Paul Rudd
- Acting
- April 6, 1969 · 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 · Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- A Statement · Thomas Jorling
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass · Paul Rudd (uncredited)
- Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America · Neil Armstrong
- In Memoriam · Self
- Rain Reign
- Goodnight Lamby · Papa (Voice)
- Hey Jonas! · Self
- Power Ballad · Rick
- Marty, Life Is Short · Self
- Anaconda · Ronald Griffin Jr.
- Marvel Zombies · Scott Lang (Voice)
- Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc · Self
- Friendship · Austin Carmichael, Executive producer
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Self
- Death of a Unicorn · Elliot, Executive producer
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Self
- 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center · Self
- Secrets of the Octopus · Narrator (Voice)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · Gary Grooberson
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma · Self
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem · Mondo Gecko (Voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · Self
- Chris Rock: Road To Live Special · Self
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Additional Writing
- Welcome to Wrexham · Self
- The Bob's Burgers Movie · Jericho (Voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · Paul Rudd
- Chivalry · Paul Rudd
- Toast of Tinseltown · Paul Rudd
- Saturday Morning All Star Hits! · Voice
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife · Grooberson
- Adrienne · Self
- The Shrink Next Door · Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf, Executive producer
- Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut · Self
- Only Murders in the Building · Ben Glenroy, Glen Stubbins
- What If...? · Scott Lang / Ant-Man (Voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled · Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
- Marvel Studios Legends · Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Tiny World · Self, Executive producer
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King · Self
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · Westley
- Celebrity Escape Room · Self
- A Parks and Recreation Special · Bobby Newport
- We Are Freestyle Love Supreme · Self
- Living with Yourself · Miles Elliot, Executive producer
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie · Paul Rudd
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- My Beautiful Stutter · Producer
- Avengers: Endgame · Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Ant-Man and the Wasp · Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Screenplay
- The Catcher Was a Spy · Moe Berg
- Ideal Home · Paul
- Mute · Cactus Bill
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture · "The Nobody" (uncredited)
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs · Self
- Fun Mom Dinner · Brady, Executive producer
- Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later · Andy
- Quantum Is Calling · Self
- Nerdland · John (Voice)
- Rush: Time Stand Still · Narrator
- Sausage Party · Darren (Voice)
- The Fundamentals of Caring · Ben Benjamin
- Captain America: Civil War · Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Anyone Can Quantum · Self
- 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film · Narrator
- Rush: R40 Live · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot · Self
- Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp · Andy
- The Little Prince · Mr. Prince (Voice)
- Ant-Man · Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Screenplay
- WHIH Newsfront · Scott Lang
- Travel Man: 48 Hours in... · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- They Came Together · Joel
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self