Paul Rudd
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, alongside 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 on numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has been 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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Known For
Acting

1996
asDave Paris

2001
asAndy

2021
asHimself

1999
asLt. Wally Worthington

1995
asTommy Doyle

2007
asPete

2003
asAdam

2007
asJohn Lennon (uncredited)

2005
asDavid

2004
asBrian Fantana

1998
asWyatt Trips

1995
asJosh

2004
asBrian Fantana

2008
asChuck

2023
asMondo Gecko (voice)

2023
asSelf

2008
asHenry Mills

2007
asJeff Reigert

2021
asSelf

2006
asJack Chase

2010
asGeorge

2007
asAdam

2008
asDanny Donahue

2009
asDerek Dietl (voice)

2009
asPeter Klaven

2010
asTim Conrad

1998
asGeorge Hanson

2009
asAbel (uncredited)

2005
asSelf (archive footage)

2020
asSelf (archive footage)

2012
asSelf

2012
asGeorge

2019
asSelf / Ant-Man / Scott Lang (archive footage)

2023
asSelf - Scott Lang / Ant-Man

2012
asMr. Anderson

2011
asNedrick 'Ned' Rochlin

1994
asJimmy Rusoff

2012
asPete

2012
asSelf

2013
asPaul Rudd

2013
asBrian Fantana

2025
asElliot

2013
asAlvin

2013
asJohn Pressman

2010
asMichael Scanlon (voice)

2014
asJoel

2001
asKenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")

2013
asRene Upiter

2022
asPaul Rudd

2022
asJericho (voice)

2009
asMr. Earth

2024
asGary Grooberson

2016
asDarren (voice)

2009
as
1992
as
2025
asAustin

2016
asScott Lang / Ant-Man

2016
asBen Benjamin

2018
asScott Lang / Ant-Man

2015
asSelf

2011
asPeter Klaven

2006
asLeon

2015
asScott Lang / Ant-Man

2025
as
2016
asJohn (voice)

2015
asMr. Prince (voice)

2007
asEthan the Drug Lord

2025
as
2006
asDon

2018
asCactus Bill

2017
asBrady

1993
asScott

2005
asDan Abbott

2016
asHimself

1999
asKevin

2003
asDaniel

2000
asNick Carraway

2003
asPaul Miller

2000
asIan Curtis

2001
asGraham Granville

2016
asHimself

2018
asPaul

2011
asPhotographer

2015
asNarrator

2006
asHunt

2004
asSammy Silverstein

1997
asAlex

2016
asNarrator

1997
asEarl

2012
asSelf

2001
asTim

2006
asLance Rockwood

2017
asSelf

2006
asU.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)

2018
as"The Nobody" (uncredited)

1998
asOrsino Duc d'Illyria

2021
asGary Grooberson

2019
asPaul Rudd

2023
asScott Lang / Ant-Man

2015
asHimself

2008
asSelf

2019
asScott Lang / Ant-Man

2020
asBobby Newport

2020
asSelf

2020
asSelf - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"

2020
asSelf

2018
asMoe Berg

2024
asSelf

2002
asJohn

2025
asSelf

2026
asScott Lang / Ant-Man

2024
asSelf (archive footage)
as
2025
asSelf
asDesmond Fellows
asSelf
asMike Hannigan
asGuy Gerricault
asDave Penders
asSelf
asDirector
asKip / Buffy
asScott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
asBrian Grant
asSelf - Guest
as
as
asDavid
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
asDr. Zander (voice)
asScott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
as
asScott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
asSelf
asAndy
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
as
as(voice)
asJimmy Rusoff
asSelf - Host
asNarrator (voice)
as
asPaul Rudd
asSelf
asJericho (voice)
asBrent Brooks
asWestley
as
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asBobby Newport
asAndy
asSelf
asMiles Elliot
asSelf
asScott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
asBen Glenroy
asSelf - Narrator
asNarrator (voice)
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asDr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
asSelf
asSelf
asScott Lang
asPaul Rudd
asSelf
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
as
asPaul Rudd (voice)
asSelf
asPaul Rudd
asGlen Stubbins
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asProduction

2025
as
2007
as
2012
as
2025
as
2017
as
2019
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asCrew

2023
asDirecting