Paul Giamatti
b. 1967
American actor (born 1967)
- Born
- 6 Jun 1967 · New Haven
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- 6 Jun 1967BornBorn in New Haven
- 2008AwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 2011AwardIndiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Actor
- 2023AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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Major world events during their lifetime (1967 – today).
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ( JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor and producer, known for his varied character actor roles across stage and screen. Making his film debut in 1991, Giamatti's breakout film role was in Private Parts (1997), followed by supporting roles in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Man on the Moon (1999), Big Momma's House (2000), Storytelling (2001), and Planet of the Apes (2001).
He won acclaim for his lead roles in American Splendor (2003) and Sideways (2004), earning numerous accolades for both, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for the latter. He would go on to earn Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Joe Gould in the sports drama Cinderella Man (2005) and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in the coming-of-age dramedy The Holdovers (2023). He has also acted in The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), Barney's Version (2010), Win Win (2011), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Love & Mercy (2014), Straight Outta Compton (2015), Private Life (2018), and The Debut (2026).
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 Award and Golden Globe Award. He starred as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the Showtime 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 also played Nus Braka, a villain in the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026–present).
On stage, Giamatti made his Broadway debut portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia (1995). He returned to Broadway acting in the David Hare play Racing Demon (1995), and revivals of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1999), the later of which earned him a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.
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