Paul Rudd is an American actor, writer, and producer. His career began in 1992 when he played a recurring role in the television series Sisters until 1995. In 1995, he made his film debut opposite Alicia Silverstone in the cult film Clueless, and starred as Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. The following year, he played Dave Paris in Baz Luhrmann's romantic drama Romeo + Juliet. He co-starred in the ensemble comedy film Wet Hot American Summer (2001), and had further comedic roles in Role Models (2008) with Seann William Scott and I Love You, Man (2009) with Jason Segel.
Rudd has frequently collaborated with filmmaker Judd Apatow in such comedy films as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), This Is 40 (2012), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). Since 2015, he has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He has also starred as the Ghostbuster Gary Grooberson in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan (2002–2004), along with guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2012), Reno 911! (2006–2007) and Parks and Recreation as businessman Bobby Newport (2012, 2015, 2020). He has also hosted Saturday Night Live five times. He reprised his role in the Netflix sequel miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017). He played a dual role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019), for which he received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and has since co-starred with Will Ferrell in the Apple TV+ black comedy miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021).
Film
+ Year Title Role Notes 1995 Clueless Josh Lucas Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Credited as Paul Stephen Rudd 1996 Romeo + Juliet Alex 1997 Earl 1998 Overnight Delivery Direct-to-video 1999 200 Cigarettes Kevin 2000 Gen-Y Cops 2001 Wet Hot American Summer Andy On the Edge Short film; Segment: "Reaching Normal" 2003 2 Days House Hunting Daniel Short film 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy P.S. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Direct-to-DVD 2005 David Tennis, Anyone...? 2006 Diggers Hunt Night at the Museum Don 2007 Reno 911!: Miami Ethan I Could Never Be Your Woman Adam Leon Knocked Up Pete Also producer Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Uncredited cameo 2008 Over Her Dead Body Henry Forgetting Sarah Marshall Chuck / Kunu Role Models Danny Also writer 2009 I Love You, Man Sesame Street: Being Green Direct-to-DVD Monsters vs. Aliens Voice role Year One Abel Uncredited 2010 Dinner for Schmucks Tim How Do You Know George 2011 Our Idiot Brother Ned 2012 Wanderlust Also producer This Is 40 Pete 2013 Admission Prince Avalanche Alvin This Is the End Himself Cameo All Is Bright Rene Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2014 They Came Together Joel 2015 Voice role Ant-Man Also writer 2016 Captain America: Civil War Sausage Party Darren Voice role Nerdland John 2017 Fun Mom Dinner Brady Cameo; also executive producer 2018 Ideal Home Paul Mute Cactus Bill Ant-Man and the Wasp Scott Lang / Ant-Man Also writer 2019 Avengers: Endgame Between Two Ferns: The Movie Himself 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife My Beautiful Stutter Himself Also executive producer 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Cameo Jericho Voice role; cameo 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Scott Lang / Ant-Man Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Mondo Gecko Voice role 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Friendship Austin Carmichael 2025 Death of a Unicorn Elliot Kintner Also executive producer Anaconda Ronald Griffen "Griff" Jr 2026 Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Himself Cameo Power Ballad Rick Rain Reign Weldon Tom Jorling Post-production Scott Lang / Ant-Man Post-production
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 1992–1995 Sisters Recurring role; credited as Paul Stephen Rudd 1993 Moment of Truth: Stalking Back Scott Television film David 1 episode; credited as Paul Stephen Rudd 1994 Runaway Daughters Television film Wild Oats Main role 1996 Clueless Sonny Episode: "I Got You Babe" 2000 Strangers with Candy Episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank" 2000 Television film 2002–2004 Friends Recurring role 2005 Stella Greg Episode: "Office Party" 2006 Cheap Seats Episode: "1996 Spelling Bee: Part 2" Robot Chicken Various voice roles Episode: "Book of Corrine" 2006–2007 Reno 911! 5 episodes as host, 10 as special guest 2007 Antagonistic Passenger Episode: "Gold Watch" Veronica Mars Episode: "Debasement Tapes" Hard Knocks Narrator / Himself Episode: "Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs" 2008 Little Britain USA French President Episode: "1.3" Wainy Days Alias Web series; Episode: "The Pickup" 2008–2022 Saturday Night Live Himself / Host 5 episodes 2009 Delocated Himself Episode: "Pilot" 2009–2010, 2022 Party Down Co-creator, writer and executive producer only 2010 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Himself / Various roles Episode: "Man Milk" 2011, 2014, 2020 Voice role; 3 episodes 2012, 2015, 2020 Parks and Recreation 6 episodes 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Paul Rudd Wears A Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt" Louie Episode: "Late Show: Part 3" 2013 Burning Love Nate 3 episodes 2015 Himself Episode: "Coffee" Moone Boy Episode: "Gershwin's Bucket List" WHIH Newsfront 2 episodes Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Andy Main role Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Himself Episode: "Made Ya Look" 2016 Bob's Burgers Jericho Voice role; Episode: "The Horse Rider-er" Travel Man Himself Episode: "48 Hours in Helsinki" 2017 Nightcap Episode: "Go-Fund Yourself" Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Andy Recurring role 2018 iZombie Voice role; Episode: "And He Shall Be a Good Man"; uncredited The Chris Gethard ShowHimselfEpisode: "Stop Apologizing For Your Dream" Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell 1 episode 2018–2026 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert7 episodes, including the series finale 2019 Living with Yourself Main role; also executive producer 2020Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself Episode: "Conspiracy Theories" Home Movie: The Princess Bride Westley Episode: "Chapter Ten: To the Pain!" At Home with Amy Sedaris Episode: "New Year's" 2020, 2023, 2024 America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Narrator 3 episodes 2020–2021 Tiny World Narrator / Himself Main role 2021–2023 What If...? Scott Lang / Ant-Man Voice role; 2 episodes 2021 Main role; also executive producer 2022 The Bear Ballbreaker Video Game Uncredited voice cameo; Episode: "Braciole" 2022–present Only Murders in the Building / Glen Stubbins / L.E.S.T.R. Guest star (season 2), special guest star (season 3–4), voice role (season 5) 2023 Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Bret Michaels" 2024 Secrets of the Octopus Narrator / Himself Nature documentary (3 episodes) 2025 Marvel Zombies Scott Lang / Ant-Man Voice role; 2 episodes Haha, You Clowns Todd Voice role; Episode: "Improv" 2026 Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Neil Armstrong Episode 6 ("Buzz")
Stage + Year Production Role Venue 1997 Helen Hayes Theatre 1998 Twelfth Night Orsino Lincoln Center Theater 2001 Almeida Theatre at Kings Cross 2006 Three Days of Rain Walker / Ned Bernard Jacobs Theater 2012 Craig Wright's Grace Husband Cort Theatre
See also List of awards and nominations received by Paul Rudd
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