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