Paul Giamatti

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ( ; born June6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes, as well as 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 made his Broadway debut 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), ''Robots'' (2005), ''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 his portrayal Joe Gould in ''Cinderella Man'' (2005), and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in ''The Holdovers'' (2023).

On television, Giamatti played the title role in the HBO miniseries ''John Adams'' (2008), which earned 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), and 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). He played a grieving lover in the Netflix anthology series ''Black Mirror'' episode "Eulogy" (2025). Provided by Wikipedia