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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti is an American actor and producer. He first garnered attention for his breakout role in Private Parts (1997) as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, which led to him playing more supporting roles such as Sergeant Hill in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Bob Zmuda in Man on the Moon (1999), John Maxwell in Big Momma's House (2000), and Marty Wolf in Big Fat Liar (2002).
Birth Name
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti
Born
Tuesday, 06 June 1967
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Benjamin Franklin | John Adams | 2022 |
| A Mouthful of Air | Dr. Sylvester | 2021 |
| Jungle Cruise | Nilo | 2021 |
| The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness | Maury Terry | 2021 |
| Gunpowder Milkshake | Nathan | 2021 |
| 30 Coins | Christian Barbrow, Christian Barlow | 2020 |
| Private Life | Richard Grimes | 2018 |
| I Think We're Alone Now | Patrick | 2018 |
| Lodge 49 | L. Marvin Metz, The Writer | 2018 |
| The Catcher Was a Spy | Sam Goudsmit | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Benjamin Franklin | John Adams | 2022 |
| A Mouthful of Air | Dr. Sylvester | 2021 |
| Jungle Cruise | Nilo | 2021 |
| The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness | Maury Terry | 2021 |
| Gunpowder Milkshake | Nathan | 2021 |
| 30 Coins | Christian Barbrow, Christian Barlow | 2020 |
| Private Life | Richard Grimes | 2018 |
| I Think We're Alone Now | Patrick | 2018 |
| Lodge 49 | L. Marvin Metz, The Writer | 2018 |
| The Catcher Was a Spy | Sam Goudsmit | 2018 |
| White Fang | Beauty Smith | 2018 |
| Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Olgivley | 2017 |
| Big Mouth | Andrew's Shit | 2017 |
| Morgan | Dr. Alan Shapiro | 2016 |
| The Phenom | Dr. Mobley | 2016 |
| Ratchet & Clank | Drek (voice) / Drek | 2016 |
| Billions | Chuck Rhoades, Chuck Rhoades / Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr. | 2016 |
| April and the Extraordinary World | Pizoni | 2015 |
| Breakthrough | Self / Narrator | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self, Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Straight Outta Compton | Jerry Heller | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| The Little Prince | The Academy Teacher (voice) / The Academy Teacher | 2015 |
| Madame Bovary | Monsieur Homais | 2015 |
| The Chris Gethard Show | Self | 2015 |
| San Andreas | Dr. Lawrence Hayes | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | 2015 |
| Giant Sloth | Gordon Boonewell | 2015 |
| The New Yorker Presents | Honoré de Balzac | 2015 |
| Love & Mercy | Dr. Eugene Landy | 2014 |
| The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | Theodore Roosevelt | 2014 |
| BoJack Horseman | TV BoJack | 2014 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Aleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino | 2014 |
| One Cut, One Life | Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| River of Fundament | Ptah-Nem-Hotep | 2014 |
| Hoke | Hoke Mosely | 2014 |
| Rick and Morty | Storylord | 2013 |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Ralph | 2013 |
| 12 Years a Slave | Freeman / Theophilus Freeman | 2013 |
| Parkland | Abraham Zapruder | 2013 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence | 2013 |
| All Is Bright | Dennis / Dennis Girard | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Congress | Dr. Barker / Dr Barker | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | God, Juror #10 | 2013 |
| Turbo | Chet (voice) / Chet | 2013 |
| John Dies at the End | Arnie Blondestone | 2012 |
| Love, Marilyn | Himself / Self | 2012 |
| Ernest & Celestine | Rat Judge | 2012 |
| Citizens of Cosmopolis | Self | 2012 |
| Rock of Ages | Paul Gill | 2012 |
| Cosmopolis | Benno Levin | 2012 |
| IC Places Hollywood | Self | 2012 |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| Prohibition | George Remus, George Remus (voice) | 2011 |
| The Ides of March | Tom Duffy | 2011 |
| The Hangover Part II | Kingsley | 2011 |
| Too Big to Fail | Ben Bernanke | 2011 |
| Win Win | Mike Flaherty | 2011 |
