18, 2022
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jan 03, 2005
Billions
Jan 17, 2016
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Sep 14, 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Aug 02, 2015
Teenage Euthanasia
Sep 06, 2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
The New Yorker Presents
Feb 16, 2016
BoJack Horseman
Aug 22, 2014
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
May 05, 2021
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Dec 31, 2023
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
30 Coins
Nov 29, 2020
The American Buffalo
Oct 16, 2023
The Frame
Apr 09, 2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Nature
Oct 10, 1982
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Prohibition
Oct 02, 2011
Rick and Morty
Dec 02, 2013
Lodge 49
Aug 06, 2018
Big Mouth
Sep 29, 2017
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Black Mirror
Dec 04, 2011
The American Revolution
Nov 16, 2025
The American Revolution
Nov 16, 2025
