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'''Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|dʒ|iː|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|t|i}} {{respell|JEE|ə|MAH|tee}}; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. [[List of awards and nominations received by Paul Giamatti|His accolades]] include a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and three [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], as well as nominations for two [[Academy Awards]] and a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]].
'''Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|dʒ|iː|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|t|i}} {{respell|JEE|ə|MAH|tee}}; born June{{nbsp}}6, 1967) is an American actor. [[List of awards and nominations received by Paul Giamatti|His accolades]] include a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and three [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], as well as nominations for two [[Academy Awards]] and a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]].


After studying acting at the [[Yale School of Drama]] he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut portraying Ezra Chater in the [[Tom Stoppard]] play ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' (1995). Later that year he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] play ''[[Racing Demon (play)|Racing Demon]]'' (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' (1997) and [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1999).
After studying acting at the [[Yale School of Drama]], he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut portraying Ezra Chater in the [[Tom Stoppard]] play ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' (1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] play ''[[Racing Demon (play)|Racing Demon]]'' (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' (1997) and [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1999).


Giamatti's breakout role in film was in ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' (1997), which led to supporting roles in ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' (1997), ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998), and ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]'' (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003), ''[[Sideways]]'' (2004), ''[[Win Win (film)|Win Win]]'' (2011), and ''[[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]]'' (2018). He has also acted in ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'' (2006), ''[[Fred Claus]]'' (2007), ''[[The Ides of March (2011 film)|The Ides of March]]'' (2011), ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2013), and ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'' (2013). He also portrayed Limbo in ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001), [[Eugene Landy]] in ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]'' (2014) and [[Jerry Heller]] in ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' (2015). He earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role as [[Joe Gould (boxing)|Joe Gould]] in ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005) and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his role as disgruntled teacher Paul Hunham in [[The Holdovers|''The Holdovers'']] (2023).
Giamatti's breakout role in film was in ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' (1997), which led to supporting roles in ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' (1997), ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998), and ''[[Man on the Moon (film)|Man on the Moon]]'' (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003), ''[[Sideways]]'' (2004), ''[[Win Win (film)|Win Win]]'' (2011), and ''[[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]]'' (2018). He has also acted in ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'' (2006), ''[[Fred Claus]]'' (2007), ''[[The Ides of March (2011 film)|The Ides of March]]'' (2011), ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2013), and ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'' (2013). He also portrayed Limbo in ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001), [[Eugene Landy]] in ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]'' (2014), and [[Jerry Heller]] in ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' (2015). He earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role as [[Joe Gould (boxing)|Joe Gould]] in ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005), and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his role as disgruntled teacher Paul Hunham in ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023).


On television, Giamatti played the [[John Adams|title role]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'' (2008), which earned him acclaim and several awards including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] Chuck Rhoades Jr in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' (2016–2023), and earned Emmy nominations for his roles as [[Ben Bernanke]] in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' (2011), and [[List of Downton Abbey characters#Harold Levinson|Harold Levinson]] in the ITV series ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' (2013).
On television, Giamatti played the [[John Adams|title role]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'' (2008), which earned him acclaim and several awards including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' (2016–2023), and earned Emmy nominations for his roles as [[Ben Bernanke]] in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' (2011), and [[List of Downton Abbey characters#Harold Levinson|Harold Levinson]] in the ITV series ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' (2013).


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti<ref name="mother"/> was born June 6, 1967,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/06/06/Famous-birthdays-for-June-6-Ashley-Park-Sandra-Bernhard/5481654464308/ |title=Famous birthdays for June 6: Ashley Park, Sandra Bernhard |work=UPI |date=June 6, 2022 |access-date=January 27, 2023}}</ref> in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], the youngest of three children. His father, [[A. Bartlett Giamatti|Angelo Bartlett Giamatti]], was a [[Yale University]] professor who later became president of the university and later [[Commissioner of Baseball|commissioner]] of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/paul-giamatti-oscars-best-actor-076be7b6|title=He’s the Son of a Baseball Commissioner. He Might Win an Oscar.|last=Diamond|first=Jared|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=8 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> His mother, Toni Marilyn Giamatti ([[Maiden and married names|''née'']] Smith), was a homemaker and [[English studies|English]] teacher who taught at the [[Hopkins School]] and had also previously acted.<ref name="mother">{{cite news|last=Pringle|first=Gill|title=Paul Giamatti: Mr Potato face|work=The Independent|location=UK|date=November 27, 2007|url=http://arts.independent.co.uk/film/features/article3199367.ece|access-date=November 27, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128073052/http://arts.independent.co.uk/film/features/article3199367.ece|archive-date=November 28, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/06/19/archives/ai-bartlett-giamatti-marries-ton-smith.html | work=The New York Times | title=–Ai. Bartlett Giamatti Marries Ton! Smith| date=June 19, 1960 | access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref>
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti<ref name="mother"/> was born June 6, 1967,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/06/06/Famous-birthdays-for-June-6-Ashley-Park-Sandra-Bernhard/5481654464308/ |title=Famous birthdays for June 6: Ashley Park, Sandra Bernhard |work=UPI |date=June 6, 2022 |access-date=January 27, 2023}}</ref> in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], the youngest of three children. His father, [[A. Bartlett Giamatti|Angelo Bartlett Giamatti]], was a [[Yale University]] professor who later became president of the university and later [[Commissioner of Baseball|commissioner]] of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/paul-giamatti-oscars-best-actor-076be7b6|title=He’s the Son of a Baseball Commissioner. He Might Win an Oscar.|last=Diamond|first=Jared|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=8 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|language=en}}</ref> His mother, Toni Marilyn Giamatti ([[Maiden and married names|''née'']] Smith), was a homemaker and [[English studies|English]] teacher who taught at the [[Hopkins School]] and had also previously acted.<ref name="mother">{{cite news|last=Pringle|first=Gill|title=Paul Giamatti: Mr Potato face|work=The Independent|location=UK|date=November 27, 2007|url=http://arts.independent.co.uk/film/features/article3199367.ece|access-date=November 27, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128073052/http://arts.independent.co.uk/film/features/article3199367.ece|archive-date=November 28, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/06/19/archives/ai-bartlett-giamatti-marries-ton-smith.html | work=The New York Times | title=–Ai. Bartlett Giamatti Marries Ton! Smith| date=June 19, 1960 | access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref>


