Paul Rudd
Acting
- Born:
- 1969-04-06
- Place of birth:
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019 and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rudd appeared in the films Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), and This Is 40 (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Ant-Man (2015) to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He played Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Rudd has also appeared in numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has featured as a guest host of Saturday Night Live multiple times. He had a dual role in the comedy series Living with Yourself (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He starred in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He featured in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rudd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Avengers: Doomsday
A Statement
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
In Memoriam
Rain Reign
Goodnight Lamby
Hey Jonas!
Power Ballad
Marty, Life Is Short
Anaconda
Marvel Zombies
Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc
Friendship
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Death of a Unicorn
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Secrets of the Octopus
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Welcome to Wrexham
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chivalry
Toast of Tinseltown
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Adrienne
The Shrink Next Door
Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut
Only Murders in the Building
What If...?
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Legends
Tiny World
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Celebrity Escape Room
A Parks and Recreation Special
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Living with Yourself
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Avengers: Endgame
Ant-Man and the Wasp
The Catcher Was a Spy
Ideal Home
Mute
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Fun Mom Dinner
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Quantum Is Calling
Nerdland
Rush: Time Stand Still
Sausage Party
The Fundamentals of Caring
Captain America: Civil War
Anyone Can Quantum
2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
Rush: R40 Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
The Little Prince
Ant-Man
WHIH Newsfront
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Hot Ones
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
They Came Together
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
All Is Bright
This Is the End
Admission
Prince Avalanche
The Last Leg
This Is 40
Casting By
The Greatest Event in Television History
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Moone Boy
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Burning Love
Mansome
Finding Your Roots
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Wanderlust
Billy on the Street
Picture Perfect
Impractical Jokers
The Jonathan Ross Show
Our Idiot Brother
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
Bob's Burgers
How Do You Know
Conan
Dinner for Schmucks
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Year One
Parks and Recreation
Sesame Street: Being Green
I Love You, Man
Monsters vs Aliens
Delocated
Role Models
Little Britain USA
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Over Her Dead Body
Monty Python Conquers America
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
The Ten
Knocked Up
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Diggers
Reno 911!: Miami
The Graham Norton Show
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
Night at the Museum
The Ex
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
The Armenian Genocide
The Oh in Ohio
Tennis Anyone?
The Reichen Show
The Colbert Report
The Baxter
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Celebrity Mix
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
P.S.
Veronica Mars
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Cheap Seats
Celebrity Poker Showdown
The Shape of Things
Reno 911!
House Hunting
Two Days
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
Hard Knocks
Wet Hot American Summer
On the Edge
The Château
Gen-Y Cops
Deadline
The Great Gatsby
The Cider House Rules
Strangers with Candy
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
200 Cigarettes
Twelfth Night
The Object of My Affection
Overnight Delivery
The Locusts
The Size of Watermelons
Romeo + Juliet
Clueless
The Daily Show
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Clueless
Friends
Wild Oats
Runaway Daughters
Rebel Highway
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
The Fire Next Time
GMTV
Jamie's Secret
The Simpsons
Kids' Choice Awards
Entertainment Tonight
Saturday Night Live
Creature
Reasonable People