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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: 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.

Filmography

2025
Anaconda

as Ronald Griffen 'Griff' Jr.

Movie
2015
Ant-Man

as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Movie
2025
Friendship

as Austin Carmichael

Movie
2006
Night at the Museum

as Don

Movie
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp

as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Movie
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Movie
2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin

as David

Movie
2025
Death of a Unicorn

as Elliot

Movie
2019
Avengers: Endgame

as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Movie
2016
Captain America: Civil War

as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Movie
2026
Avengers: Doomsday

as Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Movie
2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

as Mr. Anderson

Movie
1994
Friends

as Mike Hannigan

TV Show
2001
Hard Knocks

as Self - Narrator

TV Show
2021
Only Murders in the Building

as Ben Glenroy

TV Show
1996
The Daily Show

as Self

TV Show