His paternal grandfather's family were [[Italian Americans|Italian]] emigrants from [[Telese Terme]]; the family surname was originally spelled "Giammattei" ({{IPA-it|dʒammatˈtɛi}}) before immigrating to the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last=LaGumina|first=Salvatore J.|title=The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia|publisher=Garland|year=2000|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/italianamericane00slag/page/263 263]–264|isbn=9780815307136|url=https://archive.org/details/italianamericane00slag|url-access=registration|quote=Angelo Giamattei.|display-authors=etal}}</ref> His paternal grandmother had deep roots in [[New England]], dating back to the [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial era]].<ref name="Giamatti1">{{cite book|last=Reston|first=James|title=Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|year=1997|location=Nebraska|pages=15–16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=znjlwbfZOTcC&q=%22Bartlett+Giamatti%22+ITALIAN&pg=RA1-PA16|isbn=0-8032-8964-2}}</ref> Giamatti's brother, [[Marcus Giamatti|Marcus]], is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, was a jewelry designer.
His paternal grandfather's family were [[Italian Americans|Italian]] emigrants from [[Telese Terme]]; the family surname was originally spelled "Giammattei" ({{IPA|it|dʒammatˈtɛi}}) before immigrating to the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last=LaGumina|first=Salvatore J.|title=The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia|publisher=Garland|year=2000|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/italianamericane00slag/page/263 263]–264|isbn=9780815307136|url=https://archive.org/details/italianamericane00slag|url-access=registration|quote=Angelo Giamattei.|display-authors=etal}}</ref> His paternal grandmother had deep roots in [[New England]], dating back to the [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial era]].<ref name="Giamatti1">{{cite book|last=Reston|first=James|title=Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|year=1997|location=Nebraska|pages=15–16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=znjlwbfZOTcC&q=%22Bartlett+Giamatti%22+ITALIAN&pg=RA1-PA16|isbn=0-8032-8964-2}}</ref> Giamatti's brother, [[Marcus Giamatti|Marcus]], is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, was a jewelry designer.


Giamatti attended Yale, where he was active in the undergraduate theater scene and worked with fellow actors and Yale students [[Ron Livingston]] and [[Edward Norton]]. He graduated in 1989 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in English and went on to earn a [[master of fine arts]] degree from the [[Yale School of Drama]], where he studied with [[Earle R. Gister]]. He performed in numerous theatrical productions, including on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and a stint from 1989 to 1992 with Seattle's Annex Theater,<ref name="SeattleMet">Wiecking, Steve. [[Seattle Met]] magazine. "Worried Man". July 2009 edition. [http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/articles/arts-giamatti/ Seattlemet.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110154832/http://seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/articles/arts-giamatti |date=November 10, 2012 }}</ref> before appearing in some small television and film roles in the early 1990s.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
Giamatti attended Yale, where he was active in the undergraduate theater scene and worked with fellow actors and Yale students [[Ron Livingston]] and [[Edward Norton]]. He graduated in 1989 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in English and went on to earn a [[master of fine arts]] degree from the [[Yale School of Drama]], where he studied with [[Earle R. Gister]]. He performed in numerous theatrical productions, including on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and a stint from 1989 to 1992 with Seattle's Annex Theater,<ref name="SeattleMet">Wiecking, Steve. [[Seattle Met]] magazine. "Worried Man". July 2009 edition. [http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/articles/arts-giamatti/ Seattlemet.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110154832/http://seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/articles/arts-giamatti |date=November 10, 2012 }}</ref> before appearing in some small television and film roles in the early 1990s.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
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==Career==
==Career==
=== 1989–2002: Early roles ===
=== 1989–2002: Early roles ===
He made his television debut in the ABC made for television film ''[[She'll Take Romance]]'' (1990). After minor roles in the neo-noir ''[[Past Midnight]]'' (1991) and the romantic comedy ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'' (1992) he acted in [[Woody Allen]]'s comedy film ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' (1995) and [[Sydney Pollack]]'s romantic comedy remake ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1995). That same year in March, he made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' portraying Ezra Chater. [[Vincent Canby]] describe the role as being "a helplessly funny subsidiary" one.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/31/theater/theater-review-arcadia-stoppard-s-comedy-of-1809-and-now.html|title= THEATER REVIEW: ARCADIA; Stoppard's Comedy Of 1809 And Now|work= The New York Times|date= March 31, 1995|accessdate= September 11, 2023|last1= Canby|first1= Vincent}}</ref> In November he portrayed The Rev. Donald Bacon in [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]'s ''[[Racing Demon (play)|Racing Demon]]''. Both of these productions took place at the [[Lincoln Center Theater]].
He made his television debut in the ABC made for television film ''[[She'll Take Romance]]'' (1990). After minor roles in the neo-noir ''[[Past Midnight]]'' (1991) and the romantic comedy ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'' (1992) he acted in [[Woody Allen]]'s comedy film ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' (1995) and [[Sydney Pollack]]'s romantic comedy remake ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1995). That same year in March, he made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Arcadia (play)|Arcadia]]'' portraying Ezra Chater. [[Vincent Canby]] describe the role as being "a helplessly funny subsidiary" one.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/31/theater/theater-review-arcadia-stoppard-s-comedy-of-1809-and-now.html|title= THEATER REVIEW: ARCADIA; Stoppard's Comedy Of 1809 And Now|work= The New York Times|date= March 31, 1995|accessdate= September 11, 2023|last1= Canby|first1= Vincent}}</ref> In November he portrayed The Rev. Donald Bacon in [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]'s ''[[Racing Demon (play)|Racing Demon]]''. Both of these productions took place at the [[Lincoln Center Theater]].


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In 2012, Giamatti became the voiceover actor for [[Liberty Mutual]] insurance commercials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertymutualgroup.com/omapps/ContentServer?pagename=LMGroup/Views/LMG&ft=3&fid=1138356780859 |title=Liberty Mutual Press Release |publisher=Libertymutualgroup.com |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> He was the narrator for the [[PBS]] ''[[Nature (TV series)|Nature]]'' episode ''An Original DUCKumentary''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/an-original-duckumentary/full-episode/8068/ |title=Watch An Original DUCKumentary Online &#124; Full Episode &#124; Nature |date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=PBS |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> Giamatti produced and starred in ''[[John Dies at the End (film)|John Dies at the End]]'', which is based on the book of the same name. He also had roles in the films ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' and ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]''.
In 2012, Giamatti became the voiceover actor for [[Liberty Mutual]] insurance commercials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertymutualgroup.com/omapps/ContentServer?pagename=LMGroup/Views/LMG&ft=3&fid=1138356780859 |title=Liberty Mutual Press Release |publisher=Libertymutualgroup.com |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> He was the narrator for the [[PBS]] ''[[Nature (TV series)|Nature]]'' episode ''An Original DUCKumentary''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/an-original-duckumentary/full-episode/8068/ |title=Watch An Original DUCKumentary Online &#124; Full Episode &#124; Nature |date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=PBS |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> Giamatti produced and starred in ''[[John Dies at the End (film)|John Dies at the End]]'', which is based on the book of the same name. He also had roles in the films ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' and ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]''.


