Paul Rudd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

183

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-04-06 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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, 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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • Reno 911!

    Reno 911!

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

    Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

  • Death of a Unicorn

    Death of a Unicorn

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Avengers: Doomsday

    Avengers: Doomsday

  • Impractical Jokers

    Impractical Jokers

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Ant-Man

    Ant-Man

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

  • Welcome to Wrexham

    Welcome to Wrexham

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Monsters vs Aliens

    Monsters vs Aliens

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

  • Friendship

    Friendship

  • The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp

    Ant-Man and the Wasp

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Sausage Party

    Sausage Party

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  • This Is the End

    This Is the End

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Hard Knocks

    Hard Knocks

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Knocked Up

    Knocked Up

  • Clueless

    Clueless

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

    Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

  • The Cider House Rules

    The Cider House Rules

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Anaconda

    Anaconda

  • The Shrink Next Door

    The Shrink Next Door

  • Year One

    Year One

  • Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

  • Romeo + Juliet

    Romeo + Juliet

  • The Fundamentals of Caring

    The Fundamentals of Caring

  • Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

  • Billy on the Street

    Billy on the Street

  • Role Models

    Role Models

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

  • I Love You, Man

    I Love You, Man

  • Dinner for Schmucks

    Dinner for Schmucks

  • Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

    Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

  • How Do You Know

    How Do You Know

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

    Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

    Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

  • Cheap Seats

    Cheap Seats

  • Admission

    Admission

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

    Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

  • Ideal Home

    Ideal Home

  • Delocated

    Delocated

  • This Is 40

    This Is 40

  • The Shape of Things

    The Shape of Things

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Gen-Y Cops

    Gen-Y Cops

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Living with Yourself

    Living with Yourself

  • Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

    Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

  • The Bob's Burgers Movie

    The Bob's Burgers Movie

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • Tiny World

    Tiny World

  • Little Britain USA

    Little Britain USA

  • Celebrity Poker Showdown

    Celebrity Poker Showdown

  • Power Ballad

    Power Ballad

  • Jamie's Secret

    Jamie's Secret

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • The Ex

    The Ex

  • Tennis Anyone?

    Tennis Anyone?

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

  • The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

  • Toast of Tinseltown

    Toast of Tinseltown

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • Rain Reign

    Rain Reign

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • WHIH Newsfront

    WHIH Newsfront

  • Moone Boy

    Moone Boy

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

  • The Baxter

    The Baxter

  • Secrets of the Octopus

    Secrets of the Octopus

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • The Ten

    The Ten

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • The Locusts

    The Locusts

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman

    I Could Never Be Your Woman

  • Diggers

    Diggers

  • Reno 911!: Miami

    Reno 911!: Miami

  • 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film

    2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film

  • Chivalry

    Chivalry

  • Sesame Street: Being Green

    Sesame Street: Being Green

  • 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

    92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

  • Moment of Truth: Stalking Back

    Moment of Truth: Stalking Back

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002

    Stella Shorts 1998-2002

  • The Château

    The Château

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

    The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

  • Fun Mom Dinner

    Fun Mom Dinner

  • 200 Cigarettes

    200 Cigarettes

  • Nerdland

    Nerdland

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Oh in Ohio

    The Oh in Ohio

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • The Fire Next Time

    The Fire Next Time

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Wet Hot American Summer

    Wet Hot American Summer

  • Two Days

    Two Days

  • P.S.

    P.S.

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

  • Casino Jack and the United States of Money

    Casino Jack and the United States of Money

  • Over Her Dead Body

    Over Her Dead Body

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • Overnight Delivery

    Overnight Delivery

  • The Size of Watermelons

    The Size of Watermelons

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • A Parks and Recreation Special

    A Parks and Recreation Special

  • Mute

    Mute

  • Celebrity Escape Room

    Celebrity Escape Room

  • The Catcher Was a Spy

    The Catcher Was a Spy

  • Prince Avalanche

    Prince Avalanche

  • Mansome

    Mansome

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Wild Oats

    Wild Oats

  • Creature

    Creature

  • Celebrity Mix

    Celebrity Mix

  • All Is Bright

    All Is Bright

  • A Futile and Stupid Gesture

    A Futile and Stupid Gesture

  • Monty Python Conquers America

    Monty Python Conquers America

  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

    Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

  • Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

    Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

  • Adrienne

    Adrienne

  • Quantum Is Calling

    Quantum Is Calling

  • Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut

    Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut

  • Rush: R40 Live

    Rush: R40 Live

  • We Are Freestyle Love Supreme

    We Are Freestyle Love Supreme

  • Anyone Can Quantum

    Anyone Can Quantum

  • House Hunting

    House Hunting

  • Rush: Time Stand Still

    Rush: Time Stand Still

  • Picture Perfect

    Picture Perfect

  • Bash: Latter-Day Plays

    Bash: Latter-Day Plays