
About
Paul Rudd
Overview
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 |
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2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Actor | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | N/A N/A |
2025 | Anaconda | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2025 | Sinful Delights | Actor | Luke | N/A N/A |
2025 | Power Ballad | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2025 | Please Don't Destroy LIVE | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2025 | Friendship | Actor | Austin | 60 Fair |
2025 | Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Actor | Elliot | 61 Fair |
2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2024 | 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2024 | Secrets of the Octopus | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 72 Good |
2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Actor | Gary Grooberson | 63 Fair |
2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Actor | Mondo Gecko (voice) | 68 Fair |
2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Actor | Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man | 59 Average |
2023 | Chris Rock: Road To Live Special | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Actor | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | 62 Fair |
2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Actor | Jericho (voice) | 63 Fair |
2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Actor | Paul Rudd | 66 Fair |
2021 | Saturday Morning All Star Hits! | Actor | (voice) | 66 Fair |
2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Actor | Gary Grooberson | 71 Good |
2021 | Adrienne | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2021 | The Shrink Next Door | Actor | Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf | 69 Fair |
2021 | Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2020 | Tiny World | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | 76 Good |
2020 | Tiny World | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
2020 | Console Wars | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
2020 | America's Game: The 2019 Kansas City Chiefs | Super Bowl LIV | Actor | himself | N/A N/A |
2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Actor | Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" | 60 Fair |
2020 | Celebrity Escape Room | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2020 | A Parks and Recreation Special | Actor | Bobby Newport | 60 Fair |
2020 | We Are Freestyle Love Supreme | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Actor | Miles Elliot | N/A N/A |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Actor | Miles Elliot | 67 Fair |
2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Actor | Paul Rudd | 59 Average |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Actor | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | 81 Very good |
2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Actor | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | 68 Fair |
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Actor | Moe Berg | 59 Average |
2018 | Ideal Home | Actor | Paul | 60 Fair |
2018 | Mute | Actor | Cactus Bill | 56 Average |
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Actor | "The Nobody" (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Actor | Brady | 58 Average |
2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Actor | Andy | 65 Fair |
2016 | Quantum Is Calling | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
2016 | Nerdland | Actor | John (voice) | 58 Average |
2016 | Rush: Time Stand Still | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
2016 | Sausage Party | Actor | Darren (voice) | 57 Average |
2016 | The Fundamentals of Caring | Actor | Ben Benjamin | 70 Good |
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Actor | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | 74 Good |
2016 | Anyone Can Quantum | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2015 | 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film | Actor | Narrator | 58 Average |
2015 | Rush: R40 Live | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2015 | Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Actor | Andy | 65 Fair |
2015 | The Little Prince | Actor | Mr. Prince (voice) | 73 Good |
2015 | Ant-Man | Actor | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | 70 Good |
2014 | They Came Together | Actor | Joel | 57 Average |
2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Actor | Brian Fantana | 60 Fair |
2013 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer’s Cut) | Actor | Tommy Doyle | 60 Fair |
2013 | All Is Bright | Actor | Rene Upiter | 57 Average |
2013 | This Is the End | Actor | Paul Rudd | 62 Fair |
2013 | Admission | Actor | John Pressman | 57 Average |
2013 | Prince Avalanche | Actor | Alvin | 59 Average |
2012 | This Is 40 | Actor | Pete | 58 Average |
2012 | Casting By | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Actor | Mr. Anderson | 77 Good |
2012 | Mansome | Actor | Self | 57 Average |
