Actor
Paul Rudd
Born April 6, 1969 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA92 films
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.
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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.
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92 films as actor- TBACreature
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- 2026Avengers: DoomsdayScott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2026A Statement
- 2026Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex PassPaul Rudd (uncredited)
- 2026Rain Reign
- 2026Goodnight LambyPapa (voice)
- 2026Power BalladRick
- 2025AnacondaRonald Griffin Jr.
- 2025FriendshipAustin Carmichael
- 2025Death of a UnicornElliot
- 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireGary Grooberson
- 2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemMondo Gecko (voice)
- 2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaScott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2022The Bob's Burgers MovieJericho (voice)
- 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue RangersPaul Rudd
- 2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeGrooberson
- 2020A Parks and Recreation SpecialBobby Newport
- 2019Between Two Ferns: The MoviePaul Rudd
- 2019Avengers: EndgameScott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2018Ant-Man and the WaspScott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2018The Catcher Was a SpyMoe Berg
- 2018Ideal HomePaul
- 2018MuteCactus Bill
- 2018A Futile and Stupid Gesture"The Nobody" (uncredited)
- 2017Fun Mom DinnerBrady
- 2016NerdlandJohn (voice)
- 2016Sausage PartyDarren (voice)
- 2016The Fundamentals of CaringBen Benjamin
- 2016Captain America: Civil WarScott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2015The Little PrinceMr. Prince (voice)
- 2015Ant-ManScott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2014They Came TogetherJoel
- 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesBrian Fantana
- 2013Halloween 6: Producer's CutTommy Doyle
- 2013All Is BrightRene Upiter
- 2013This Is the EndPaul Rudd
- 2013AdmissionJohn Pressman
- 2013Prince AvalancheAlvin
- 2012This Is 40Pete
- 2012The Perks of Being a WallflowerMr. Anderson
- 2012WanderlustGeorge
- 2011Picture PerfectPhotographer
- 2011Our Idiot BrotherNedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
- 2011Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet RushPeter Klaven
- 2010How Do You KnowGeorge
- 2010Dinner for SchmucksTim Conrad
- 2009Year OneAbel (uncredited)
- 2009Sesame Street: Being GreenMr. Earth
- 2009I Love You, ManPeter Klaven
- 2009Monsters vs AliensDerek Dietl (voice)
- 2008Role ModelsDanny Donahue
- 2008Forgetting Sarah MarshallChuck
- 2008Over Her Dead BodyHenry Mills
- 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryJohn Lennon (uncredited)
- 2007The TenJeff Reigert
- 2007Knocked UpPete
- 2007I Could Never Be Your WomanAdam
- 2007DiggersHunt
- 2007Reno 911!: MiamiEthan the Drug Lord
- 2006Night at the MuseumDon
- 2006The ExLeon
- 2006The Oh in OhioJack Chase
- 2006Tennis Anyone?Lance Rockwood
- 2005The BaxterDan Abbott
- 2005The 40 Year-Old VirginDavid
- 2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost MovieBrian Fantana
- 2004P.S.Sammy Silverstein
- 2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyBrian Fantana
- 2003The Shape of ThingsAdam
- 2003House HuntingDaniel
- 2003Two DaysPaul Miller
- 2002Stella Shorts 1998-2002John
- 2001Bash: Latter-Day PlaysTim
- 2001Wet Hot American SummerAndy
- 2001On the EdgeKenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
- 2001The ChâteauGraham Granville
- 2000Gen-Y CopsIan Curtis
- 2000The Great GatsbyNick Carraway
- 1999The Cider House RulesLt. Wally Worthington
- 1999200 CigarettesKevin
- 1998Twelfth NightOrsino Duc d'Illyria
- 1998The Object of My AffectionGeorge Hanson
- 1998Overnight DeliveryWyatt Trips
- 1997The LocustsEarl
- 1997The Size of WatermelonsAlex
- 1996Romeo + JulietDave Paris
- 1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersTommy Doyle
- 1995CluelessJosh
- 1994Runaway DaughtersJimmy Rusoff
- 1993Moment of Truth: Stalking BackScott
- 1992Jamie's Secret