Paul Giamatti Highlights

  • 2008: Played the title role in the seven part HBO miniseries, "John Adams"; received a SAG nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries
  • 2007: Portrayed Santa Claus in the comedy "Fred Claus" co-starring Vince Vaughn as his disgruntled older brother
  • 2006: Portrayed the shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl in Neil Burger's "The Illusionist"
  • 2006: Cast as the lead in M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural thriller "Lady in the Water"
  • 2005: Portrayed manager/trainer Joe Gould, opposite Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man"; earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Actor in a Supporting Role
  • 2004: Played Miles Faymond, a divorced struggling writer in Alexander Payne's "Sideways"; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Actor in a Leading Role
  • 2003: Played the lead role in the Harvey Pekar biopic, "American Splendor"; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination
  • 2003: Cast opposite Ben Affleck in John Woo's "Paycheck"
  • 2002: Cast as a film producer in "Big Fat Liar" opposite Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes
  • 2001: Provided comic relief as the ape who trafficks in humans in Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes"
  • 1999: Played Jimmy Tomorrow in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh"
  • 1999: Played Kaufman's creative partner, Bob Zmuda in the Andy Kaufman biopic "Man on the Moon"; directed by Miloš Forman
  • 1998: Portrayed Civil War veteran, Jeremiah Piper in ABC's "Tourist Trap"
  • 1998: Appeared as the Control Room Director in Peter Weir's "The Truman Show"
  • 1997: Breakthrough role, playing Kenny 'Pig Vomit' Rushton, Stern's antagonistic program director at WNBC in the film adaptation of Howard Stern's "Private Parts"
  • 1997: Played the spineless brother in the Broadway production of "The Three Sisters"
  • 1997: Featured as an FBI Technician in Mike Newell's "Donnie Brasco"
  • 1996: Appeared opposite brother Marcus in the Off-Broadway play "The Blues Are Running"
  • 1995: Had a small role in Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite"
  • 1992: Played a supporting role opposite Rutger Hauer in the USA Network thriller "Past Midnight"
  • 1992: Made feature debut in Cameron Crowe's "Singles"
  • 1990: Made acting debut in the ABC TV-movie "I'll Take Romance"