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Paul Rudd

Born 1969-04-06
📍 Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Filmography 180

Avengers: Doomsday
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2026
Power Ballad
as Rick Power
2026
Anaconda
as Ronald Griffin Jr.
2025
Marvel Zombies
as Scott Lang (voice)
2025
Friendship
as Austin Carmichael
2025
Death of a Unicorn
as Elliot
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
as Self
2024
Secrets of the Octopus
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Gary Grooberson
2024
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Mondo Gecko (voice)
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2023
Welcome to Wrexham
as Self
2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Jericho (voice)
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Paul Rudd
2022
Chivalry
as Paul Rudd
2022
Toast of Tinseltown
as Paul Rudd
2022
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
as (voice)
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Grooberson
2021
Adrienne
as Self
2021
The Shrink Next Door
as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
2021
Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut
as Himself
2021
Only Murders in the Building
as Ben Glenroy
2021
Only Murders in the Building
as Glen Stubbins
2021
Only Murders in the Building
as L.E.S.T.R. (voice)
2021
What If...?
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Tiny World
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self
2020
A Parks and Recreation Special
as Bobby Newport
2020
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
as Self
2020
Living with Yourself
as Miles Elliot
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Paul Rudd
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Avengers: Endgame
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2019
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)
2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
Fun Mom Dinner
as Brady
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Andy
2017
Quantum Is Calling
as Himself
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
2016
2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
as Narrator
2015
Rush: R40 Live
as Himself
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Self
2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Andy
2015
The Little Prince
as Mr. Prince (voice)
2015
Ant-Man
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2015
WHIH Newsfront
as Scott Lang
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - Guest
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
They Came Together
as Joel
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Brian Fantana
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
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
This Is 40
as Pete
2012
Casting By
as Self
2012
The Greatest Event in Television History
as Director
2012
The Greatest Event in Television History
as Kip / Buffy
2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
as Mr. Anderson
2012
Moone Boy
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2012
Mansome
as Self
2012
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
2012
Wanderlust
as George
2012
Billy on the Street
as Self
2011
Impractical Jokers
as Self
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
Our Idiot Brother
as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
2011
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
as Peter Klaven
2011
Bob's Burgers
as Jericho (voice)
2011
How Do You Know
as George Madison
2010
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
Conan
as Self - Jersey Shore Auditioner
2010
Dinner for Schmucks
as Tim Conrad
2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
as Michael Scanlon (voice)
2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Year One
as Abel (uncredited)
2009
Parks and Recreation
as Bobby Newport
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
Delocated
2009
Role Models
as Danny Donahue
2008
Little Britain USA
2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
as Chuck
2008
Over Her Dead Body
as Henry Mills
2008
Monty Python Conquers America
as Self
2008
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
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Paul Rudd
2007
Night at the Museum
as Don
2006
The Ex
as Leon
2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Narrator (voice)
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
2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
The Colbert Report
as Self - Guest
2005
The Baxter
as Dan Abbott
2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as David
2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Brian Fantana
2004
P.S.
as Sammy Silverstein
2004
Veronica Mars
as Desmond Fellows
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Brian Fantana
2004
Cheap Seats
as Dave Penders
2004
Celebrity Poker Showdown
as Self
2003
The Shape of Things
as Adam
2003
Reno 911!
as Guy Gerricault
2003
House Hunting
as Daniel
2003
Two Days
as Paul Miller
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
as John
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
2002
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
as Tim
2001
Hard Knocks
as Self - Narrator
2001
Wet Hot American Summer
as Andy
2001
On the Edge
as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
2001
The Château
as Graham Granville
2001
Gen-Y Cops
as Ian Curtis
2000
Deadline
as Zander Price
2000
The Great Gatsby
as Nick Carraway
2000
The Cider House Rules
as Lt. Wally Worthington
1999
Strangers with Candy
as Brent Brooks
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
200 Cigarettes
as Kevin
1999
Twelfth Night
as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
1998
The Object of My Affection
as George Hanson
1998
Overnight Delivery
as Wyatt Trips
1998
The Locusts
as Earl
1997
The Size of Watermelons
as Alex
1997
Romeo + Juliet
as Dave Paris
1996
Clueless
as Sonny
1996
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Tommy Doyle
1995
Clueless
as Josh
1995
Friends
as Mike Hannigan
1994
Wild Oats
as Brian Grant
1994
Runaway Daughters
as Jimmy Rusoff
1994
Rebel Highway
as Jimmy Rusoff
1994
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
as Scott
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Top Ten Presenter
1993
The Fire Next Time
as David
1993
GMTV
as Self
1993
Jamie's Secret
1992
The Simpsons
as Dr. Zander (voice)
1989
The Simpsons
as Paul Rudd (voice)
1989
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self
1987
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975