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Aliases: Пол Джаматти , 폴 지아마티 , Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti , פול ג'יאמטי , פול אדוארד ולנטיין ג'יאמטי , 保羅·賈麥提 , Пол Джаматті , پل جیاماتی

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Movie Involvements: 60

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Billions
Average
8

Billions

(2016) Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
Downton Abbey
Average
8

Downton Abbey

(2010) Harold Levinson
Nature
Average
8

Nature

(1982) Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
30 Coins
Average
7

30 Coins

(2020) Christian Barbrow
San Andreas
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6

San Andreas

(2015) Dr. Lawrence Hayes
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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7

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

(2014) Aleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino
Saving Private Ryan
Average
8

Saving Private Ryan

(1998) Sergeant William Hill

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Harold Levinson
2023 Self
Paul Hunham
(voice)
2022 Narrator
Madison Grant
Self (archive footage)
2021 Dr. Sylvester
N/A
Nilo
Nathan
Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
2020 Christian Barbrow
2019 Self
2018 Richard Grimes
Patrick
N/A
Sam Goudsmit
Narrator (voice)
2017 Andrew’s Shit (voice)
Self
2016 Dr. Alan Shapiro
Dr. Mobley
Chairman Drek (voice)
Honoré de Balzac
Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
2015 Self
Jerry Heller
Self
The Academy Teacher (voice)
Monsieur Homais
Dr. Eugene Landy
Dr. Lawrence Hayes
Gordon Boonewell
2014 Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
TV BoJack (voice)
Aleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino
Self
Ptah-Nem-Hotep
Hoke Mosely
2013 Self
Storylord (voice)
Ralph
Theophilus Freeman
Abraham Zapruder
Friar Laurence
Dennis Girard
Chet (voice)
Dr Barker
Self
Benno Levin
Arnie Blondestone
2012 Narrator
Self
Paul Gill
Benno Levin
2011 Reader / George Remus (voice)
Tom Duffy
Kingsley
Ben Bernanke
Mike Flaherty
King John
2010 Self
Barney Panofsky
Harold Levinson
2009 Dr. Satan (voice)
Vladimir Chertkov
Paul
Uncle Chaz (archive footage)
Richard Garsik
2008 Rick Honeycutt
John Adams
2007 Nick (Santa) Claus
Hanta (voice)
Self
Mr. X
Hertz
Georges Gattling
2006 Ritchie
Screw-On Head (voice)
Inspector Uhl
Stan Beals (voice)
Screw-On Head (voice)
Cleveland Heep
2005 Joe Gould
Narrator (voice)
Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
Self
2004 Miles
2003 Shorty
Harvey Pekar
Narrator
Gordo
Anthony Russo
Self
2002 Johnson J. Johnson
Marty Wolf
2001 Toby Oxman
Limbo
2000 Todd Woods
John
Ted Hedley
Ted Hedley
1999 Bob Zmuda
Carlo
1998 Herman Klurfeld
Veal Chop
Rudy
Sergeant William Hill
Blaine (uncredited)
Simeon
Jeremiah Piper
1997 Professor Abbott
Self
Bellman
Kenny
FBI Technician
Detective Wilson
Mr. McKay (voice)
1996 Self
Courtroom Audience
1995 Scott
Dr. Wargner
Extras Guild Researcher
1993 Self - Guest
N/A
1992 Kissing Man
Larry Canipe
1990 Heckler #2
1988 N/A
1982 Narrator (voice)
1975 Self - Host
1953 Self
1944 Self - Winner
N/A
Franky
N/A
God
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Executive Producer
2016 Executive Producer
2013 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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