List of Paul Giamatti performances

Paul Giamatti is an American actor.

Giamatti in 2024

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Refs.
1991Past MidnightLarry CanipeJan Eliasberg [1]
1992SinglesKissing ManCameron Crowe
1995Mighty AphroditeExtras Guild ResearcherWoody Allen
SabrinaScottSydney Pollack
1996Breathing RoomGeorgeJon Sherman
Before and AfterMember of the JuryBarbet SchroederUncredited
1997Arresting GenaDetective WilsonHannah Weyer
Donnie BrascoFBI TechnicianMike Newell
Private PartsKenny "Pig Vomit" RushtonBetty Thomas [2]
My Best Friend's WeddingRichard the BellmanP. J. Hogan [3]
Deconstructing HarryProfessor AbbotWoody Allen [4]
A Further GestureHotel ClerkRobert Dornhelm
1998The Truman ShowControl Room DirectorPeter Weir [5]
Dr. DolittleBlaine HammersmithBetty ThomasUncredited
Saving Private RyanSergeant William HillSteven Spielberg [6]
The NegotiatorRudy TimmonsF. Gary Gray [7]
Safe MenVeal ChopJohn Hamburg [8]
1999Cradle Will RockCarloTim Robbins [9]
Man on the MoonBob ZmudaMiloš Forman [10]
2000Big Momma's HouseJohn MaxwellRaja Gosnell [11]
DuetsTodd WoodsBruce Paltrow [12]
2001StorytellingToby OxmanTodd SolondzSegment: "Non-Fiction" [13]
Planet of the ApesLimboTim Burton [14]
2002Big Fat LiarMarty WolfShawn Levy [15]
ThunderpantsJohnson J. JohnsonPete Hewitt [16]
2003American SplendorHarvey PekarShari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini [17]
PaycheckShortyJohn Woo [18]
ConfidenceGordoJames Foley [19]
2004SidewaysMiles RaymondAlexander Payne [20]
2005RobotsTim the Gate GuardChris WedgeVoice [21]
The Fan and the FlowerNarratorBill PlymptonVoice; short film
Cinderella ManJoe GouldRon Howard [22]
2006Asterix and the VikingsAsterixStefan Fjeldmark & Jesper MøllerVoice [23]
The Hawk Is DyingGeorge GattlingJulian Goldberger [24]
The IllusionistChief Inspector UhlNeil Burger [25]
Lady in the WaterCleveland HeepM. Night Shyamalan [26]
The Ant BullyStan BealsJohn A. DavisVoice [27]
2007The Nanny DiariesMr. XShari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini [28]
Shoot 'Em UpKarl HertzMichael Davis [29]
Too Loud a SolitudeHantaGenevieve AndersonVoice
Fred ClausNicholas "Nick" ClausDavid Dobkin [30]
2008Pretty BirdRickPaul SchneiderAlso producer [31]
2009DuplicityRichard "Dick" GarsikTony Gilroy [32]
Cold SoulsPaul GiamattiSophie Barthes [33]
The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoDr. Satan/Steve WachowskiRob ZombieVoice [34]
The Last StationVladimir ChertkovMichael Hoffman [35]
2010Barney's VersionBarney PanofskyRichard J. Lewis [36]
2011Win WinMike FlahertyTom McCarthy [37]
IroncladKing JohnJonathan English [38]
The Hangover Part IIKingsley / Detective PetersTodd Phillips [39]
The Ides of MarchTom DuffyGeorge Clooney [40]
2012Rock of AgesPaul GillAdam Shankman [41]
CosmopolisBenno LevinDavid Cronenberg [42]
John Dies at the EndArnie BlondestoneDon CoscarelliAlso producer [43]
2013TurboChetDavid SorenVoice [44]
The CongressDr. BakerAri Folman [45]
Romeo & JulietFriar LaurenceCarlo Carlei [46]
ParklandAbraham ZapruderPeter Landesman [47]
12 Years a SlaveTheophilus FreemanSteve McQueen [48]
All Is BrightDennisPhil MorrisonAlso producer [49]
Saving Mr. BanksRalphJohn Lee Hancock [50]
2014Ernest & CelestineRat JudgeStéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar & Benjamin RennerEnglish dub [51]
River of FundamentPtah-Nem-HotepMatthew Barney [52]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Aleksei Sytsevich / RhinoMarc Webb [53]
Madame BovaryMonsieur HomaisSophie Barthes [54]
Love & MercyDr. Eugene LandyBill Pohlad [55]
2015Giant SlothGordon BoonewellPaul HornschemeierVoice; short film
The Little PrinceThe Academy TeacherMark OsborneVoice [56]
San AndreasDr. Lawrence HayesBrad Peyton [57]
Straight Outta ComptonJerry HellerF. Gary Gray [58]
2016Ratchet & ClankChairman DrekKevin MunroeVoice [59]
April and the Extraordinary WorldPizoniChristian Desmares & Franck Ekinci [60]
The PhenomDr. MobleyNoah Buschel [61]
MorganDr. Alan ShapiroLuke Scott [62]
2018I Think We're Alone NowPatrickReed Morano [63]
Private LifeRichard GrimesTamara Jenkins [64]
The Catcher Was a SpySamuel GoudsmitBen Lewin [65]
White FangBeauty SmithAlexandre EspigaresVoice [66]
2021Gunpowder MilkshakeNathanNavot Papushado [67]
