Paul Rudd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

185

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

  • Friends

    Friends

  • 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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

  • 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

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Avengers: Doomsday

    Avengers: Doomsday

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Anaconda

    Anaconda

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • Reno 911!

    Reno 911!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Death of a Unicorn

    Death of a Unicorn

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Impractical Jokers

    Impractical Jokers

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Monsters vs Aliens

    Monsters vs Aliens

  • Ant-Man

    Ant-Man

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Clueless

    Clueless

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp

    Ant-Man and the Wasp

  • Welcome to Wrexham

    Welcome to Wrexham

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

    Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

  • This Is the End

    This Is the End

  • Sausage Party

    Sausage Party

  • Knocked Up

    Knocked Up

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

  • Romeo + Juliet

    Romeo + Juliet

  • Kids' Choice Awards

    Kids' Choice Awards

  • The Ex

    The Ex

  • Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

  • Hard Knocks

    Hard Knocks

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Year One

    Year One

  • The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

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

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  • Friendship

    Friendship

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • This Is 40

    This Is 40

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • The Shrink Next Door

    The Shrink Next Door

  • Role Models

    Role Models

  • Rain Reign

    Rain Reign

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • Ideal Home

    Ideal Home

  • Mute

    Mute

  • Diggers

    Diggers

  • Billy on the Street

    Billy on the Street

  • Cheap Seats

    Cheap Seats

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Nerdland

    Nerdland

  • Admission

    Admission

  • Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

    Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

  • The Baxter

    The Baxter

  • Dinner for Schmucks

    Dinner for Schmucks

  • Tennis Anyone?

    Tennis Anyone?

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

  • P.S.

    P.S.

  • The Bob's Burgers Movie

    The Bob's Burgers Movie

  • The Ten

    The Ten

  • Living with Yourself

    Living with Yourself

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • The Locusts

    The Locusts

  • Tiny World

    Tiny World

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

    Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Power Ballad

    Power Ballad

  • The Cider House Rules

    The Cider House Rules

  • I Love You, Man

    I Love You, Man

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

    Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

    Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

  • Overnight Delivery

    Overnight Delivery

  • The Château

    The Château

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • How Do You Know

    How Do You Know

  • The Fundamentals of Caring

    The Fundamentals of Caring

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • Moone Boy

    Moone Boy

  • Celebrity Mix

    Celebrity Mix

  • 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

    92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

  • Secrets of the Octopus

    Secrets of the Octopus

  • WHIH Newsfront

    WHIH Newsfront

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • Little Britain USA

    Little Britain USA

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • Celebrity Poker Showdown

    Celebrity Poker Showdown

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman

    I Could Never Be Your Woman

  • Wet Hot American Summer

    Wet Hot American Summer

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • The Oh in Ohio

    The Oh in Ohio

  • The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • Fun Mom Dinner

    Fun Mom Dinner

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

  • Gen-Y Cops

    Gen-Y Cops

  • Toast of Tinseltown

    Toast of Tinseltown

  • Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

    Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

  • 200 Cigarettes

    200 Cigarettes

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Chivalry

    Chivalry

  • The Catcher Was a Spy

    The Catcher Was a Spy

  • 2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film

    2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film

  • Creature

    Creature

  • A Parks and Recreation Special

    A Parks and Recreation Special

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • Delocated

    Delocated

  • Reno 911!: Miami

    Reno 911!: Miami

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • Over Her Dead Body

    Over Her Dead Body

  • Casino Jack and the United States of Money

    Casino Jack and the United States of Money

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

    Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

  • Moment of Truth: Stalking Back

    Moment of Truth: Stalking Back

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • The Shape of Things

    The Shape of Things

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • Jamie's Secret

    Jamie's Secret

  • Quantum Is Calling

    Quantum Is Calling

  • Mansome

    Mansome

  • Wild Oats

    Wild Oats

  • They Came Together

    They Came Together

  • Anyone Can Quantum

    Anyone Can Quantum

  • The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

    The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

  • Stella Shorts 1998-2002

    Stella Shorts 1998-2002

  • Sesame Street: Being Green

    Sesame Street: Being Green

  • Celebrity Escape Room

    Celebrity Escape Room

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • The Size of Watermelons

    The Size of Watermelons

  • A Futile and Stupid Gesture

    A Futile and Stupid Gesture

  • All Is Bright

    All Is Bright

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Adrienne

    Adrienne

  • The Fire Next Time

    The Fire Next Time

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

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

  • Monty Python Conquers America

    Monty Python Conquers America

  • Rush: Time Stand Still

    Rush: Time Stand Still

  • Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

    Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

  • Prince Avalanche

    Prince Avalanche

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

    Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut

  • We Are Freestyle Love Supreme

    We Are Freestyle Love Supreme

  • Two Days

    Two Days

  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

    Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

  • Rush: R40 Live

    Rush: R40 Live

  • House Hunting

    House Hunting

  • Please Don't Destroy LIVE

    Please Don't Destroy LIVE

  • Bash: Latter-Day Plays

    Bash: Latter-Day Plays

  • Picture Perfect

    Picture Perfect