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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
(2016) Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.Downton Abbey
(2010) Harold LevinsonNature
(1982) Narrator (voice)The Oscars
(1953) Self30 Coins
(2020) Christian BarbrowSan Andreas
(2015) Dr. Lawrence HayesThe Amazing Spider-Man 2
(2014) Aleksei Sytsevich / The RhinoSaving Private Ryan
(1998) Sergeant William HillActing
| 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 |