In 2013, Giamatti returned to his [[alma mater]], [[Yale University]], to perform the [[title role]] in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'', for which he won rave reviews in a sold-out, [[modern dress]] stage production of the play at the [[Yale Repertory Theatre]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/onstage-paul-giamatti-in_b_3050973.html |title=Marshall Fine: Onstage: Paul Giamatti in Hamlet |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2013-04-10 |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> He also had supporting roles in several films, including the animated ''[[Turbo (film)|Turbo]]'' and ''[[The Congress (2013 film)|The Congress]]'', as well as ''[[Parkland (film)|Parkland]]'', ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'', and the critically acclaimed ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson Join DreamWorks Animation's 'Turbo' (Exclusive) |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-samuel-l-jackson-turbo-294686 |access-date=February 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/saving-mr-banks-paul-giamatti-jason-schwartzman-ruth-wilson |title=ScreenRant |date=July 25, 2012 |publisher=screenrant.com |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> In addition, Giamatti played the role of New Yorker Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora, the Countess of Grantham ([[Elizabeth McGovern]]), in the 2013 Christmas special of the [[period drama]], [[ITV Studios]]/[[Carnival Films]] television series, ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/downtonabbey/news/paul-giamatti-cast/ ITV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104042042/http://www.itv.com/downtonabbey/news/paul-giamatti-cast/|date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> For his performance he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] nomination.
In 2013, Giamatti returned to his [[alma mater]], [[Yale University]], to perform the [[title role]] in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'', for which he won rave reviews in a sold-out, [[modern dress]] stage production of the play at the [[Yale Repertory Theatre]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/onstage-paul-giamatti-in_b_3050973.html |title=Marshall Fine: Onstage: Paul Giamatti in Hamlet |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2013-04-10 |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> He also had supporting roles in several films, including the animated ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]'' and ''[[The Congress (2013 film)|The Congress]]'', as well as ''[[Parkland (film)|Parkland]]'', ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'', and the critically acclaimed ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson Join DreamWorks Animation's 'Turbo' (Exclusive) |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-samuel-l-jackson-turbo-294686 |access-date=February 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/saving-mr-banks-paul-giamatti-jason-schwartzman-ruth-wilson |title=ScreenRant |date=July 25, 2012 |publisher=screenrant.com |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> In addition, Giamatti played the role of New Yorker Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora, the Countess of Grantham ([[Elizabeth McGovern]]), in the 2013 Christmas special of the [[period drama]], [[ITV Studios]]/[[Carnival Films]] television series, ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/downtonabbey/news/paul-giamatti-cast/ ITV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104042042/http://www.itv.com/downtonabbey/news/paul-giamatti-cast/|date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> For his performance he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] nomination.


In 2014, Giamatti played villain [[Rhino (character)|The Rhino]] in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899 |title=Paul Giamatti in Talks to Play The Rhino in 'Spider-Man 2' (Exclusive)|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=January 28, 2013|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130042047/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2014, Giamatti portrayed psychologist [[Eugene Landy]] in the [[Brian Wilson]] biopic ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]''. In 2015, Giamatti portrayed [[N.W.A]] manager [[Jerry Heller]] in the biographical drama ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]''. He also played a scientist in the disaster film ''[[San Andreas (film)|San Andreas]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rossetto|first=Tiziana|date=2015-06-04|title=How scientifically accurate is San Andreas? Rock solid or a bit faulty?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/jun/04/san-andreas-earthquake-movie-is-it-accurate|access-date=2022-01-13|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, Giamatti played villain [[Rhino (character)|The Rhino]] in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899 |title=Paul Giamatti in Talks to Play The Rhino in 'Spider-Man 2' (Exclusive)|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=January 28, 2013|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130042047/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2014, Giamatti portrayed psychologist [[Eugene Landy]] in the [[Brian Wilson]] biopic ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]''. In 2015, Giamatti portrayed [[N.W.A]] manager [[Jerry Heller]] in the biographical drama ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]''. He also played a scientist in the disaster film ''[[San Andreas (film)|San Andreas]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rossetto|first=Tiziana|date=2015-06-04|title=How scientifically accurate is San Andreas? Rock solid or a bit faulty?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/jun/04/san-andreas-earthquake-movie-is-it-accurate|access-date=2022-01-13|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:Paul Giamatti 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Giamatti in 2024]]
[[File:Paul Giamatti 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Giamatti in 2024]]


From 2016 to 2023, Giamatti played a lead role in the Showtime series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'', portraying the [[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York]]. The show, debuting in 2016, is loosely based on a real event.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's Office Gets Hollywood Treatment in Showtime Series|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattan-u-s-attorney-preet-bhararas-office-gets-hollywood-treatment-in-showtime-series-1451947972|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|access-date = April 11, 2016|issn = 0099-9660|first = Erica|last = Orden}}</ref> For the role he received a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series]]. In 2016, Giamatti began appearing in commercials for [[Prism TV]], the IPTV service owned by [[CenturyLink]]; the spots are the first-ever on-camera TV commercial appearances for Giamatti.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gianatasio|first1=David|title=Ad of the Day: Paul Giamatti Battles a Family of Movie Buffs in His First Ads Ever|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-paul-giamatti-battles-family-movie-buffs-his-first-ads-ever-169933|website=www.adweek.com|publisher=Adweek|access-date=8 May 2016|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2022, Giamatti appeared as [[Ebenezer Scrooge|Scrooge]] and [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]] in [[Verizon]] commercials.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kemp | first=Audrey | title=US Ad of the Day: Paul Giamatti and Cecily Strong spread holiday cheer with Verizon | website=The Drum | date=November 15, 2022 | url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/11/15/us-ad-the-day-paul-giamatti-and-cecily-strong-spread-holiday-cheer-with-verizon | access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> He served as an executive producer of the [[WGN America]] series ''[[Outsiders (American TV series)|Outsiders]]'' (2016-2017). He also lent his voice to ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' and ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''.
From 2016 to 2023, Giamatti played a lead role in the Showtime series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'', portraying the [[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York]]. The show, debuting in 2016, is loosely based on a real event.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's Office Gets Hollywood Treatment in Showtime Series|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattan-u-s-attorney-preet-bhararas-office-gets-hollywood-treatment-in-showtime-series-1451947972|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|access-date = April 11, 2016|issn = 0099-9660|first = Erica|last = Orden}}</ref> For the role he received a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series]]. In 2016, Giamatti began appearing in commercials for [[Prism TV]], the IPTV service owned by [[CenturyLink]]; the spots are the first-ever on-camera TV commercial appearances for Giamatti.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gianatasio|first1=David|title=Ad of the Day: Paul Giamatti Battles a Family of Movie Buffs in His First Ads Ever|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-paul-giamatti-battles-family-movie-buffs-his-first-ads-ever-169933|website=www.adweek.com|publisher=Adweek|access-date=8 May 2016|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2022, Giamatti appeared as [[Ebenezer Scrooge|Scrooge]] and [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]] in [[Verizon]] commercials.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kemp | first=Audrey | title=US Ad of the Day: Paul Giamatti and Cecily Strong spread holiday cheer with Verizon | website=The Drum | date=November 15, 2022 | url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/11/15/us-ad-the-day-paul-giamatti-and-cecily-strong-spread-holiday-cheer-with-verizon | access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> He served as an executive producer of the [[WGN America]] series ''[[Outsiders (American TV series)|Outsiders]]'' (2016–2017). He also lent his voice to ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' and ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''.