2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2012 | Wanderlust | Actor | George | 56 Average |
2011 | Picture Perfect | Actor | Photographer | 59 Average |
2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Actor | Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin | 60 Fair |
2011 | Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush | Actor | Peter Klaven | 58 Average |
2010 | How Do You Know | Actor | George | 54 Average |
2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Actor | Tim Conrad | 57 Average |
2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Actor | Michael Scanlon (voice) | 59 Average |
2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | Actor | (archive footage) | 58 Average |
2009 | Year One | Actor | Abel (uncredited) | 51 Average |
2009 | Sesame Street: Being Green | Actor | Mr. Earth | N/A N/A |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Actor | Peter Klaven | 64 Fair |
2009 | Monsters vs Aliens | Actor | Derek Dietl (voice) | 61 Fair |
2008 | Role Models | Actor | Danny Donahue | 63 Fair |
2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Actor | Chuck | 64 Fair |
2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Actor | Henry Mills | 56 Average |
2008 | Monty Python Conquers America | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Actor | John Lennon (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
2007 | The Ten | Actor | Jeff Reigert | 55 Average |
2007 | Knocked Up | Actor | Pete | 62 Fair |
2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Actor | Adam | 58 Average |
2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Actor | Ethan the Drug Lord | 58 Average |
2006 | Night at the Museum | Actor | Don | 65 Fair |
2006 | The Ex | Actor | Leon | 56 Average |
2006 | Diggers | Actor | Hunt | 58 Average |
2006 | The Armenian Genocide | Actor | U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice) | 58 Average |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Actor | Jack Chase | 57 Average |
2006 | Tennis Anyone? | Actor | Lance Rockwood | 58 Average |
2005 | The Baxter | Actor | Dan Abbott | 58 Average |
2005 | The 40 Year Old Virgin | Actor | David | 63 Fair |
2005 | Celebrity Mix | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Actor | Brian Fantana | 58 Average |
2004 | P.S. | Actor | Sammy Silverstein | 58 Average |
2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Actor | Brian Fantana | 66 Fair |
2004 | Cheap Seats | Actor | Dave Penders | N/A N/A |
2003 | The Shape of Things | Actor | Adam | 59 Average |
2003 | House Hunting | Actor | Daniel | 58 Average |
2003 | Two Days | Actor | Paul Miller | 58 Average |
2002 | Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | Actor | John | 58 Average |
2001 | Bash: Latter-Day Plays | Actor | Tim | 58 Average |
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Actor | Andy | 61 Fair |
2001 | On the Edge | Actor | Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal") | 58 Average |
2001 | The Château | Actor | Graham Granville | 58 Average |
2000 | Gen-Y Cops | Actor | Ian Curtis | 57 Average |
2000 | The Great Gatsby | Actor | Nick Carraway | 58 Average |
1999 | The Cider House Rules | Actor | Lt. Wally Worthington | 67 Fair |
1999 | 200 Cigarettes | Actor | Kevin | 58 Average |
1998 | Twelfth Night | Actor | Orsino Duc d'Illyria | N/A N/A |
1998 | The Object of My Affection | Actor | George Hanson | 58 Average |
1998 | Overnight Delivery | Actor | Wyatt Trips | 58 Average |
1997 | The Locusts | Actor | Earl | 58 Average |
1997 | The Size of Watermelons | Actor | Alex | 58 Average |
1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Actor | Dave Paris | 67 Fair |
1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Actor | Tommy Doyle | 53 Average |
1995 | Clueless | Actor | Josh | 71 Good |
1994 | Wild Oats | Actor | Brian Grant | N/A N/A |
1994 | Runaway Daughters | Actor | Jimmy Rusoff | 58 Average |
1994 | Rebel Highway | Actor | Jimmy Rusoff | 70 Good |
1993 | Moment of Truth: Stalking Back | Actor | Scott | 58 Average |
1993 | The Fire Next Time | Actor | David | 68 Fair |
1992 | Jamie's Secret | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Creature | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Writing | Screenplay | 68 Fair |
2015 | Ant-Man | Writing | Screenplay | 70 Good |
2008 | Role Models | Writing | Screenplay | 63 Fair |
Production |
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2025 | Friendship | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Production | Executive Producer | 61 Fair |
2021 | The Shrink Next Door | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
2020 | Tiny World | Production | Executive Producer | 76 Good |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Production | Executive Producer | 67 Fair |
2019 | My Beautiful Stutter | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2012 | Wanderlust | Production | Producer | 56 Average |
2009 | Party Down | Production | Executive Producer | 72 Good |
2007 | The Ten | Production | Producer | 55 Average |
Crew |
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2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Crew | Additional Writing | 62 Fair |