Jungle CruiseNilo NemolatoJaume Collet-Serra [68]
A Mouthful of AirDr. SylvesterAmy Koppelman [69]
2023The HoldoversPaul HunhamAlexander Payne [70]
2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleHarold LevinsonSimon Curtis [71]
2026The DebutJerryJesse EisenbergCompleted [72]
A Statement David Slade Tom McCarthy Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
1990She'll Take RomanceHeckler #2Television film
1994NYPD BlueMan in Sleeping BagEpisode: "You Bet Your Life"
1995New York NewsDr. WargnerEpisode: "Past Imperfect"
1996The ShowJeffrey RoffmanEpisode: "Pilot"
1998Homicide: Life on the StreetHarry TjarksEpisode: "Pit Bull Sessions"
Tourist TrapJeremiah PiperTelevision film
WinchellHerman Kurfeld
1999American ExperienceNarratorVoice; episode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis"
2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Ted HedleyTelevision film
2001King of the HillMr. McKayVoice; episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
2003The Pentagon PapersAnthony RussoTelevision film
2005Saturday Night LiveHimself (host)Episode: "Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41"
2006The Amazing Screw-On HeadScrew-On HeadVoice; pilot
2008John AdamsJohn Adams7 episodes
201030 RockRitchieEpisode: "When It Rains, It Pours" [73]
2011ProhibitionHimselfDocumentary
Too Big to FailBen BernankeTelevision film
2013Downton AbbeyHarold LevinsonEpisode: "The London Season"
2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryTheodore RooseveltVoice; documentary [74]
2014HokeHoke MoselyPilot; also executive producer
2014–2015Inside Amy SchumerGod / Juror #102 episodes
2015BreakthroughHimselfDocumentary; also director; episode: "More Than Human" [75]
2016–2023BillionsChuck Rhoades84 episodes [76]
2016–2017OutsidersN/aExecutive producer
2017BoJack HorsemanHimself as BoJackVoice; episode: "The Old Sugarman Place" [77]
2017At Home with Amy SedarisMr. OgilvyEpisode: "TGIF"
2018NatureNarratorVoice; episode: "Sex, Lies and Butterflies"
2018–2019Lodge 49L. Marvin Metz4 episodes; also executive producer
2020–2022Rick and MortyStory LordVoice; 2 episodes
2020Big MouthAndrew's ShitVoice; episode: "Poop Madness"
2021The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into DarknessMaury TerryVoice; 4 episodes
2022Benjamin FranklinJohn AdamsVoice; documentary
2023Teenage EuthanasiaVicVoice; episode: "CARS 4"
30 CoinsChristian Barbrow8 episodes
2025Black MirrorPhillip ConnarthyEpisode: "Eulogy" [78]
The American RevolutionJohn AdamsVoice; docuseries
2026Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyNus Braka3 episodes ("Kids These Days", "Come, Let's Away", "Rubincon") [79]

Theater

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
1988 The Legend of Oedipus Theban Guard Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts
The American Clock Rudy
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Bowl
Tom Jones Partridge
1994 As You Like It Jacques de Boys Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
The Triumph of Love Harlequin La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego
Thérèse Raquin Camille
Baby Anger Man Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
1995ArcadiaEzra ChaterVivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway [80]
Racing DemonThe Rev. Donald "Streaky" BaconLincoln Center Theater, Broadway
1996The Blues are RunningPyle/Boo/JohnnyNew York City Center, Off-Broadway
1997The Three SistersAndrei ProzorovCriterion Center Stage Right, Broadway
1999The Iceman ComethJames CameronBrooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
2002The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiTed Ragg/Prosecutor/Ignatius DullfeetMichael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Off-Broadway [81]
2013HamletPrince HamletYale Repertory Theatre, New Haven [82]
2026RhinocerosJeanAmerican Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
1996RipperDoctor Bud Cable
2016Ratchet & ClankChairman DrekVoice (audio from film)

Audiobooks

Year Title Refs.
2006A Scanner Darkly
2008The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
2016Skeleton Crew
2019Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered [83]
2025Something Wicked This Way Comes

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