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Paul Edward Valentine GiamattiΒ (/ΛdΚiΛΙΛmΙΛti/JEE-Ι-MAH-tee; born JuneΒ 6, 1967) is an American actor.Β His accoladesΒ include aΒ Primetime Emmy Award, threeΒ Golden Globes, and nominations for twoΒ Academy AwardsΒ and aΒ British Academy Film Award.
After studying acting at theΒ Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in theΒ Tom StoppardΒ playΒ ArcadiaΒ (1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in theΒ David Hare playΒ Racing DemonΒ (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals ofΒ Anton Chekhov'sΒ Three SistersΒ (1997) andΒ Eugene O'Neill'sΒ The Iceman ComethΒ (1999).
Giamatti's breakout film role was inΒ Private Parts (1997), followed by roles inΒ My Best Friend's WeddingΒ (1997),Β Saving Private RyanΒ (1998), andΒ Man on the MoonΒ (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles inΒ American SplendorΒ (2003),Β SidewaysΒ (2004),Β Win WinΒ (2011), andΒ Private LifeΒ (2018). He has also acted inΒ Planet of the ApesΒ (2001),Β The IllusionistΒ (2006),Β Fred Claus (2007),Β The Ides of MarchΒ (2011),Β 12 Years a SlaveΒ (2013),Β Saving Mr. BanksΒ (2013),Β Love & MercyΒ (2014), andΒ Straight Outta Compton (2015). He has earnedΒ Academy AwardΒ nominations forΒ Best Supporting ActorΒ for portraying Joe GouldΒ inΒ Cinderella ManΒ (2005) andΒ Best ActorΒ for playing a disgruntled teacher inΒ The HoldoversΒ (2023).
On television, Giamatti played theΒ roleΒ in theΒ HBOΒ miniseriesΒ John AdamsΒ (2008), earning him acclaim and several awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred asΒ U.S. AttorneyΒ Chuck Rhoades Jr. in theΒ ShowtimeΒ television seriesΒ BillionsΒ (2016β2023). He earned Emmy nominations for his roles asΒ Ben BernankeΒ in theΒ HBOΒ filmΒ Too Big to FailΒ (2011) andΒ Harold LevinsonΒ in the ITV seriesΒ Downton AbbeyΒ (2013). In theΒ NetflixΒ anthology seriesΒ Black MirrorΒ episodeΒ EulogyΒ (2025), he played a grieving lover.
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