Paul Rudd
Born
April 6, 1969 (age 56)
Birthplace
Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Movies

Friendship
Friendship
2025 ★ 6.5
Austin Carmichael
Death of a Unicorn
Death of a Unicorn
2025 ★ 6.4
Elliot
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 ★ 6.5
Gary Grooberson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023 ★ 7.2
Mondo Gecko (voice)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 ★ 6.3
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
The Bob's Burgers Movie
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022 ★ 7.0
Jericho (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022 ★ 7.0
Paul Rudd
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 ★ 7.3
Grooberson
A Parks and Recreation Special
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020 ★ 7.6
Bobby Newport
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019 ★ 5.9
Paul Rudd
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 ★ 8.2
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 ★ 6.9
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 ★ 6.2
Moe Berg
Ideal Home
Ideal Home
2018 ★ 6.4
Paul
Mute
Mute
2018 ★ 5.6
Cactus Bill
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018 ★ 6.5
"The Nobody" (uncredited)
Fun Mom Dinner
Fun Mom Dinner
2017 ★ 5.7
Brady
Nerdland
Nerdland
2016 ★ 5.6
John (voice)
Rush: Time Stand Still
Rush: Time Stand Still
2016 ★ 8.2
Narrator
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 ★ 5.8
Darren (voice)
The Fundamentals of Caring
The Fundamentals of Caring
2016 ★ 7.3
Ben Benjamin
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 ★ 7.4
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
2015 Kansas City Royals: The Official World Series Film
2015 ★ 9.0
Narrator
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
2015 ★ 7.6
Mr. Prince (voice)
Ant-Man
Ant-Man
2015 ★ 7.1
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
They Came Together
They Came Together
2014 ★ 5.5
Joel
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 ★ 6.1
Brian Fantana
All Is Bright
All Is Bright
2013 ★ 5.4
Rene Upiter
This Is the End
This Is the End
2013 ★ 6.2
Paul Rudd
Admission
Admission
2013 ★ 5.6
John Pressman
Prince Avalanche
Prince Avalanche
2013 ★ 6.1
Alvin
This Is 40
This Is 40
2012 ★ 5.9
Pete
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 ★ 7.8
Mr. Anderson
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2012 ★ 5.5
George
Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect
2011 ★ 7.2
Photographer
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother
2011 ★ 6.1
Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush
2011 ★ 6.2
Peter Klaven
How Do You Know
How Do You Know
2010 ★ 5.3
George
Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks
2010 ★ 5.7
Tim Conrad
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010 ★ 7.1
Michael Scanlon (voice)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009 ★ 7.4
(archive footage)
Year One
Year One
2009 ★ 5.0
Abel (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Being Green
Sesame Street: Being Green
2009
Mr. Earth
I Love You, Man
I Love You, Man
2009 ★ 6.6
Peter Klaven
Monsters vs Aliens
Monsters vs Aliens
2009 ★ 6.2
Derek Dietl (voice)
Role Models
Role Models
2008 ★ 6.5
Danny Donahue
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 ★ 6.5
Chuck
Over Her Dead Body
Over Her Dead Body
2008 ★ 5.5
Henry Mills
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 ★ 6.6
John Lennon (uncredited)
The Ten
The Ten
2007 ★ 4.8
Jeff Reigert
Knocked Up
Knocked Up
2007 ★ 6.3
Pete
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 ★ 5.8
Adam
Diggers
Diggers
2007 ★ 6.0
Hunt
Reno 911!: Miami
Reno 911!: Miami
2007 ★ 5.8
Ethan the Drug Lord
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
2006 ★ 6.6
Don
The Ex
The Ex
2006 ★ 5.3
Leon
The Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide
2006 ★ 6.2
U.S. Consul Oscar Heizer (voice)
The Oh in Ohio
The Oh in Ohio
2006 ★ 5.2
Jack Chase
Tennis Anyone?
Tennis Anyone?
2006 ★ 4.0
Lance Rockwood
The Baxter
The Baxter
2005 ★ 6.1
Dan Abbott
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005 ★ 6.4
David
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004 ★ 6.0
Brian Fantana
P.S.
P.S.
2004 ★ 5.6
Sammy Silverstein
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 ★ 6.7
Brian Fantana
The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things
2003 ★ 6.1
Adam
House Hunting
House Hunting
2003 ★ 4.3
Daniel
Two Days
Two Days
2003 ★ 5.5
Paul Miller
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002 ★ 3.0
John
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
2001 ★ 4.0
Tim
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer
2001 ★ 6.2
Andy
On the Edge
On the Edge
2001 ★ 5.6
Kenneth (segment "Reaching Normal")
The Château
The Château
2001 ★ 4.7
Graham Granville
Gen-Y Cops
Gen-Y Cops
2000 ★ 4.4
Ian Curtis
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2000 ★ 5.4
Nick Carraway
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
1999 ★ 7.1
Lt. Wally Worthington
200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes
1999 ★ 5.8
Kevin
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1998 ★ 1.0
Orsino Duc d'Illyria
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection
1998 ★ 5.8
George Hanson
Overnight Delivery
Overnight Delivery
1998 ★ 5.5
Wyatt Trips
The Locusts
The Locusts
1997 ★ 5.7
Earl
The Size of Watermelons
The Size of Watermelons
1997 ★ 2.8
Alex
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
1996 ★ 6.8
Dave Paris
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 ★ 5.2
Tommy Doyle
Clueless
Clueless
1995 ★ 7.3
Josh
Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters
1994 ★ 5.4
Jimmy Rusoff
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back
1993 ★ 5.9
Scott
Jamie's Secret
Jamie's Secret
1992
Creature
Creature
Rain Reign
Rain Reign