In 2018 he starred in the [[Tamara Jenkins]] directed film ''[[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]],'' acting alongside [[Kathryn Hahn]]. The film, distributed by [[Netflix]], received positive reviews. Alissa Wilkinson of ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' praised the performances of the two leads, writing "Hahn and Giamatti bring their characteristic warmth-with-an-edge to their characters, and as their relationship unpacks itself onscreen, it feels authentic and lived-in".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/1/26/16912914/private-life-review-netflix-tamara-jenkins-kathryn-hahn-paul-giamatti|title= Private Life is a terrific, heartbreaking look at a marriage through the lens of infertility|website= Vox|date= January 26, 2018|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> That same year he acted in [[Reed Morano]]'s [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] romance drama ''[[I Think We're Alone Now (film)|I Think We're Alone Now]]'' and portrayed [[Samuel Goudsmit]] in the war film ''[[The Catcher Was a Spy (film)|The Catcher Was a Spy]]''. He returned to film in 2021, acting in the action thriller ''[[Gunpowder Milkshake]]'' and the family adventure film ''[[Jungle Cruise (film)|Jungle Cruise]]''.
In 2018, he starred in the [[Tamara Jenkins]] directed film ''[[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]]'', acting alongside [[Kathryn Hahn]]. The film, distributed by [[Netflix]], received positive reviews. Alissa Wilkinson of ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' praised the performances of the two leads, writing "Hahn and Giamatti bring their characteristic warmth-with-an-edge to their characters, and as their relationship unpacks itself onscreen, it feels authentic and lived-in".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/1/26/16912914/private-life-review-netflix-tamara-jenkins-kathryn-hahn-paul-giamatti|title= Private Life is a terrific, heartbreaking look at a marriage through the lens of infertility|website= Vox|date= January 26, 2018|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> That same year he acted in [[Reed Morano]]'s [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] romance drama ''[[I Think We're Alone Now (film)|I Think We're Alone Now]]'' and portrayed [[Samuel Goudsmit]] in the war film ''[[The Catcher Was a Spy (film)|The Catcher Was a Spy]]''. He returned to film in 2021, acting in the action thriller ''[[Gunpowder Milkshake]]'' and the family adventure film ''[[Jungle Cruise (film)|Jungle Cruise]]''.


He reunited with [[Alexander Payne]] in the [[coming-of-age]] film ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023), which premiered at the [[Telluride Film Festival]]. The film, distributed by [[Focus Features]], received positive reviews, with critics praising Giamatti's performance as a curmudgeonly teacher. Pete Hammond of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' declared, "Giamatti, who so memorably starred in Payne’s 2004 ''[[Sideways (film)|Sideways]]'', has never been better", adding "this is perfect casting for Giamatti."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-holdovers-review-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti-family-telluride-film-festival-1235534101/|title= 'The Holdovers' Review: Alexander Payne & Paul Giamatti Make Movie Magic Again In Wry And Funny Comedy About Finding Family – Telluride Film Festival|website= Deadline Hollywood|date= September 2023|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> For his performance in ''The Holdovers'', Giamatti won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/paul-giamatti-golden-globe-best-actor-musical-comedy-1235862976/|title= Paul Giamatti Dedicates 'The Holdovers' Golden Globe Win to Teachers: 'They Do a Good Thing. It's a Tough Job.' |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= January 7, 2024|accessdate= January 8, 2024}}</ref> and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/01/paul-giamatti-joke-acceptance-speech-critics-choice-awards-1235791476/|title= Paul Giamatti Jokes About 'Going Viral' For Eating In-N-Out In Acceptance Speech At Critics Choice Awards |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= January 14, 2024|accessdate= January 16, 2024}}</ref>
He reunited with [[Alexander Payne]] in the [[coming-of-age]] film ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023), which premiered at the [[Telluride Film Festival]]. The film, distributed by [[Focus Features]], received positive reviews, with critics praising Giamatti's performance as a curmudgeonly teacher. Pete Hammond of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' declared, "Giamatti, who so memorably starred in Payne’s 2004 ''[[Sideways (film)|Sideways]]'', has never been better", adding "this is perfect casting for Giamatti."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-holdovers-review-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti-family-telluride-film-festival-1235534101/|title= 'The Holdovers' Review: Alexander Payne & Paul Giamatti Make Movie Magic Again In Wry And Funny Comedy About Finding Family – Telluride Film Festival|website= Deadline Hollywood|date= September 2023|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> For his performance in ''The Holdovers'', Giamatti received an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] nomination and won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/paul-giamatti-golden-globe-best-actor-musical-comedy-1235862976/|title= Paul Giamatti Dedicates 'The Holdovers' Golden Globe Win to Teachers: 'They Do a Good Thing. It's a Tough Job.' |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= January 7, 2024|accessdate= January 8, 2024}}</ref> and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/01/paul-giamatti-joke-acceptance-speech-critics-choice-awards-1235791476/|title= Paul Giamatti Jokes About 'Going Viral' For Eating In-N-Out In Acceptance Speech At Critics Choice Awards |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= January 14, 2024|accessdate= January 16, 2024}}</ref>

In 2024 it was announced that Giamatti would star in a TV series based on the [[Hostel (film series)|''Hostel'' film series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=2024-06-04 |title=‘Hostel’ TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti in the Works (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hostel-tv-show-paul-giamatti-1235914723/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Wax Paul Now campaign==
==Wax Paul Now campaign==
Giamatti is the subject of the viral "Wax Paul Now" campaign, which pushes for the actor to get a [[Madame Tussauds]] wax statue in his likeness.<ref name="avclub1">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/stephen-colbert-and-paul-giamatti-bring-the-saga-of-the-1823789527|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|title=Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti Bring the Saga|date=March 15, 2018 }}</ref> The movement first achieved national prominence when Giamatti appeared on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' and discussed the campaign with host [[Stephen Colbert]].<ref name="avclub1"/> After this and subsequent articles in [[BuzzFeed]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Wax For Paul |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/dear-madam-tussauds-give-paul-giamatti-wax-figure |title=People Are Demanding Paul Giamatti Get The Wax Figure He Deserves |publisher=BuzzFeed.com |date=2017-07-26 |access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref> and [[The A.V. Club]]<ref name="avclub1"/> among others, Madame Tussauds New York announced that they would host a party in Giamatti's honor to coincide with the premiere of ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' Season 3 on March 25, 2018, at which the founders of the Wax Paul Now movement would speak.<ref name="madametussauds1">{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/about-us/highlights/gallery-of-giamatti-and-billion-viewing-party/|title=Gallery of Giamatti and Billion Viewing Party|website=www.madametussaud's.com|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>
Giamatti is the subject of the viral "Wax Paul Now" campaign, which pushes for the actor to get a [[Madame Tussauds]] wax statue in his likeness.<ref name="avclub1">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/stephen-colbert-and-paul-giamatti-bring-the-saga-of-the-1823789527|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|title=Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti Bring the Saga|date=March 15, 2018 }}</ref> The movement first achieved national prominence when Giamatti appeared on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' and discussed the campaign with host [[Stephen Colbert]].<ref name="avclub1"/> After this and subsequent articles in [[BuzzFeed]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Wax For Paul |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/dear-madam-tussauds-give-paul-giamatti-wax-figure |title=People Are Demanding Paul Giamatti Get The Wax Figure He Deserves |publisher=BuzzFeed.com |date=2017-07-26 |access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref> and ''[[The A.V. Club]]''<ref name="avclub1"/> among others, Madame Tussauds New York announced that they would host a party in Giamatti's honor to coincide with the premiere of ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' Season 3 on March 25, 2018, at which the founders of the Wax Paul Now movement would speak.<ref name="madametussauds1">{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/about-us/highlights/gallery-of-giamatti-and-billion-viewing-party/|title=Gallery of Giamatti and Billion Viewing Party|website=www.madametussaud's.com|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>


