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Michael Stuhlbarg

Actor

Michael Stuhlbarg

Born July 5, 1968 in Long Beach, California, USA35 films

Michael Stuhlbarg (/ˈstuːlˌbɑːrɡ/ STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor, having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre. He has received several awards, including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

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He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has since become known as a character actor and has appeared in numerous films and television series portraying real-life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln (2012), Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock (2012), Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo (2015), Abe Rosenthal in The Post (2017), and Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley (2020). His other supporting roles include Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Arrival (2016), Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water (both 2017), and Bones and All (2022). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

On television, he portrayed Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), Richard A. Clarke in The Looming Tower (2018), and Richard Sackler in Dopesick (2021), receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominations for the latter two. He also acted in FX's Fargo (2017), Showtime's Your Honour (2020–2023), and HBO's The Staircase (2022). On stage, Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions, including the 2005 debut of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman on Broadway, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots (2024) and received a second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play.

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Call Me by Your Name posterFirst watchCall Me by Your Name20178.1as Mr. PerlmanIn the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman…View film

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35 films as actor
  1. 2026DiggerVice President
  2. 2026We Are WindowsDad
  3. 2025After the HuntFrederik Mendelssohn
  4. 2025The AmateurSchiller
  5. 2024The InstigatorsMr. Besegai
  6. 2022Bones and AllJake
  7. 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDr. Nic West
  8. 2020ShirleyStanley Hyman
  9. 2017The PostAbe Rosenthal
  10. 2017The Shape of WaterDr. Robert Hoffstetler
  11. 2017Call Me by Your NameMr. Perlman
  12. 2016Miss SloanePat Connors
  13. 2016ArrivalAgent Halpern
  14. 2016Doctor StrangeDr. Nicodemus West
  15. 2016Miles AheadHarper Hamilton
  16. 2015TrumboEdward G. Robinson
  17. 2015Steve JobsAndy Hertzfeld
  18. 2015Pawn SacrificePaul Marshall
  19. 2014Cut BankDerby Milton
  20. 2013Blue JasmineDr. Flicker
  21. 2012HitchcockLew Wasserman
  22. 2012LincolnGeorge Yeaman
  23. 2012Seven PsychopathsTommy
  24. 2012Men in Black 3Griffin
  25. 2011HugoRené Tabard
  26. 2010Goldstar, OhioThe Interviewer
  27. 2009A Serious ManLarry Gopnik
  28. 2009Cold SoulsHedge Fund Consultant
  29. 2009AfterschoolMr. Burke
  30. 2008Body of LiesFerris' Attorney
  31. 2005SolidarityPaweł
  32. 2001The Grey ZoneCohen
  33. 2001The Invention of LoveAlfred William Pollard
  34. 1999The HunleyWicks
  35. 1998A Price Above RubiesYoung Hassid