Personal Info
Birth date
1969-04-06 (56 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Also known as
Paul Stephen Rudd
پاول راد
保羅路德
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, alongside 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 on numerous television shows, including the sitcom Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan, and has been 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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.3
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".The Daily Show
6.354
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.343
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watchLate Show with David Letterman
6.325
Overview:
Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writer is Matt Roberts and the announcer is Alan Kalter. Of the major U.S. late-night programs, Late Show ranks second in cumulative average viewers over time and third in number of episodes over time. The show leads other late night shows in ad revenue with $271 million in 2009. In most U.S. markets the show airs at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Monday through Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m and 6:00 p.m. The second Thursday episode usually airs on Friday of that week. In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. CBS has a contract with Worldwide Pants to continue the show through 2014; by then, Letterman will surpass Johnny Carson as the longest tenured late-night talk show host.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.853
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.061
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Bob's Burgers
7.823
Overview:
Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.422
Overview:
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.The Simpsons
8
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Impractical Jokers
7.9
Overview:
This hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends -- Brian "Q"' Quinn, James "Murr"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano -- who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out who is best under pressure, the guys compete in awkward and outrageous hidden-camera hijinks with the loser performing what is deemed to be the most-mortifying challenge yet.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.2
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.855
Overview:
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.Friends
8.429
Overview:
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.Comedy Bang! Bang!
6.2
Overview:
Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.The Last Leg
5.6
Overview:
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.Parks and Recreation
8.021
Overview:
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.Veronica Mars
7.8
Overview:
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.Only Murders in the Building
8.467
Overview:
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.The Jonathan Ross Show
5.1
Overview:
The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.4
Overview:
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.Finding Your Roots
6.2
Overview:
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.Honest Trailers
6.5
Overview:
Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These are the hilarious trailers the producers don't want you to see...Reno 911!
7.172
Overview:
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
6
Overview:
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions is an annual documentary series created by NFL Films (broadcast on the NFL Network and CBS). Each of its 55 (and counting) installments profile the National Football League's annual Super Bowl champion through highlights, interviews with players and coaches, and a celebrity narrator. A spin-off debuted on September 18, 2008, titled America's Game: The Missing Rings which chronicled five of the best teams to never win the Super Bowl.The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
4.2
Overview:
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this show's host after Tom Synder retired. The segment "5 Questions" was carried over from when he was on The Daily Show. Kilborn was frequently beaten in the ratings by his NBC timeslot rival, Conan O'Brien. Kilborn left The Late Late Show to pursue new opportunities.Acting
TBACreature as Unknown
2026Avengers: Doomsday as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2025Anaconda as Unknown
2025Power Ballad as Unknown
2025Friendship as Austin
2025Death of a Unicorn as Elliot
2025Good Hang with Amy Poehler (1 Episode) as Unknown
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
202492nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center as Self
2024The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
2024Secrets of the Octopus (3 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Gary Grooberson
2023Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Mondo Gecko (voice)
2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Self - Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2023Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self
2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2022Welcome to Wrexham (1 Episode) as Self
2022The Bob's Burgers Movie as Jericho (voice)
2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Paul Rudd
2022Chivalry (1 Episode) as Paul Rudd
2022Toast of Tinseltown (1 Episode) as Paul Rudd
2021Saturday Morning All Star Hits! (8 Episodes) as (voice)
2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Gary Grooberson
2021Adrienne as Self
2021The Shrink Next Door (8 Episodes) as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
2021Rush: Cinema Strangiato - R40+ Director's Cut as Himself
2021Only Murders in the Building (9, 5 Episode) as Ben Glenroy, Glen Stubbins
2021What If...? (2 Episodes) as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
2021Marvel Studios Assembled (1 Episode) as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
2021Marvel Studios Legends (6 Episodes) as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020Tiny World (12 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Tiny World (12 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Console Wars as Self (archive footage)
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
2020Home Movie: The Princess Bride (1 Episode) as Westley
2020Celebrity Escape Room as Self
2020A Parks and Recreation Special as Bobby Newport
2020We Are Freestyle Love Supreme as Self
2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self / Ant-Man / Scott Lang (archive footage)
2019Living with Yourself (8 Episodes) as Miles Elliot
2019Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Paul Rudd
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Avengers: Endgame as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2018Ant-Man and the Wasp as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2018The Catcher Was a Spy as Moe Berg
2018Ideal Home as Paul
