Paul Rudd on screen and stage

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Paul Rudd on screen and stage

Paul Rudd is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. His career began in 1992 when he played a recurring role in the television series Sisters until 1995. In 1995, he made his film debut opposite Alicia Silverstone in the cult film Clueless, and starred as Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.[1] The following year, he played Dave Paris in Baz Luhrmann's romantic drama Romeo + Juliet. He co-starred in the ensemble comedy film Wet Hot American Summer (2001), and had further comedic roles in Role Models (2008) with Seann William Scott and I Love You, Man (2009) with Jason Segel.

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At the Hollywood premiere of Ant-Man in 2015

Rudd has frequently collaborated with filmmaker Judd Apatow in such comedy films as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), This Is 40 (2012), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). Since 2015, he has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He has also starred as the Ghostbuster Gary Grooberson in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).

In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan (2002–2004), along with guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2012), Reno 911! (2006–2007) and Parks and Recreation as businessman Bobby Newport (2012, 2015, 2020). He has also hosted Saturday Night Live five times. He reprised his role in the Netflix sequel miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017). He played a dual role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019), for which he received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor,[2] and has since co-starred with Will Ferrell in the Apple TV+ black comedy miniseries The Shrink Next Door (2021).

Film

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Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Clueless Josh [3]
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers Tommy Doyle Credited as Paul Stephen Rudd [4]
1996 Romeo + Juliet Dave Paris [5]
The Size of Watermelons Alex [6]
1997 The Locusts Earl [7]
1998 Overnight Delivery Wyatt Trips Direct-to-video [8]
The Object of My Affection George Hanson [9]
1999 200 Cigarettes Kevin [10]
The Cider House Rules Wally Worthington [11]
2000 Gen-Y Cops Ian Curtis [12]
2001 Wet Hot American Summer Andy [13]
On the Edge Dr. Kenneth Grearly Short film; Segment: "Reaching Normal" [14]
The Château Graham Granville [15]
2003 The Shape of Things Adam Sorenson [16]
2 Days Paul Miller [17]
House Hunting Daniel Short film [18]
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brian Fantana [19]
P.S. Sammy Silverstein [20]
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Brian Fantana Direct-to-DVD [21]
2005 The Baxter Dan Abbott [22]
The 40-Year-Old Virgin David [23]
Tennis, Anyone...? Lance Rockwood [24]
2006 The Oh in Ohio Jack Chase [25]
Diggers Hunt [26]
Night at the Museum Don [27]
2007 Reno 911!: Miami Ethan [27]
I Could Never Be Your Woman Adam [27]
The Ex Leon [27]
Knocked Up Pete [28]
The Ten Jeff Reigert Also producer [27]
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story John Lennon Uncredited cameo [27]
2008 Over Her Dead Body Henry [29]
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Chuck / Kunu [27]
Role Models Danny Also writer [30]
2009 I Love You, Man Peter Klaven [27]
Sesame Street: Being Green Mr. Earth Direct-to-DVD [31]
Monsters vs. Aliens Derek Dietl (voice) [27]
Year One Abel Uncredited [27]
2010 Dinner for Schmucks Tim [27]
How Do You Know George [32]
2011 Our Idiot Brother Ned [27]
2012 Wanderlust George Gergenblatt Also producer [33]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Mr. Anderson [27]
This Is 40 Pete [34]
2013 Admission John Pressman [27]
Prince Avalanche Alvin [35]
This Is the End Himself Cameo [27]
All Is Bright Rene [27]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Brian Fantana [27]
2014 They Came Together Joel [36]
2015 The Little Prince Mr. Prince (voice) [27]
Ant-Man Scott Lang /
Ant-Man
Also writer [37]
2016 Captain America: Civil War [37]
The Fundamentals of Caring Ben Benjamin [38]
Sausage Party The Dark Lord (voice) [27]
Nerdland John (voice) [27]
2017 Fun Mom Dinner Brady Cameo; also executive producer [39][40]
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Moe Berg [27]
Ideal Home Paul [27]
Mute Cactus Bill [27]
Ant-Man and the Wasp Scott Lang /
Ant-Man
Also writer [37]
2019 Avengers: Endgame [37]
Between Two Ferns: The Movie Himself [41]
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Gary Grooberson [42]
My Beautiful Stutter Himself Also executive producer [43]
2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Cameo [44]
The Bob's Burgers Movie Jericho (voice) [45]
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Scott Lang /
Ant-Man
[46]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Mondo Gecko (voice) [47]
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Gary Grooberson [48][49]
Friendship Austin Carmichael [50][51]
2025 Death of a Unicorn Elliot Kintner Also executive producer [52]
Anaconda Ronald Griffen "Griff" Jr Post-production [53]
2026 Avengers: Doomsday Scott Lang /
Ant-Man
Filming [54]
TBA Power Ballad TBA Post-production [55]
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Television

