Paul Rudd

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. Rudd's films include Clueless (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Object of My Affection (1998), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), This Is 40 (2012), Wanderlust (2012), Mute (2018), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), Ideal Home (2018), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). He also has played Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), the animated series What If…? (2021) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan, along with guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Reno 911! and Parks and Recreation, and has also hosted Saturday Night Live multiple times. He starred in a dual role in the Netflix comedy series Living with Yourself, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He stars in the miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July 2015. He was named as part of the Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2019. In 2021, Rudd was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".

Known For

Birth Location Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Born 1969-04-06

Movies

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Gary Grooberson
2024
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2023
The Bob's Burgers Movie as Jericho (voice)
2022
2022
Adrienne as Self
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Gary Grooberson
2021
Friends: The Reunion as (archive footage)
2021
Console Wars as Self (archive footage)
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020
2020
2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self / Ant-Man / Scott Lang (archive footage)
2019
2019
Avengers: Endgame as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2019
Ant-Man and the Wasp as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy as Moe Berg
2018
Ideal Home as Paul
2018
Mute as Cactus Bill
2018
A Futile and Stupid Gesture as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
2018
Fun Mom Dinner as Brady
2017
Quantum Is Calling as Himself
2016
Nerdland as John (voice)
2016
2016
Sausage Party as Darren (voice)
2016
The Fundamentals of Caring as Ben Benjamin
2016
Captain America: Civil War as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2016
Anyone Can Quantum as Himself
2016
Rush: R40 Live as Himself
2015
The Little Prince as Mr. Prince (voice)
2015
Ant-Man as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2015
2014
2013
All Is Bright as Rene Upiter
2013
This Is the End as Paul Rudd
2013
Admission as John Pressman
2013
Prince Avalanche as Alvin
2013
This Is 40 as Pete
2012
Casting By as Self
2012
2012
Mansome as Self
2012
Wanderlust as George
2012
Picture Perfect as Photographer
2011
2011
2011
How Do You Know as George
2010
Dinner for Schmucks as Tim Conrad
2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Money as Michael Scanlon (voice)
2010
Year One as Abel (uncredited)
2009
2009
I Love You, Man as Peter Klaven
2009
Monsters vs Aliens as Derek Dietl (voice)
2009
Role Models as Danny Donahue
2008
Over Her Dead Body as Henry Mills
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as John Lennon (uncredited)
2007
The Ten as Jeff Reigert
2007
Knocked Up as Pete
2007
2007
Reno 911!: Miami as Ethan the Drug Lord
2007
2006
The Ex as Leon
2006
Diggers as Hunt
2006
The Armenian Genocide as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
2006
The Oh in Ohio as Jack Chase
2006
Tennis Anyone? as Lance Rockwood
2006
The Baxter as Dan Abbott
2005
2005
Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
2005
P.S. as Sammy Silverstein
2004
2003
House Hunting as Daniel
2003
Two Days as Paul Miller
2003
On The Edge as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
2001
The Château as Graham Granville
2001
Gen-Y Cops as Ian Curtis
2000
The Great Gatsby as Nick Carraway
2000
The Cider House Rules as Lt. Wally Worthington
1999
200 Cigarettes as Kevin
1999
Twelfth Night as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
1998
The Object of My Affection as George Hanson
1998
Overnight Delivery as Wyatt Trips
1998
The Locusts as Earl
1997
Romeo + Juliet as Dave Paris
1996
Clueless as Josh Lucas
1995
Runaway Daughters as Jimmy Rusoff
1994
Friendship as Brian
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Death of a Unicorn as Elliot
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Movies

2019
2018
Fun Mom Dinner Executive Producer
2017
Ant-Man Screenplay
2015
Wanderlust Producer
2012
Role Models Screenplay
2008
The Ten Producer
2007
Death of a Unicorn Executive Producer
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