Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti\u00a0(\/\u02ccd\u0292i\u02d0\u0259\u02c8m\u0251\u02d0ti\/JEE-\u0259-MAH-tee; born June\u00a06, 1967) is an American actor.\u00a0His accolades\u00a0include a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, three\u00a0Golden Globes, and nominations for two\u00a0Academy Awards\u00a0and a\u00a0British Academy Film Award.<\/p>\n
After studying acting at the\u00a0Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in the\u00a0Tom Stoppard\u00a0play\u00a0Arcadia\u00a0(1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald “Streaky” Bacon in the\u00a0David Hare play\u00a0Racing Demon\u00a0(1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of\u00a0Anton Chekhov’s\u00a0Three Sisters\u00a0(1997) and\u00a0Eugene O’Neill’s\u00a0The Iceman Cometh\u00a0(1999).<\/p>\n
Giamatti’s breakout film role was in\u00a0Private Parts (1997), followed by roles in\u00a0My Best Friend’s Wedding\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Saving Private Ryan\u00a0(1998), and\u00a0Man on the Moon\u00a0(1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in\u00a0American Splendor\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Sideways\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Win Win\u00a0(2011), and\u00a0Private Life\u00a0(2018). He has also acted in\u00a0Planet of the Apes\u00a0(2001),\u00a0The Illusionist\u00a0(2006),\u00a0Fred Claus (2007),\u00a0The Ides of March\u00a0(2011),\u00a012 Years a Slave\u00a0(2013),\u00a0Saving Mr. Banks\u00a0(2013),\u00a0Love & Mercy\u00a0(2014), and\u00a0Straight Outta Compton (2015). He has earned\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0nominations for\u00a0Best Supporting Actor\u00a0for portraying Joe Gould\u00a0in\u00a0Cinderella Man\u00a0(2005) and\u00a0Best Actor\u00a0for playing a disgruntled teacher in\u00a0The Holdovers\u00a0(2023).<\/p>\n
On television, Giamatti played the\u00a0role\u00a0in the\u00a0HBO\u00a0miniseries\u00a0John Adams\u00a0(2008), earning him acclaim and several awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as\u00a0U.S. Attorney\u00a0Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the\u00a0Showtime\u00a0television series\u00a0Billions\u00a0(2016\u20132023). He earned Emmy nominations for his roles as\u00a0Ben Bernanke\u00a0in the\u00a0HBO\u00a0film\u00a0Too Big to Fail\u00a0(2011) and\u00a0Harold Levinson\u00a0in the ITV series\u00a0Downton Abbey\u00a0(2013). In the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0anthology series\u00a0Black Mirror\u00a0episode\u00a0Eulogy\u00a0(2025), he played a grieving lover.<\/p>\n
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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti\u00a0(\/\u02ccd\u0292i\u02d0\u0259\u02c8m\u0251\u02d0ti\/JEE-\u0259-MAH-tee; born June\u00a06, 1967) is an American actor.\u00a0His accolades\u00a0include a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, three\u00a0Golden Globes, and nominations for two\u00a0Academy Awards\u00a0and a\u00a0British Academy Film Award. After studying acting at the\u00a0Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in the\u00a0Tom Stoppard\u00a0play\u00a0Arcadia\u00a0(1995). Later that year, he played […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26048","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n