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Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992–1995 Sisters Kirby Philby Recurring role; credited as Paul Stephen Rudd [56]
1993 Moment of Truth: Stalking Back Scott Television film [57]
The Fire Next Time David 1 episode; credited as Paul Stephen Rudd [58]
1994 Runaway Daughters Jimmy Rusoff Television film [59]
Wild Oats Brian Grant Main role [60]
1996 Clueless Sonny Episode: "I Got You Babe" [61]
2000 Strangers with Candy Brent Brooks Episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank" [62]
2000 The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway Television film [63]
2002–2004 Friends Mike Hannigan Recurring role [64]
2005 Stella Greg Episode: "Office Party" [65]
2006 Cheap Seats Dave Penders Episode: "1996 Spelling Bee: Part 2" [66]
Robot Chicken Various voice roles Episode: "Book of Corrine" [67]
2006–2007 Reno 911! Guy Gerricault 5 episodes [60]
2007 Veronica Mars Desmond Fellows Episode: "Debasement Tapes" [68]
2007 Hard Knocks Narrator / Himself Episode: "Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs" [69]
2008 Little Britain USA French President Episode: "1.3" [70]
Wainy Days Alias Web series; Episode: "The Pickup" [61]
2008–2022 Saturday Night Live Host / Self 5 episodes [71]
2009 Delocated Himself Episode: "Pilot" [72]
2009–2010, 2022 Party Down N/A Co-creator, writer and executive producer only [73]
2012 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Himself / Various roles Episode: "Man Milk" [74]
2011, 2014, 2020 The Simpsons Dr. Zander / Himself (voices) 3 episodes [75][76][77]
2012, 2015, 2020 Parks and Recreation Bobby Newport 6 episodes [78]
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Paul Rudd Wears A Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt" [79]
Louie Episode: "Late Show: Part 3" [80]
2013 Burning Love Nate 3 episodes [81]
2015 The Jack and Triumph Show Himself Episode: "Coffee" [82]
Moone Boy George Gershwin Episode: "Gershwin's Bucket List" [83]
WHIH Newsfront Scott Lang 2 episodes [84]
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Andy Main role [85]
Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Himself Episode: "Made Ya Look" [86]
2016 Bob's Burgers Jericho (voice) Episode: "The Horse Rider-er" [87]
Travel Man Himself Episode: "48 Hours in Helsinki" [88]
2017 Nightcap Episode: "Go-Fund Yourself" [89]
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Andy Recurring role [90]
2018 iZombie Paul Rudd (voice) Episode: "And He Shall Be A Good Man"; uncredited [91]
The Chris Gethard Show Himself Episode: "Stop Apologizing For Your Dream" [92]
Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell 1 episode [93]
2019 Living with Yourself Miles Elliot Main role; also executive producer [94]
2020 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself Episode: "Conspiracy Theories" [95]
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Westley Episode: "Chapter Ten: To the Pain!" [96]
At Home with Amy Sedaris Melisso Junkins Episode: "New Year's" [97]
2020, 2023, 2024 America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Narrator 3 episodes [98][99]
2020–2021 Tiny World Narrator / Himself Main role [100]
2021–2023 What If...? Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice) 2 episodes [101]
2021 The Shrink Next Door Dr. Isaac Herschkopf Main role; also executive producer [102]
2022–2024 Only Murders in the Building Ben Glenroy / Glen Stubbins Guest star (seasons 2 & 4), special guest star (season 3) [103]
2023 Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Bret Michaels" [104]
2023 Marvel Studios: AssembledHimselfEpisode: "The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania "
2024 Secrets of the Octopus Narrator / Himself Nature documentary (3 episodes) [105]
2024 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Himself Series 20, episode 4; guest, interviewed by Little Ant & Dec [citation needed]
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Stage

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Stage
Year Production Role Venue Ref.
1997 The Last Night of Ballyhoo Joe Farkas Helen Hayes Theatre [106]
1998 Twelfth Night Orsino Lincoln Center Theater [107]
2001 The Shape of Things Adam Sorenson Almeida Theatre at Kings Cross [108]
2006 Three Days of Rain Walker / Ned Bernard Jacobs Theater [109]
2012 Craig Wright's Grace Husband Cort Theatre [110]
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