2018Mute as Cactus Bill
2018A Futile and Stupid Gesture as "The Nobody" (uncredited)
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
2017Fun Mom Dinner as Brady
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (8 Episodes) as Andy
2016Quantum Is Calling as Himself
2016Nerdland as John (voice)
2016Rush: Time Stand Still as Narrator
2016Sausage Party as Darren (voice)
2016The Fundamentals of Caring as Ben Benjamin
2016Captain America: Civil War as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2016Anyone Can Quantum as Himself
20152015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film as Narrator
2015Rush: R40 Live as Himself
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (3 Episodes) as Self
2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (8 Episodes) as Andy
2015The Little Prince as Mr. Prince (voice)
2015Ant-Man as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2015WHIH Newsfront (3 Episodes) as Scott Lang
2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2015Hot Ones (1 Episode) as Self
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (1 Episode) as Self
2014They Came Together as Joel
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 Episode) as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (4 Episodes) as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Self
2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Brian Fantana
2013All Is Bright as Rene Upiter
2013This Is the End as Paul Rudd
2013Admission as John Pressman
2013Prince Avalanche as Alvin
2013The Last Leg (1 Episode) as Self
2012This Is 40 as Pete
2012Casting By as Self
2012The Greatest Event in Television History (1, 1 Episode) as Director, Kip / Buffy
2012The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Mr. Anderson
2012Moone Boy (1 Episode) as Unknown
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 Episode) as Self
2012Mansome as Self
2012Finding Your Roots (1 Episode) as Self
2012The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2012Wanderlust as George
2012Honest Trailers (1 Episode) as Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
2011Billy on the Street (1 Episode) as Self
2011Picture Perfect as Photographer
2011Impractical Jokers (1 Episode) as Self
2011The Jonathan Ross Show (1 Episode) as Self
2011Our Idiot Brother as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
2011Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush as Peter Klaven
2011Bob's Burgers (1 Episode) as Jericho (voice)
2010How Do You Know as George
2010Conan (2 Episodes) as Self
2010Dinner for Schmucks as Tim Conrad
2010Casino Jack and the United States of Money as Michael Scanlon (voice)
2009SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as Unknown
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009Year One as Abel (uncredited)
2009Parks and Recreation (5 Episodes) as Bobby Newport
2009Sesame Street: Being Green as Mr. Earth
2009I Love You, Man as Peter Klaven
2009Monsters vs Aliens as Derek Dietl (voice)
2009Delocated (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008Role Models as Danny Donahue
2008Little Britain USA (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Chuck
2008Over Her Dead Body as Henry Mills
2008Monty Python Conquers America as Self
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as John Lennon (uncredited)
2007The Ten as Jeff Reigert
2007Knocked Up as Pete
2007I Could Never Be Your Woman as Adam Perl
2007Reno 911!: Miami as Ethan the Drug Lord
2007The Graham Norton Show (6 Episodes) as Self
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (1 Episode) as Paul Rudd
2007The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Night at the Museum as Don
2006The Ex as Leon
2006America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (2 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2006Diggers as Hunt
2006The Armenian Genocide as U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
2006The Oh in Ohio as Jack Chase
2006Tennis Anyone? as Lance Rockwood
2005The Reichen Show (1 Episode) as Self
2005The Baxter as Dan Abbott
2005The 40 Year Old Virgin as David
2005Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Brian Fantana
2004P.S. as Sammy Silverstein
2004Veronica Mars (1 Episode) as Desmond Fellows
2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Brian Fantana
2004Cheap Seats (79 Episodes) as Dave Penders
2003Celebrity Poker Showdown (2 Episodes) as Self
2003The Shape of Things as Adam
2003Reno 911! (5 Episodes) as Guy Gerricault
2003House Hunting as Daniel
2003Two Days as Paul Miller
2002Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as John
2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (1 Episode) as Self
2001Bash: Latter-Day Plays as Tim
2001Hard Knocks (102 Episodes) as Self - Narrator
2001Wet Hot American Summer as Andy
2001On the Edge as Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
2001The Château as Graham Granville
2000Gen-Y Cops as Ian Curtis
2000Deadline (1 Episode) as Unknown
2000The Great Gatsby as Nick Carraway
1999The Cider House Rules as Lt. Wally Worthington
1999Strangers with Candy (1 Episode) as Brent Brooks
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1999200 Cigarettes as Kevin
1998Twelfth Night as Orsino Duc d'Illyria
1998The Object of My Affection as George Hanson
1998Overnight Delivery as Wyatt Trips
1997The Locusts as Earl
1997The Size of Watermelons as Alex
1996Romeo + Juliet as Dave Paris
1996The Daily Show (10 Episodes) as Self
1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Tommy Doyle
1995Clueless as Josh
1994Friends (16 Episodes) as Mike Hannigan
1994Wild Oats (6 Episodes) as Brian Grant
1994Runaway Daughters as Jimmy Rusoff
1994Rebel Highway (10 Episodes) as Jimmy Rusoff
1993Moment of Truth: Stalking Back as Scott
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (6 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1993Late Show with David Letterman (1 Episode) as Self
1993The Fire Next Time (2 Episodes) as David
1993GMTV (1 Episode) as Self
1992Jamie's Secret as Unknown
1989The Simpsons (1, 2 Episode) as Dr. Zander (voice), Paul Rudd (voice)
1981Entertainment Tonight (1 Episode) as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (9, 5 Episode) as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host
Production
2025Friendship ... Executive Producer
2025Death of a Unicorn ... Executive Producer
2021The Shrink Next Door (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2020Tiny World (12 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2019Living with Yourself (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2019My Beautiful Stutter ... Producer
2017Fun Mom Dinner ... Executive Producer
2012Wanderlust ... Producer
2009Party Down (26 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2007The Ten ... Producer
Crew
2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ... Additional Writing
Writing
2018Ant-Man and the Wasp ... Screenplay
2015Ant-Man ... Screenplay
2009Party Down (1 Episode) ... Writer
2008Role Models ... Screenplay
Creator
2009Party Down ... Creator