| Ironclad | King John | 2011 |
| Barney's Version | Barney Panofsky | 2010 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| Metacafe Unfiltered | Self | 2010 |
| Downton Abbey | Harold Levinson | 2010 |
| Maltin on Movies | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| The Last Station | Vladimir Chertkov / Chertkov | 2009 |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Dr. Satan (voice) / Dr. Satan | 2009 |
| Cold Souls | Paul Giamatti / Paul | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Uncle Chaz (archive footage) / Uncle Chaz | 2009 |
| Duplicity | Richard Garsik | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Pretty Bird | Rick Honeycutt | 2008 |
| John Adams | John Adams | 2008 |
| Fred Claus | Nick 'Santa' Claus / Nick (Santa) Claus | 2007 |
| Too Loud a Solitude | Hanta (voice) / Hanta | 2007 |
| Trumbo | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Shoot 'Em Up | Hertz | 2007 |
| The Nanny Diaries | Mr. X | 2007 |
| The Hawk Is Dying | Georges Gattling / George Gattling | 2007 |
| 30 Rock | Ritchie | 2006 |
| The Amazing Screw-On Head | Screw-On Head (voice) / Screw-On Head | 2006 |
| The Illusionist | Inspector Uhl | 2006 |
| The Ant Bully | Stan Beals (voice) / Stan Beals | 2006 |
| Lady in the Water | Cleveland Heep | 2006 |
| Asterix and the Vikings | Asterix | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2006 |
| The Colbert Report | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Cinderella Man | Joe Gould | 2005 |
| Robots | Tim the Gate Guard (voice) / Tim the Gate Guard | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| The Fan and the Flower | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2005 |
| Sideways | Miles | 2004 |
| Paycheck | Shorty | 2003 |
| American Splendor | Harvey Pekar | 2003 |
| Confidence | Gordo | 2003 |
| The Pentagon Papers | Anthony Russo | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest, Fan | 2003 |
| Thunderpants | Johnson J. Johnson | 2002 |
| Big Fat Liar | Marty Wolf | 2002 |
| Storytelling | Toby Oxman (segment "Non-Fiction") / Toby Oxman | 2001 |
| Planet of the Apes | Limbo | 2001 |
| Duets | Todd Woods | 2000 |
| Big Momma's House | John | 2000 |
| If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Ted Hedley (segment "1961") / Ted Hedley | 2000 |
| Man on the Moon | Bob Zmuda | 1999 |
| Cradle Will Rock | Carlo | 1999 |
| New York: A Documentary Film | (voice) | 1999 |
| Winchell | Herman Klurfeld | 1998 |
| Safe Men | Veal Chop | 1998 |
| The Negotiator | Rudy | 1998 |
| Saving Private Ryan | Sergeant Hill / Sergeant William Hill | 1998 |
| Doctor Dolittle | Blaine | 1998 |
| The Truman Show | Control Room Director / Simeon | 1998 |
| Deconstructing Harry | Professor Abbott | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Jeremiah Piper | 1997 |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Bellman | 1997 |
| Private Parts | Kenny / Kenny 'Pig Vomit' Rushton | 1997 |
| Donnie Brasco | FBI Technician | 1997 |
| Arresting Gena | Detective Wilson | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Mr. McKay | 1997 |
| The Break | Hotel Clerk | 1997 |
| Breathing Room | George | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Show | Jeffrey Roffman | 1996 |
| Before and After | Courtroom Audience | 1996 |
| Sabrina | Scott | 1995 |
| Mighty Aphrodite | Extras Guild Researcher | 1995 |
| New York News | Dr. Wargner | 1995 |
| NYPD Blue | Man in Sleeping Bag | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Harry Tjarks | 1993 |
| Singles | Kissing Man | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Getaway | Self - Celebrity Traveller | 1992 |
| Past Midnight | Larry Canipe | 1991 |
| She'll Take Romance | Heckler #2 | 1990 |
| Troldspejlet | Self - Actor / Limbo | 1989 |
| American Experience | (voice), Narrator, Self | 1988 |
| Nature | Narrator | 1982 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Breakthrough | 2015 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Lodge 49 | 2018 |
| Outsiders | 2016 |
| Hoke | 2014 |
| All Is Bright | 2013 |
| John Dies at the End | 2012 |
| Pretty Bird | 2008 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2006 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
