Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (New Haven, 6 juni 1967) is een Amerikaans acteur, in 2006 genomineerd voor een Oscar voor beste mannelijke bijrol en in 2024 voor een Oscar voor beste mannelijke hoofdrol. Ook won hij een Golden Globe voor beste acteur (musical/comedy) voor zijn rol als Paul Hunham in The Holdovers (2023).
Giamatti's carrière begon in de jaren 90. Hij speelde voornamelijk bijrolletjes. Na de eeuwwisseling is Giamatti ook steeds vaker te zien in de hoofdrol. Zijn bekendste rollen zijn die van Harvey Pekar in American Splendor, Miles Raymond in Sideways, Joe Gould in Cinderella Man en Chuck Rhoades in Billions.
Giamatti is de jongere broer van acteur Marcus.
Filmografie She'll Take Romance (1990) (tv)... Heckler #2 Past Midnight (1992)... Larry Canipe Singles (1992)... Kissing Man NYPD Blue (1994)... Man In Sleeping Bag (afl. "You Bet Your Life") Mighty Aphrodite (1995)... Extras Guild Researcher New York News (1995)... Dr. Wargner (afl. "Past Imperfect") Sabrina (1995)... Scott Ripper (1996)... Dr. Bud Cable (video game) Before and After (1996)... Courtroom Audience (uncredited) The Show (1996)... Jeffrey Roffman (pilot episode) Breathing Room (1996)... George Arresting Gena (1997)... Detective Wilson Donnie Brasco (1997)... FBI Technician Private Parts (1997)... Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)... Richard the Bellman Deconstructing Harry (1997)... Professor Abbot A Further Gesture (1997)... Hotel Clerk Homicide: Life on the Street (1998)... Harry Tjarks (afl. "Pit Bull Sessions") Tourist Trap (1998) (tv)... Jeremiah Piper The Truman Show (1998)... Control Room Director Dr. Dolittle (1998)... Blaine (uncredited) Saving Private Ryan (1998)... Sergeant Hill The Negotiator (1998)... Rudy Timmons Safe Men (1998)... Veal Chop Winchell (1998) (tv)... Herman Klurfeld Cradle Will Rock (1999)... Carlo Man on the Moon (1999)... Bob Zmuda/Tony Clifton If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (tv)... Ted Hedley (segment "1961") Big Momma's House (2000)... John Duets (2000)... Todd Woods King of the Hill (2001)... Mr. McKay (episode "It's Not Easy Being Green") Storytelling (2001)... Toby Oxman (segment "Non-Fiction") Planet of the Apes (2001)... Limbo Big Fat Liar (2002)... Marty Wolf Thunderpants (2002)... Johnson J. Johnson American Splendor (2003)... Harvey Pekar Confidence (2003)... Gordo The Pentagon Papers (2003) (tv)... Anthony Russo Paycheck (2003)... Shorty Sideways (2004)... Miles Raymond Saturday Night Live (2005)... Gastheer (episode 30.10) Robots (2005)... Tim the Gate Guard (stem) The Fan and the Flower (2005)... Verteller Cinderella Man (2005)... Joe Gould The Hawk Is Dying (2005)... George Gattling Asterix and the Vikings (stem van Asterix in de Engelstalige versie, 2006) The Illusionist (2006)... Chief Inspector Uhl Lady in the Water (2006)... Cleveland Heep The Ant Bully (2006)... Stan Beals (voice) The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006) (tv)... Screw-On Head (stem) Shoot Em' Up (2007)... Mr. Hertz The Nanny Diaries (2007)... Mr. X Too Loud a Solitude (2007)... Hanta (stem) Fred Claus (2007)... Santa Claus Pretty Bird (2007)... Rick Honeycutt John Adams (2007)... John Adams Cold Souls (2009)... Giamatti, Paul Duplicity (2009)... Richard Garsik The Last Station (2009)... Vladimir Chertkov The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)... Dr. Satan (stem) Barney's Version (2010)... Barney Panofsky The Hangover: Part II (2011)... Kingsley Win Win (2011)... Mike Flaherty The Ides of March (2011)... Tom Duffy Ironclad (2011)... King John 12 Years a Slave (2013)... Theophilus Freeman Romeo & Juliet (2013)... Friar Lawrence Saving Mr. Banks (2013)... Ralph Downton Abbey (2013)... Harold Levinson The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)... Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino Madame Bovary (2014)... Monsieur Homais Love & Mercy (2014)... Dr. Eugene Landy Hoke (2014) (tv)... Hoke Mosely The Little Prince (2015)... The Academy Teacher (stem) San Andreas (2015)... Lawrence Straight Outta Compton (2015)... Jerry Heller Private Life (2018)... Richard The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)... Samuel Goudsmit Jungle Cruise (2021)... Nilo Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)... Nathan The Holdovers (2023)... Paul Hunham Black Mirror (2025)... Phillip (afl. "Eulogy") The Debut (2026), als Jerry
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