Tussauds announced that if a Change.org petition garnered 500,000 signatures in the nine days leading up to the party, they would agree to create the wax statue of Giamatti.<ref name="madametussauds1"/> As the petition was unable to garner enough signatures in time, the Wax Paul Now campaign is still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 26, 2018|title=Night of a Thousand Paul Giamattis|work=Vulture|author=King, Darryn|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/night-of-a-thousand-paul-giamattis.html}}</ref> A short film chronicling the campaign premiered at the [[Virginia Film Festival]] in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2019/11/its-time-to-wax-paul-now|title = It's time to 'Wax Paul Now'}}</ref>
Tussauds announced that if a Change.org petition garnered 500,000 signatures in the nine days leading up to the party, they would agree to create the wax statue of Giamatti.<ref name="madametussauds1"/> As the petition was unable to garner enough signatures in time, the Wax Paul Now campaign is still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 26, 2018|title=Night of a Thousand Paul Giamattis|work=Vulture|author=King, Darryn|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/night-of-a-thousand-paul-giamattis.html}}</ref> A short film chronicling the campaign premiered at the [[Virginia Film Festival]] in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2019/11/its-time-to-wax-paul-now|title = It's time to 'Wax Paul Now'}}</ref>
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
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| ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' || [[Kevin Metheny|Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton]] || [[Betty Thomas]] ||
| ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' || [[Kevin Metheny|Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton]] || [[Betty Thomas]] ||
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| ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' || Richard the Bellman || [[P.J. Hogan]] ||
| ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' || Richard the Bellman || [[P. J. Hogan]] ||
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| ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' || Professor Abbot || Woody Allen ||
| ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' || Professor Abbot || Woody Allen ||
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| ''[[John Dies at the End (film)|John Dies at the End]]'' || Arnie Blondestone || [[Don Coscarelli]] || Also producer
| ''[[John Dies at the End (film)|John Dies at the End]]'' || Arnie Blondestone || [[Don Coscarelli]] || Also producer
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| rowspan="7" | 2013 || ''[[Turbo (film)|Turbo]]'' || Chet || [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]] || Voice
| rowspan="7" | 2013 || ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]'' || Chet || [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]] || Voice
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| ''{{sortname|The|Congress|dab=2013 film}}'' || Dr. Baker || [[Ari Folman]] ||
| ''{{sortname|The|Congress|dab=2013 film}}'' || Dr. Baker || [[Ari Folman]] ||
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| ''[[Parkland (film)|Parkland]]'' || [[Abraham Zapruder]] || [[Peter Landesman]] ||
| ''[[Parkland (film)|Parkland]]'' || [[Abraham Zapruder]] || [[Peter Landesman]] ||
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| ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' || Theophilus Freeman || [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]] ||
| ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' || [[Theophilus Freeman]] || [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]] ||
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| ''[[All Is Bright]]'' || Dennis || [[Phil Morrison (director)|Phil Morrison]] || Also producer
| ''[[All Is Bright]]'' || Dennis || [[Phil Morrison (director)|Phil Morrison]] || Also producer
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| ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' || [[Jerry Heller]] || F. Gary Gray ||
| ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' || [[Jerry Heller]] || F. Gary Gray ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2016 || ''[[Ratchet & Clank (film)|Ratchet & Clank]]'' || Drek || [[Kevin Munroe]] || Voice
| rowspan="4" | 2016 || ''[[Ratchet & Clank (film)|Ratchet & Clank]]'' || Drek || [[Kevin Munroe]] || rowspan="2" | Voice
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| ''[[April and the Extraordinary World]]'' || Pizoni || Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci || Voice
| ''[[April and the Extraordinary World]]'' || Pizoni || Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci
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| ''[[The Phenom (film)|The Phenom]]'' || Dr. Mobley || [[Noah Buschel]] ||
| ''[[The Phenom (film)|The Phenom]]'' || Dr. Mobley || [[Noah Buschel]] ||
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| 2023 || ''[[The Holdovers]]'' || Paul Hunham || Alexander Payne ||
| 2023 || ''[[The Holdovers]]'' || Paul Hunham || Alexander Payne ||
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| 2025 || ''[[Untitled Downton Abbey: A New Era sequel|Downton Abbey 3]]'' || Harold Levinson || [[Simon Curtis (filmmaker)|Simon Curtis]] || Post-production
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| 1996 || ''{{sortname|The|Show|dab=UK TV series}}'' || Jeffrey Roffman || Episode: "Pilot"
| 1996 || ''{{sortname|The|Show|dab=UK TV series}}'' || Jeffrey Roffman || Episode: "Pilot"
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| 1998 || ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' || Harry Tjarks || Episode: "Pit Bull Sessions"
| rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' || Harry Tjarks || Episode: "Pit Bull Sessions"
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| 1998 || ''Tourist Trap'' || Jeremiah Piper || Television film
| ''Tourist Trap'' || Jeremiah Piper || rowspan="2" | Television film
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| 1998 || ''[[Winchell (film)|Winchell]]'' || Herman Kurfeld || Television film
| ''[[Winchell (film)|Winchell]]'' || Herman Kurfeld
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| 1999 || ''[[American Experience]]'' || Narrator || Voice; episode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis"
| 1999 || ''[[American Experience]]'' || Narrator || Voice; episode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis"
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| 2010 || ''[[30 Rock]]'' || Ritchie || Episode: "[[When It Rains, It Pours (30 Rock)|When It Rains, It Pours]]"
| 2010 || ''[[30 Rock]]'' || Ritchie || Episode: "[[When It Rains, It Pours (30 Rock)|When It Rains, It Pours]]"
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| 2011 || ''[[Prohibition (miniseries)|Prohibition]]'' || Himself || Documentary
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Prohibition (miniseries)|Prohibition]]'' || Himself || Documentary
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| 2011 || ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' || [[Ben Bernanke]]|| Television film
| ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' || [[Ben Bernanke]]|| Television film
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| 2013 || ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' || [[List of Downton Abbey characters#Harold Levinson|Harold Levinson]] || Episode: "The London Season"
| 2013 || ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' || [[List of Downton Abbey characters#Harold Levinson|Harold Levinson]] || Episode: "The London Season"
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| 2022 || ''[[Benjamin Franklin (film)|Benjamin Franklin]]'' || [[John Adams]] || Voice; documentary
| 2022 || ''[[Benjamin Franklin (film)|Benjamin Franklin]]'' || [[John Adams]] || Voice; documentary
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| 2023 || ''[[Teenage Euthanasia]]'' || Vic || Voice; episode: "CARS 4"
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[Teenage Euthanasia]]'' || Vic || Voice; episode: "CARS 4"
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| ''[[30 Coins]]'' || Christian Barbrow || 8 episodes
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| 2025 || ''[[Black Mirror]]'' || TBA || Episode: TBA
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| TBA || ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV series)|Star Trek: Starfleet Academy]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1139638/star-trek-starfleet-academy-cast-premiere-date-characters-season-1/ |title=‘Starfleet Academy’ Adds Legacy Cast & Cadets: Everything We Know About New ‘Star Trek’ Series |work=tvinsider.com |last=Jacobs |first=Meredith |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref> || || Pre-production
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| 2023 || ''[[30 Coins]]'' || Christian Barbrow || 8 episodes
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Giamatti then won the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor|Critics' Choice]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG Award]] and received nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005). He won another two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]] for his roles in the miniseries ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'' (2008) and the television biopic ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' (2011), the former of which also won him the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]. His performances in ''Too Big to Fail'', ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' and ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' also earned him Emmy nominations, for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]], [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]], respectively. With these achievements, Giamatti is one of few actors [[Primetime Emmy Awards#Categories|to receive Emmy nominations across]] all three [[Primetime Emmy Awards#Acting|performance (lead, supporting and guest) and genre (comedy, drama and miniseries or movie) categories]].
Giamatti then won the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor|Critics' Choice]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG Award]] and received nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005). He won another two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]] for his roles in the miniseries ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'' (2008) and the television biopic ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' (2011), the former of which also won him the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]. His performances in ''Too Big to Fail'', ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' and ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' also earned him Emmy nominations, for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]], [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]], respectively. With these achievements, Giamatti is one of few actors [[Primetime Emmy Awards#Categories|to receive Emmy nominations across]] all three [[Primetime Emmy Awards#Acting|performance (lead, supporting and guest) and genre (comedy, drama and miniseries or movie) categories]].


