Paul Rudd
Known for Acting · 186 credits
- Born
- 1969-04-06 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Stephen 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.
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Known For
The Simpsons
1989
as Dr. Zander (voice) / Paul Rudd (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest / Self - Top Ten Presenter
TV Shows (71)
The Simpsons
1989
as Dr. Zander (voice) / Paul Rudd (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest / Self - Top Ten Presenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Mike Hannigan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest / Self - Jersey Shore Auditioner
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Jericho (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Bobby Newport
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Veronica Mars
2004
as Desmond Fellows
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Reno 911!
2003
as Guy Gerricault
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Ben Glenroy / Glen Stubbins / L.E.S.T.R. (voice)
What If...?
2021
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Impractical Jokers
2011
as Self
Welcome to Wrexham
2022
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Paul Rudd
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
GMTV
1993
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
Marvel Zombies
2025
as Scott Lang (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
Clueless
1996
as Sonny
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Strangers with Candy
1999
as Brent Brooks
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Westley
Hard Knocks
2001
as Self - Narrator
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Andy
Rebel Highway
1994
as Jimmy Rusoff
The Shrink Next Door
2021
as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
Cheap Seats
2004
as Dave Penders
Living with Yourself
2019
as Miles Elliot
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015
as Andy
Deadline
2000
as Zander Price
Tiny World
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
WHIH Newsfront
2015
as Scott Lang
Delocated
2009
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
as Director / Kip / Buffy
Moone Boy
2012
Movies (115)
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Anaconda
2025
as Ronald Griffin Jr.
Power Ballad
2026
as Rick Power
Ant-Man
2015
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut
2021
as Himself
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Derek Dietl (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Mondo Gecko (voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
as Mr. Anderson
Night at the Museum
2006
as Don
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Grooberson
Death of a Unicorn
2025
as Elliot
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
as David
This Is the End
2013
as Paul Rudd
Sausage Party
2016
as Darren (voice)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Gary Grooberson
Clueless
1995
as Josh
Knocked Up
2007
as Pete
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
2026
as Paul Rudd
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Dave Paris
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Chuck
The Little Prince
2015
as Mr. Prince (voice)
The Cider House Rules
1999
as Lt. Wally Worthington
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Paul Rudd
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as Brian Fantana
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Brian Fantana
This Is 40
2012
as Pete
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
as Jericho (voice)
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Andy
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Tommy Doyle
Year One
2009
as Abel (uncredited)
Friendship
2025
as Austin Carmichael
Role Models
2008
as Danny Donahue
I Love You, Man
2009
as Peter Klaven
Fun Mom Dinner
2017
as Brady
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Tim Conrad
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Moe Berg
Mute
2018
as Cactus Bill
The Fundamentals of Caring
2016
as Ben Benjamin
They Came Together
2014
as Joel
How Do You Know
2010
as George
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as John Lennon (uncredited)
Wanderlust
2012
as George
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as Adam
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
Over Her Dead Body
2008
as Henry Mills
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
as Ethan the Drug Lord
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Paul Rudd
Ideal Home
2018
as Paul
The Statement
200 Cigarettes
1999
as Kevin
Adrienne
2021
as Self
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
P.S.
2004
as Sammy Silverstein
Rush: Time Stand Still
2016
as Narrator
The Object of My Affection
1998
as George Hanson
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Armenian Genocide
2006
as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
Nerdland
2016
as John (voice)
Admission
2013
as John Pressman
All Is Bright
2013
as Rene Upiter
The Ex
2006
as Leon
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020
as Bobby Newport
Casting By
2012
as Self
The Ten
2007
as Jeff Reigert
Diggers
2007
as Hunt
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Brian Fantana
Gen-Y Cops
2000
as Ian Curtis
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002
as John
Overnight Delivery
1998
as Wyatt Trips
Quantum Is Calling
2016
as Himself
Anyone Can Quantum
2016
as Himself
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
2001
as Tim
Runaway Daughters
1994
as Jimmy Rusoff
The Locusts
1997
as Earl
The Great Gatsby
2000
as Nick Carraway
Prince Avalanche
2013
as Alvin
Sesame Street: Being Green
2009
as Mr. Earth
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023
as Self
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
as Self
The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Jack Chase
The Château
2001
as Graham Granville
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
The Shape of Things
2003
as Adam
Goodnight Lamby
2026
as Papa (voice)
Twelfth Night
1998
as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
Creature
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
as (archive footage)
On the Edge
2001
as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
Rain Reign
2026
Rush: R40 Live
2015
as Himself
Tennis Anyone?
2006
as Lance Rockwood
The Size of Watermelons
1997
as Alex
Mansome
2012
as Self
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self
The Baxter
2005
as Dan Abbott
Jamie's Secret
1992
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
2020
as Self
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024
as Self
Two Days
2003
as Paul Miller
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
2011
as Peter Klaven
House Hunting
2003
as Daniel
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
1993
as Scott
Picture Perfect
2011
as Photographer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010
as Michael Scanlon (voice)
2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
2015
as Narrator
About Paul Rudd
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… With 186 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Paul Rudd has appeared in 115 films and 71 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Rudd Movies
- Avengers: Doomsday (2026) — as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Captain America: Civil War (2016) — as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Anaconda (2025) — as Ronald Griffin Jr.
- Power Ballad (2026) — as Rick Power
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