TV Series

Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies
2025 ★ 7.3
Scott Lang (voice)
2 Episodes
Secrets of the Octopus
Secrets of the Octopus
2024 ★ 8.3
Narrator (voice)
3 Episodes
Chivalry
Chivalry
2022 ★ 7.7
Paul Rudd
1 Episode
Toast of Tinseltown
Toast of Tinseltown
2022 ★ 7.2
Paul Rudd
1 Episode
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
2021 ★ 5.6
(voice)
8 Episodes
The Shrink Next Door
The Shrink Next Door
2021 ★ 6.9
Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
8 Episodes
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
2021 ★ 8.5
Ben Glenroy
9 Episodes
What If...?
What If...?
2021 ★ 8.1
Scott Lang / Ant-Man (voice)
2 Episodes
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 ★ 7.2
Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage)
1 Episode
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 ★ 7.4
Scott Lang / Ant-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
6 Episodes
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 ★ 7.5
Westley
1 Episode
Living with Yourself
Living with Yourself
2019 ★ 6.7
Miles Elliot
8 Episodes
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017 ★ 6.4
Andy
8 Episodes
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015 ★ 6.4
Andy
8 Episodes
WHIH Newsfront
WHIH Newsfront
2015 ★ 6.0
Scott Lang
4 Episodes
The Greatest Event in Television History
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012 ★ 7.0
Director
1 Episode
Moone Boy
Moone Boy
2012 ★ 7.4
1 Episode
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers
2011 ★ 7.8
Jericho (voice)
1 Episode
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
2009 ★ 8.0
Bobby Newport
5 Episodes
Delocated
Delocated
2009 ★ 6.8
1 Episode
Little Britain USA
Little Britain USA
2008 ★ 6.8
1 Episode
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007 ★ 7.4
Paul Rudd
1 Episode
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
2007 ★ 5.3
1 Episode
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006 ★ 8.0
Narrator (voice)
2 Episodes
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
2004 ★ 7.8
Desmond Fellows
1 Episode
Cheap Seats
Cheap Seats
2004
Dave Penders
79 Episodes
Reno 911!
Reno 911!
2003 ★ 7.2
Guy Gerricault
5 Episodes
Deadline
Deadline
2000
1 Episode
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
1999 ★ 7.6
Brent Brooks
1 Episode
Friends
Friends
1994 ★ 8.4
Mike Hannigan
16 Episodes
Wild Oats
Wild Oats
1994
Brian Grant
6 Episodes
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway
1994 ★ 7.5
Jimmy Rusoff
10 Episodes
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
1993 ★ 5.9
David
2 Episodes
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989 ★ 8.0
Dr. Zander (voice)
1 Episode