As a member of the [[ensemble cast]]s of ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2012) and ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' (2015), Giamatti received nominations for both the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Critics' Choice]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Best Cast]]. His performance in the drama series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' (2016{{ndash}}2023) earned him a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series]].
As a member of the [[ensemble cast]]s of ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2013) and ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' (2015), Giamatti received nominations for both the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Critics' Choice]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Best Cast]]. His performance in the drama series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'' (2016{{ndash}}2023) earned him a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series]].


Giamatti won two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor]] for his performances in ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' (2010) and ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023). The latter also won him the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Critics' Choice]] and earned him nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|SAG Award for Best Actor]]. He is among [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations|few actors to achieve Oscar nominations in both acting categories]].
Giamatti won two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor]] for his performances in ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' (2010) and ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023). The latter also won him the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Critics' Choice]] and earned him nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|SAG Award for Best Actor]]. He is among [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations|few actors to achieve Oscar nominations in both acting categories]].

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Paul Giamatti
Giamatti in 2024
Born
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti

(1967-06-06) June 6, 1967 (age 57)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materYale University (BA, MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Elizabeth Cohen
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(m. 1997, divorced)​
Children1
FatherBart Giamatti
RelativesMarcus Giamatti (brother)
AwardsFull list

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti/ JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes, as well as 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 made his Broadway debut 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 role in film was in Private Parts (1997), which led to supporting 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 The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). He also portrayed Limbo in Planet of the Apes (2001), Eugene Landy in Love & Mercy (2014), and Jerry Heller in Straight Outta Compton (2015). He earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005), and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as disgruntled teacher Paul Hunham in The Holdovers (2023).

On television, Giamatti played the title role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), which earned 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), and 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).

Early life and education

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti[1] was born June 6, 1967,[2] in New Haven, Connecticut, the youngest of three children. His father, Angelo Bartlett Giamatti, was a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and later commissioner of Major League Baseball.[3] His mother, Toni Marilyn Giamatti (née Smith), was a homemaker and English teacher who taught at the Hopkins School and had also previously acted.[1][4]

His paternal grandfather's family were Italian emigrants from Telese Terme; the family surname was originally spelled "Giammattei" (Italian pronunciation: [dʒammatˈtɛi]) before immigrating to the United States.[5] His paternal grandmother had deep roots in New England, dating back to the colonial era.[6] Giamatti's brother, Marcus, is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, was a jewelry designer.

Giamatti attended Yale, where he was active in the undergraduate theater scene and worked with fellow actors and Yale students Ron Livingston and Edward Norton. He graduated in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in English and went on to earn a master of fine arts degree from the Yale School of Drama, where he studied with Earle R. Gister. He performed in numerous theatrical productions, including on Broadway and a stint from 1989 to 1992 with Seattle's Annex Theater,[7] before appearing in some small television and film roles in the early 1990s.[citation needed]

In 2023, Giamatti was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale.[8]

Career

1989–2002: Early roles

He made his television debut in the ABC made for television film She'll Take Romance (1990). After minor roles in the neo-noir Past Midnight (1991) and the romantic comedy Singles (1992) he acted in Woody Allen's comedy film Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Sydney Pollack's romantic comedy remake Sabrina (1995). That same year in March, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia portraying Ezra Chater. Vincent Canby describe the role as being "a helplessly funny subsidiary" one.[9] In November he portrayed The Rev. Donald Bacon in David Hare's Racing Demon. Both of these productions took place at the Lincoln Center Theater.

In 1997, Giamatti landed his first high-profile role as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton in the film adaptation of Howard Stern's Private Parts. Stern praised Giamatti's performance often on his radio program, calling for him to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times described Giamatti's performance as being "well played".[10] That same year he reunited with Woody Allen, acting in the comedy Deconstructing Harry (1997). He also took a small but memorable role as Richard the Bellman in the Julia Roberts-led romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). That same year he returned to Broadway, playing Andrei Prozorov in the revival of Anton Chekov's Three Sisters. Greg Evans of Variety wrote, "[Giamatti,] as the sisters’ pensive, dispirited brother Andrei, plays urban neurosis like a Richard Lewis stand-up routine, then slides into shaky-voiced melodrama when the going gets tough".[11]

In 1998, Giamatti appeared in a number of supporting roles in the big-budget films including Peter Weir's drama The Truman Show, Steven Spielberg's World War II drama Saving Private Ryan, and the action thriller The Negotiator. In 1999, he played Bob Zmuda and Tony Clifton in Miloš Forman's Andy Kaufman biopic, Man on the Moon. Giamatti continued working steadily during the early 2000s by appearing in major studio releases including Duets (2000), Big Momma's House (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001) and Big Fat Liar (2002).

2003–2015: Established actor

In 2003, Giamatti began to earn critical acclaim after his lead role in the film American Splendor. In 2004, Giamatti gained mainstream recognition and fame with the independent romantic comedy Sideways. His portrayal of a depressed writer vacationing in the Santa Barbara wine country garnered him a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award and he was named Best Actor in a Leading Role by several significant film critics groups (New York, Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, Online Film Critics).

Following the commercial success of Sideways, Giamatti appeared in Cinderella Man, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture. In 2006, Giamatti was the lead in M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water, a supernatural thriller, followed by the animated film The Ant Bully, and Neil Burger's drama The Illusionist co-starring Edward Norton.

