Acting
Paul Rudd
EN, CN cinema · 120 credits
Born
6 April 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Paul Stephen Rudd
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
Power Ballad
as Rick
Avengers: Doomsday
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
A Statement
as Thomas Jorling
Goodnight Lamby
as Papa (voice)
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Paul Rudd (uncredited)
In Memoriam
as Himself
Death of a Unicorn
as Elliot, Executive Producer
Friendship
as Austin Carmichael, Executive Producer
Anaconda
as Ronald Griffin Jr.
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Gary Grooberson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Mondo Gecko (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Additional Writing
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Paul Rudd
The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Jericho (voice)
Adrienne
as Self
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Grooberson
A Parks and Recreation Special
as Bobby Newport
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Paul Rudd
Avengers: Endgame
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Screenplay
Mute
as Cactus Bill
Ideal Home
as Paul
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Moe Berg
Fun Mom Dinner
as Brady, Executive Producer
Sausage Party
as Darren (voice)
Captain America: Civil War
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
The Fundamentals of Caring
as Ben Benjamin
Nerdland
as John (voice)
Quantum Is Calling
as Himself
Rush: Time Stand Still
as Narrator
Ant-Man
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Screenplay
The Little Prince
as Mr. Prince (voice)
Rush: R40 Live
as Himself
This Is the End
as Paul Rudd
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Brian Fantana
Prince Avalanche
as Alvin
Admission
as John Pressman
All Is Bright
as Rene Upiter
Casting By
as Self
Wanderlust
as George, Producer
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Mr. Anderson
This Is 40
as Pete
Mansome
as Self
Our Idiot Brother
as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
as Peter Klaven
Picture Perfect
2011
Picture Perfect
as Photographer
How Do You Know
as George
Dinner for Schmucks
as Tim Conrad
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
as Michael Scanlon (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens
as Derek Dietl (voice)
I Love You, Man
as Peter Klaven
Year One
as Abel (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Being Green
as Mr. Earth
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
Over Her Dead Body
as Henry Mills
Role Models
as Danny Donahue, Screenplay
Knocked Up
as Pete
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as John Lennon (uncredited)
The Ten
as Jeff Reigert, Producer
Reno 911!: Miami
as Ethan the Drug Lord
Diggers
as Hunt
The Oh in Ohio
as Jack Chase
The Ex
as Leon
Tennis Anyone?
as Lance Rockwood
The Armenian Genocide
as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
Celebrity Mix
2005
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
The Baxter
as Dan Abbott
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Brian Fantana
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Brian Fantana
P.S.
as Sammy Silverstein
House Hunting
as Daniel
Two Days
as Paul Miller
On the Edge
as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
The Château
as Graham Granville
The Great Gatsby
as Nick Carraway
Gen-Y Cops
as Ian Curtis
The Cider House Rules
as Lt. Wally Worthington
200 Cigarettes
as Kevin
Overnight Delivery
as Wyatt Trips
The Object of My Affection
as George Hanson
Twelfth Night
as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
The Locusts
as Earl
Romeo + Juliet
as Dave Paris
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Tommy Doyle
Clueless
as Josh
Runaway Daughters
as Jimmy Rusoff
