Paul Rudd
98 movies · 37 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 6, 1969 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Stephen 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, 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).
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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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Known for
Paul Rudd: movies and TV shows
Acting (133)
- Upcoming Avengers: Doomsday
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 A Statement
as Thomas Jorling
- 2026 Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
as Paul Rudd (uncredited)
- 2026 Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America · TV
as Neil Armstrong · 1 episode
- 2026
- 2026 Goodnight Lamby
as Papa (voice)
- 2026 Power Ballad
as Rick
- 2025 Anaconda
as Ronald Griffin Jr.
- 2025
- 2025 Friendship
as Austin Carmichael
- 2025 Death of a Unicorn
as Elliot
- 2024
- 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Gary Grooberson
- 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Mondo Gecko (voice)
- 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2022 The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Jericho (voice)
- 2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Paul Rudd
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Grooberson
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020 A Parks and Recreation Special
as Bobby Newport
- 2019
- 2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Paul Rudd
- 2019 Avengers: Endgame
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2018 The Catcher Was a Spy
as Moe Berg
- 2018 Ideal Home
as Paul
- 2018 Mute
as Cactus Bill
- 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
- 2017 Fun Mom Dinner
as Brady
- 2017
- 2016 Nerdland
as John (voice)
- 2016 Rush: Time Stand Still
as Narrator
- 2016 Sausage Party
as Darren (voice)
- 2016 The Fundamentals of Caring
as Ben Benjamin
- 2016 Captain America: Civil War
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Little Prince
as Mr. Prince (voice)
- 2015 Ant-Man
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- 2014 They Came Together
as Joel
- 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Brian Fantana
- 2013 Halloween 6: Producer's Cut
as Tommy Doyle
- 2013 All Is Bright
as Rene Upiter
- 2013 This Is the End
as Paul Rudd
- 2013 Admission
as John Pressman
- 2013 Prince Avalanche
as Alvin
- 2012 This Is 40
as Pete
- 2012
- 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Mr. Anderson
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 Wanderlust
as George
- 2011 Picture Perfect
as Photographer
- 2011 Our Idiot Brother
as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
- 2011 Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
as Peter Klaven
- 2011
- 2010 How Do You Know
as George
- 2010 Dinner for Schmucks
as Tim Conrad
- 2010 Casino Jack and the United States of Money
as Michael Scanlon (voice)
- 2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
- 2009 Year One
as Abel (uncredited)
- 2009
- 2009 Sesame Street: Being Green
as Mr. Earth
- 2009 I Love You, Man
as Peter Klaven
- 2009 Monsters vs Aliens
as Derek Dietl (voice)
- 2009
- 2008 Role Models
as Danny Donahue
- 2008
- 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
as Chuck
- 2008 Over Her Dead Body
as Henry Mills
- 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as John Lennon (uncredited)
- 2007 The Ten
as Jeff Reigert
- 2007 Knocked Up
as Pete
- 2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Adam
- 2007 Diggers
as Hunt
- 2007 Reno 911!: Miami
as Ethan the Drug Lord
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006 Night at the Museum
as Don
- 2006 The Ex
as Leon
- 2006
- 2006 The Armenian Genocide
as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
- 2006 The Oh in Ohio
as Jack Chase
- 2006 Tennis Anyone?
as Lance Rockwood
- 2005 The Baxter
as Dan Abbott
- 2005 The 40 Year-Old Virgin
as David
- 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Brian Fantana
- 2004 P.S.
as Sammy Silverstein
- 2004
- 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Brian Fantana
- 2004
- 2003 The Shape of Things
as Adam
- 2003
- 2003 House Hunting
as Daniel
- 2003 Two Days
as Paul Miller
- 2002 Stella Shorts 1998-2002
as John
- 2001 Bash: Latter-Day Plays
as Tim
- 2001 Wet Hot American Summer
as Andy
- 2001 On the Edge
as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
- 2001 The Château
as Graham Granville
- 2000 Gen-Y Cops
as Ian Curtis
- 2000
- 2000 The Great Gatsby
as Nick Carraway
- 1999 The Cider House Rules
as Lt. Wally Worthington
- 1999
- 1999 200 Cigarettes
as Kevin
- 1998 Twelfth Night
as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
- 1998 The Object of My Affection
as George Hanson
- 1998 Overnight Delivery
as Wyatt Trips
- 1997 The Locusts
as Earl
- 1997 The Size of Watermelons
as Alex
- 1996 Romeo + Juliet
as Dave Paris
- 1996
- 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Tommy Doyle
- 1995 Clueless
as Josh
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Runaway Daughters
as Jimmy Rusoff
- 1994
- 1993 Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
as Scott
- 1993
- 1992
- 1989
Behind the camera (14)
- 2025 Friendship
Executive Producer
- 2025 Death of a Unicorn
Executive Producer
- 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Additional Writing
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019 My Beautiful Stutter
Producer
- 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp
Screenplay
- 2017 Fun Mom Dinner
Executive Producer
- 2015 Ant-Man
Screenplay
- 2012 Wanderlust
Producer
- 2009
- 2008 Role Models
Screenplay
- 2007 The Ten
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (59)
- 2026
- 2026 Hey Jonas!
1 episode
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler
1 episode
- 2025
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
1 episode
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022 Welcome to Wrexham
1 episode
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
7 episodes
- 2015
- 2015 WHIH Newsfront
4 episodes
- 2015 Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
1 episode
- 2015 Hot Ones
1 episode
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
7 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5 episodes
- 2013 The Last Leg
1 episode
- 2012
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang!
1 episode
- 2012
- 2012 Finding Your Roots
1 episode
- 2012
- 2011 Billy on the Street
1 episode
- 2011 Impractical Jokers
1 episode
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
6 episodes
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2008
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
7 episodes
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2005 The Colbert Report
1 episode
- 2005
- 2003 Celebrity Poker Showdown
2 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
4 episodes
- 2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
1 episode
- 2001 Hard Knocks
5 episodes
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
10 episodes
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
10 episodes
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman
14 episodes
- 1993 GMTV
1 episode
- 1987 Kids' Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
14 episodes