Giamatti in 2010

Giamatti had his first major role in an action movie in the 2007 film Shoot 'Em Up, while starring in The Nanny Diaries and Fred Claus. In 2008, Giamatti received an Emmy Award[12] for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his title performance in the 2008 HBO miniseries John Adams, as well as his first Golden Globe Award[13] for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film, and also earned a Screen Actors Guild award. Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter praised his performance, writing "Giamatti is brilliant as Adams. He is fearless in his portrayal, confident that the character’s all-consuming sacrifices for his fledgling nation will more than compensate for his numerous character flaws".[14] William Thomas of Empire agreed, adding "The acting, especially from Giamatti as the irascible Adams and Laura Linney as his wife Abigail, who steered him clear of vanity...has the tang of authenticity, even when burdened with great gulps of politicking".[15] That same year, he starred in the independent film Pretty Bird, which is a fictionalized retelling about the drama behind the invention of a rocketbelt.[16]

Giamatti received his second Golden Globe[17] win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for his role in the 2010 film, Barney's Version. The Associated Press praised Giamatti, describing it as "pitch perfect", adding, "the picture undoubtedly will draw kudos in its home and native land and likely beyond, buoyed by that virtuouso Giamatti performance".[18] Giamatti starred as the lead in the comedy-drama film Win Win, which earned positive reviews from critics.[19] Scott Tobias of NPR wrote of his performance, "By now, the Giamatti persona has been well-defined — exasperation and despair, tempered by mordant wit—but the actor's every performance is like a snowflake, and here McCarthy provides him a role that's subtly down-to-earth".[20] The same year he had small roles in Ironclad, The Hangover Part II and The Ides of March.

Giamatti in 2013

In 2012, Giamatti became the voiceover actor for Liberty Mutual insurance commercials.[21] He was the narrator for the PBS Nature episode An Original DUCKumentary.[22] Giamatti produced and starred in John Dies at the End, which is based on the book of the same name. He also had roles in the films Rock of Ages and Cosmopolis.

In 2013, Giamatti returned to his alma mater, Yale University, to perform the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, for which he won rave reviews in a sold-out, modern dress stage production of the play at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.[23] He also had supporting roles in several films, including the animated Turbo and The Congress, as well as Parkland, Saving Mr. Banks, and the critically acclaimed 12 Years a Slave.[24][25] In addition, Giamatti played the role of New Yorker Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora, the Countess of Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern), in the 2013 Christmas special of the period drama, ITV Studios/Carnival Films television series, Downton Abbey.[26] For his performance he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series nomination.

In 2014, Giamatti played villain The Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.[27] Also in 2014, Giamatti portrayed psychologist Eugene Landy in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy. In 2015, Giamatti portrayed N.W.A manager Jerry Heller in the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton. He also played a scientist in the disaster film San Andreas.[28]

Since 2016

Giamatti in 2024

From 2016 to 2023, Giamatti played a lead role in the Showtime series Billions, portraying the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The show, debuting in 2016, is loosely based on a real event.[29] For the role he received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. In 2016, Giamatti began appearing in commercials for Prism TV, the IPTV service owned by CenturyLink; the spots are the first-ever on-camera TV commercial appearances for Giamatti.[30] In 2022, Giamatti appeared as Scrooge and Einstein in Verizon commercials.[31] He served as an executive producer of the WGN America series Outsiders (2016–2017). He also lent his voice to BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty and Big Mouth.

In 2018, he starred in the Tamara Jenkins directed film Private Life, acting alongside Kathryn Hahn. The film, distributed by Netflix, received positive reviews. Alissa Wilkinson of Vox praised the performances of the two leads, writing "Hahn and Giamatti bring their characteristic warmth-with-an-edge to their characters, and as their relationship unpacks itself onscreen, it feels authentic and lived-in".[32] That same year he acted in Reed Morano's post-apocalyptic romance drama I Think We're Alone Now and portrayed Samuel Goudsmit in the war film The Catcher Was a Spy. He returned to film in 2021, acting in the action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake and the family adventure film Jungle Cruise.

He reunited with Alexander Payne in the coming-of-age film The Holdovers (2023), which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. The film, distributed by Focus Features, received positive reviews, with critics praising Giamatti's performance as a curmudgeonly teacher. Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood declared, "Giamatti, who so memorably starred in Payne’s 2004 Sideways, has never been better", adding "this is perfect casting for Giamatti."[33] For his performance in The Holdovers, Giamatti received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy[34] and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor.[35]

In 2024 it was announced that Giamatti would star in a TV series based on the Hostel film series.[36]

Wax Paul Now campaign

Giamatti is the subject of the viral "Wax Paul Now" campaign, which pushes for the actor to get a Madame Tussauds wax statue in his likeness.[37] The movement first achieved national prominence when Giamatti appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and discussed the campaign with host Stephen Colbert.[37] After this and subsequent articles in BuzzFeed[38] and The A.V. Club[37] among others, Madame Tussauds New York announced that they would host a party in Giamatti's honor to coincide with the premiere of Billions Season 3 on March 25, 2018, at which the founders of the Wax Paul Now movement would speak.[39]

Tussauds announced that if a Change.org petition garnered 500,000 signatures in the nine days leading up to the party, they would agree to create the wax statue of Giamatti.[39] As the petition was unable to garner enough signatures in time, the Wax Paul Now campaign is still ongoing.[40] A short film chronicling the campaign premiered at the Virginia Film Festival in October 2019.[41]

