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.
104 movies · 40 shows
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025·7.0
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025·2.5
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
2025·0.0
The Holdovers
2023·7.6
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
2022·7.0
A Mouthful of Air
2021·6.5
Season of the Osprey
2021·0.0
Jungle Cruise
2021·7.3
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021·6.3
Wax Paul Now
2019·0.0
Private Life
2018·6.9
I Think We're Alone Now
2018·5.8
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018·6.2
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
2018·8.0
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017·7.5
Morgan
2016·5.8
The Phenom
2016·5.4
Ratchet & Clank
2016·5.8
Straight Outta Compton
2015·7.8
The Little Prince
2015·7.6
Madame Bovary
2015·5.7
Love & Mercy
2015·7.1
San Andreas
2015·6.2
Goldfish
2015·0.0
Giant Sloth
2015·0.0
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014·7.4
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014·6.5
River of Fundament
2014·5.9
Hoke
2014·5.5
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
2013·0.0
Saving Mr. Banks
2013·7.3
12 Years a Slave
2013·7.9
Parkland
2013·6.3
Romeo & Juliet
2013·6.7
All Is Bright
2013·5.4
Turbo
2013·6.3
The Congress
2013·6.4
Love, Marilyn
2013·6.6
John Dies at the End
2013·6.3
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
2012·6.0
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012·6.1
Rock of Ages
2012·6.2
Cosmopolis
2012·5.7
Too Big to Fail
2011·6.9
The Ides of March
2011·6.7
The Hangover Part II
2011·6.5
Win Win
2011·6.8
Ironclad
2011·6.2
Barney's Version
2010·7.0
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009·5.9
The Last Station
2009·6.4
Cold Souls
2009·6.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009·7.7
Duplicity
2009·5.9
Pretty Bird
2008·4.9
Fred Claus
2007·5.8
Too Loud a Solitude
2007·4.7
Trumbo
2007·6.7
The Nanny Diaries
2007·6.4
Shoot 'Em Up
2007·6.5
The Hawk Is Dying
2007·4.9
The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006·6.9
The Illusionist
2006·7.3
The Ant Bully
2006·5.8
Lady in the Water
2006·5.6
Cinderella Man
2005·7.6
The Fan and the Flower
2005·6.4
Robots
2005·6.5
Sideways
2004·7.1
Paycheck
2003·6.2
American Splendor
2003·7.2
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
2003·0.0
Confidence
2003·6.3
The Pentagon Papers
2003·5.8
Thunderpants
2002·3.5
Big Fat Liar
2002·5.9
Storytelling
2001·6.5
Planet of the Apes
2001·5.8
Duets
2000·5.7
Big Momma's House
2000·5.8
1961
2000·0.0
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000·6.5
Man on the Moon
1999·7.2
Cradle Will Rock
1999·6.5
Winchell
1998·6.3
Safe Men
1998·5.5
The Negotiator
1998·7.1
Saving Private Ryan
1998·8.2
Doctor Dolittle
1998·5.7
The Truman Show
1998·8.2
Tourist Trap
1998·6.6
Deconstructing Harry
1997·7.3
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997·6.6
Private Parts
1997·6.5
Donnie Brasco
1997·7.5
Arresting Gena
1997·5.5
A Further Gesture
1997·4.8
Breathing Room
1996·8.0
Before and After
1996·5.9
Sabrina
1995·6.2
Mighty Aphrodite
1995·6.7
Singles
1992·6.4
Past Midnight
1992·5.1
She'll Take Romance
1990·4.7