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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.
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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.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Oscars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Black Mirror
King of the Hill
Saturday Night Live
Rick and Morty
30 Rock
Big Mouth
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Daily Show
Downton Abbey
Golden Globe Awards
Nature
Teenage Euthanasia
New York News
BoJack Horseman
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lodge 49
The New Yorker Presents
Doctor Dolittle
The Catcher Was a Spy
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Before and After
My Best Friend's Wedding
Asterix and the Vikings
Sabrina
Duplicity
Donnie Brasco
Robots
The Little Prince
Saving Private Ryan
Cosmopolis
Prohibition
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
30 Coins
The Nanny Diaries
12 Years a Slave
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Gunpowder Milkshake
Planet of the Apes
The Truman Show
Rock of Ages
Jungle Cruise
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
San Andreas
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The Hangover Part II
Private Parts
The Ant Bully
Saving Mr. Banks
The Ides of March
Tourist Trap
Straight Outta Compton
Paycheck
Love & Mercy
Ratchet & Clank
Winchell
Parkland
The Pentagon Papers
Cinderella Man
Big Fat Liar
Fred Claus
Turbo
The Illusionist
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Too Big to Fail
John Adams
American Splendor
Billions
A Sprinkle of History
Sideways
Lady in the Water
Private Life
The Holdovers
Production Credits
Lodge 49
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