Personal life

Giamatti resides in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York[42] and was married to Elizabeth Cohen from 1997 to an undisclosed date in the 2000s. They have a son, Samuel. Though not religious, he stated: "My wife is Jewish. And I'm fine with my son being raised as a Jew".[43] Giamatti is an atheist, although for him "religion features more now in my life than it did when I was a kid".[44]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1991 Past Midnight Larry Canipe Jan Eliasberg
1992 Singles Kissing Man Cameron Crowe
1995 Mighty Aphrodite Extras Guild Researcher Woody Allen
Sabrina Scott Sydney Pollack
1996 Breathing Room George Jon Sherman
Before and After Member of the Jury Barbet Schroeder Uncredited
1997 Arresting Gena Detective Wilson Hannah Weyer
Donnie Brasco FBI Technician Mike Newell
Private Parts Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton Betty Thomas
My Best Friend's Wedding Richard the Bellman P. J. Hogan
Deconstructing Harry Professor Abbot Woody Allen
A Further Gesture Hotel Clerk Robert Dornhelm
1998 The Truman Show Control Room Director Peter Weir
Dr. Dolittle Blaine Hammersmith Betty Thomas Uncredited
Saving Private Ryan Sergeant William Hill Steven Spielberg
The Negotiator Rudy Timmons F. Gary Gray
Safe Men Veal Chop John Hamburg
1999 Cradle Will Rock Carlo Tim Robbins
Man on the Moon Bob Zmuda Miloš Forman
2000 Big Momma's House John Maxwell Raja Gosnell
Duets Todd Woods Bruce Paltrow
2001 Storytelling Toby Oxman Todd Solondz Segment: "Non-Fiction"
Planet of the Apes Limbo Tim Burton
2002 Big Fat Liar Marty Wolf Shawn Levy
Thunderpants Johnson J. Johnson Pete Hewitt
2003 American Splendor Harvey Pekar Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Paycheck Shorty John Woo
Confidence Gordo James Foley
2004 Sideways Miles Raymond Alexander Payne
2005 Robots Tim the Gate Guard Chris Wedge Voice
The Fan and the Flower Narrator Bill Plympton Voice; short film
Cinderella Man Joe Gould Ron Howard
2006 Asterix and the Vikings Asterix Stefan Fjeldmark & Jesper Møller Voice
The Hawk Is Dying George Gattling Julian Goldberger
The Illusionist Chief Inspector Uhl Neil Burger
Lady in the Water Cleveland Heep M. Night Shyamalan
The Ant Bully Stan Beals John A. Davis Voice
2007 The Nanny Diaries Mr. X Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Shoot 'Em Up Karl Hertz Michael Davis
Too Loud a Solitude Hanta Genevieve Anderson Voice
Fred Claus Nicholas "Nick" Claus David Dobkin
2008 Pretty Bird Rick Paul Schneider Also producer
2009 Duplicity Richard "Dick" Garsik Tony Gilroy
Cold Souls Paul Giamatti Sophie Barthes
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Dr. Satan/Steve Wachowski Rob Zombie Voice
The Last Station Vladimir Chertkov Michael Hoffman
2010 Barney's Version Barney Panofsky Richard J. Lewis
2011 Win Win Mike Flaherty Tom McCarthy
Ironclad King John Jonathan English
The Hangover Part II Kingsley / Detective Peters Todd Phillips
The Ides of March Tom Duffy George Clooney
2012 Rock of Ages Paul Gill Adam Shankman
Cosmopolis Benno Levin David Cronenberg
John Dies at the End Arnie Blondestone Don Coscarelli Also producer
2013 Turbo Chet David Soren Voice
The Congress Dr. Baker Ari Folman
Romeo & Juliet Friar Laurence Carlo Carlei
Parkland Abraham Zapruder Peter Landesman
12 Years a Slave Theophilus Freeman Steve McQueen
All Is Bright Dennis Phil Morrison Also producer
Saving Mr. Banks Ralph John Lee Hancock
2014 Ernest & Celestine Rat Judge Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar & Benjamin Renner English dub
River of Fundament Ptah-Nem-Hotep Matthew Barney
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino Marc Webb
Madame Bovary Monsieur Homais Sophie Barthes
2015 Giant Sloth Gordon Boonewell Paul Hornschemeier Voice; short film
Love & Mercy Dr. Eugene Landy Bill Pohlad
The Little Prince The Academy Teacher Mark Osborne Voice
San Andreas Dr. Lawrence Hayes Brad Peyton
Straight Outta Compton Jerry Heller F. Gary Gray
2016 Ratchet & Clank Drek Kevin Munroe Voice
April and the Extraordinary World Pizoni Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci
The Phenom Dr. Mobley Noah Buschel
Morgan Dr. Alan Shapiro Luke Scott
2018 I Think We're Alone Now Patrick Reed Morano
Private Life Richard Grimes Tamara Jenkins
The Catcher Was a Spy Samuel Goudsmit Ben Lewin
White Fang Beauty Smith Alexandre Espigares Voice
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake Nathan Navot Papushado
Jungle Cruise Nilo Jaume Collet-Serra
A Mouthful of Air Dr. Sylvester Amy Koppelman
2023 The Holdovers Paul Hunham Alexander Payne
2025 Downton Abbey 3 Harold Levinson Simon Curtis Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 She'll Take Romance Heckler #2 Television film
1994 NYPD Blue Man in Sleeping Bag Episode: "You Bet Your Life"
1995 New York News Dr. Wargner Episode: "Past Imperfect"
1996 The Show Jeffrey Roffman Episode: "Pilot"
1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Harry Tjarks Episode: "Pit Bull Sessions"
Tourist Trap Jeremiah Piper Television film
Winchell Herman Kurfeld
1999 American Experience Narrator Voice; episode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis"
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 Ted Hedley Television film
2001 King of the Hill Mr. McKay Voice; episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
2003 The Pentagon Papers Anthony Russo Television film
2005 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41"
2006 The Amazing Screw-On Head Screw-On Head Voice; pilot
2008 John Adams John Adams 7 episodes
2010 30 Rock Ritchie Episode: "When It Rains, It Pours"
2011 Prohibition Himself Documentary
Too Big to Fail Ben Bernanke Television film
2013 Downton Abbey Harold Levinson Episode: "The London Season"
2014 The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Theodore Roosevelt Voice; documentary
2014 Hoke Hoke Mosely Pilot; also executive producer
2014–2015 Inside Amy Schumer God / Juror #10 2 episodes
2015 Breakthrough[45] Himself Documentary; also director; episode: "More Than Human"
2016–2023 Billions Chuck Rhoades 84 episodes
2016–2017 Outsiders — Executive producer
2017 BoJack Horseman Himself as BoJack Voice; episode: "The Old Sugarman Place"
2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris Mr. Ogilvy Episode: "TGIF"
2018 Nature Narrator Voice; episode: "Sex, Lies and Butterflies"
2018–2019 Lodge 49 L. Marvin Metz 4 episodes; also executive producer
2020–2022 Rick and Morty Story Lord Voice; 2 episodes
2020 Big Mouth Andrew's Shit Voice; episode: "Poop Madness"
2021 The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness Maury Terry Voice; 4 episodes
2022 Benjamin Franklin John Adams Voice; documentary
2023 Teenage Euthanasia Vic Voice; episode: "CARS 4"
30 Coins Christian Barbrow 8 episodes
2025 Black Mirror TBA Episode: TBA
TBA Star Trek: Starfleet Academy[46] Pre-production

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Arcadia Ezra Chater Lincoln Center Theater
1995 Racing Demon The Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon Lincoln Center Theater
1996 The Blues are Running Pyle/Boo/Johnny Manhattan Theatre Club
1997 The Three Sisters Andrei Prozorov The Roundabout Theatre Company
1999 The Iceman Cometh James Cameron Brooks Atkinson Theatre
2002 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Ted Ragg/Prosector/Ignatius Dullfeet National Actors Theatre
2013 Hamlet Prince Hamlet Yale Repertory Theatre

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Ripper Doctor Bud Cable
2016 Ratchet & Clank Chairman Drek Voice

Audiobooks

Year Title
2006 A Scanner Darkly
2008 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
2016 Skeleton Crew
2019 Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Paul Giamatti

Giamatti has received various accolades throughout his career. His breakthrough role in American Splendor (2003) won him the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Actor and earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. The following year, he received nominations for the Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Actor for his role in the comedy-drama Sideways (2004), which won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead as well as the Critics' Choice and SAG Award for Best Cast.

Giamatti then won the Critics' Choice and SAG Award and received nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cinderella Man (2005). He won another two Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his roles in the miniseries John Adams (2008) and the television biopic Too Big to Fail (2011), the former of which also won him the Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film. His performances in Too Big to Fail, Downton Abbey and Inside Amy Schumer also earned him Emmy nominations, for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, respectively. With these achievements, Giamatti is one of few actors to receive Emmy nominations across all three performance (lead, supporting and guest) and genre (comedy, drama and miniseries or movie) categories.

As a member of the ensemble casts of 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Straight Outta Compton (2015), Giamatti received nominations for both the Critics' Choice and SAG Award for Best Cast. His performance in the drama series Billions (2016–2023) earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

Giamatti won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor for his performances in Barney's Version (2010) and The Holdovers (2023). The latter also won him the Critics' Choice and earned him nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA and SAG Award for Best Actor. He is among few actors to achieve Oscar nominations in both acting categories.

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