Paul Rudd
Acting
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
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movieAvengers: Doomsday
2026
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
movieGoodnight Lamby
2026
Papa (voice)
tvHey Jonas!
2026
Self - Guest
moviePower Ballad
2026
Rick Power
movieMarty, Life Is Short
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieAnaconda
2025
Ronald Griffin Jr.
tvMarvel Zombies
2025
Scott Lang (voice)
movieFriendship
2025
Austin Carmichael
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self (archive footage)
tvSecrets of the Octopus
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Gary Grooberson
tvFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Self - Guest
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Mondo Gecko (voice)
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
movieAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
movieThe Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
Jericho (voice)
tvChivalry
2022
Paul Rudd
tvToast of Tinseltown
2022
Paul Rudd
movieGhostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Grooberson
tvThe Shrink Next Door
2021
Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021
Ben Glenroy / Glen Stubbins / L.E.S.T.R. (voice)
tvWhat If...?
2021
Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
tvMarvel Studios Assembled
2021
Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
tvMarvel Studios Legends
2021
Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvTiny World
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
movieA Parks and Recreation Special
2020
Bobby Newport
tvLiving with Yourself
2019
Miles Elliot
movieAvengers: Endgame
2019
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
movieAnt-Man and the Wasp
2018
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
movieThe Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Moe Berg
movieMute
2018
Cactus Bill
movieA Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
"The Nobody" (uncredited)
movieQuantum Is Calling
2016
Himself
movieNerdland
2016
John (voice)
movieRush: Time Stand Still
2016
Narrator
movieSausage Party
2016
Darren (voice)
movieThe Fundamentals of Caring
2016
Ben Benjamin
movieCaptain America: Civil War
2016
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
movieRush: R40 Live
2015
Himself
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest / Self
movieThe Little Prince
2015
Mr. Prince (voice)
movieAnt-Man
2015
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
tvWHIH Newsfront
2015
Scott Lang
tvTravel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
Brian Fantana
movieAll Is Bright
2013
Rene Upiter
movieThis Is the End
2013
Paul Rudd
movieAdmission
2013
John Pressman
tvThe Greatest Event in Television History
2012
Director / Kip / Buffy
movieThe Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
Mr. Anderson
movieMansome
2012
Self
movieWanderlust
2012
George
Picture Perfect
2011
Photographer
movieOur Idiot Brother
2011
Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
movieJason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
2011
Peter Klaven
tvBob's Burgers
2011
Jericho (voice)
movieHow Do You Know
2010
George
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest / Self - Jersey Shore Auditioner
movieDinner for Schmucks
2010
Tim Conrad
movieCasino Jack and the United States of Money
2010
Michael Scanlon (voice)
movieSNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
(archive footage)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieYear One
2009
Abel (uncredited)
tvParks and Recreation
2009
Bobby Newport
movieSesame Street: Being Green
2009
Mr. Earth
movieI Love You, Man
2009
Peter Klaven
movieMonsters vs Aliens
2009
Derek Dietl (voice)
movieRole Models
2008
Danny Donahue
movieOver Her Dead Body
2008
Henry Mills
movieWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
John Lennon (uncredited)
movieThe Ten
2007
Jeff Reigert
movieDiggers
2007
Hunt
movieReno 911!: Miami
2007
Ethan the Drug Lord
movieThe Ex
2006
Leon
tvAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Armenian Genocide
2006
U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
movieThe Oh in Ohio
2006
Jack Chase
movieTennis Anyone?
2006
Lance Rockwood
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
Self - Guest
movieThe Baxter
2005
Dan Abbott
Celebrity Mix
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
Brian Fantana
movieP.S.
2004
Sammy Silverstein
tvVeronica Mars
2004
Desmond Fellows
movieAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Brian Fantana
tvCheap Seats
2004
Dave Penders
tvReno 911!
2003
Guy Gerricault
movieHouse Hunting
2003
Daniel
movieTwo Days
2003
Paul Miller
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvHard Knocks
2001
Self - Narrator
movieOn the Edge
2001
Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
movieThe Château
2001
Graham Granville
movieGen-Y Cops
2000
Ian Curtis
tvDeadline
2000
Zander Price
movieThe Great Gatsby
2000
Nick Carraway
movieThe Cider House Rules
1999
Lt. Wally Worthington
tvStrangers with Candy
1999
Brent Brooks
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Self - Guest
movieTwelfth Night
1998
Orsino Duc d'Illyria
movieThe Object of My Affection
1998
George Hanson
movieOvernight Delivery
1998
Wyatt Trips
movieRomeo + Juliet
1996
Dave Paris
tvClueless
1996
Sonny
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvFriends
1994
Mike Hannigan
tvWild Oats
1994
Brian Grant
movieRunaway Daughters
1994
Jimmy Rusoff
tvRebel Highway
1994
Jimmy Rusoff
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest / Self - Top Ten Presenter
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Dr. Zander (voice) / Paul Rudd (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Production10
movieFriendship
2025
Executive Producer
movieDeath of a Unicorn
2025
Executive Producer
tvThe Shrink Next Door
2021
Executive Producer
tvTiny World
2020
Executive Producer
tvLiving with Yourself
2019
Executive Producer
movieMy Beautiful Stutter
2019
Producer
movieFun Mom Dinner
2017
Executive Producer
movieWanderlust
2012
Producer
tvParty Down
2009
Executive Producer
movieThe Ten
2007
Producer
Writing4
movieAnt-Man and the Wasp
2018
Screenplay
movieAnt-Man
2015
Screenplay
tvParty Down
2009
Writer
movieRole Models
2008
Screenplay
Creator1
tvParty Down
2009
Creator
Crew1
movieAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
Additional Writing