Paul Rudd filmography
Paul Rudd is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer whose career began in 1992 when he was cast in the role of Kirby Philby in the TV series Sisters until 1995. Also in 1995, he starred in his feature film debut as Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, as well as co-starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in the cult classic Clueless, one of his more notable early roles.[1] The following year he played Dave Paris in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet with Claire Danes. In the 2000s, he co-starred in Wet Hot American Summer with Janeane Garofalo (2001), P.S. with Laura Linney (2004), and starred in Role Models with Seann William Scott (2008) and I Love You, Man with Jason Segel (2009). Rudd has appeared in numerous films directed and produced by Judd Apatow whom he frequently collaborates with including 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).
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Since 2015, Rudd has played Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and will voice him again in the 2021 series What If...?.
In addition to his film career, Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows, including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan, along with guest roles on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Parks and Recreation (as businessman Bobby Newport) and hosting Saturday Night Live. He reprised the role of Andy in the follow up series to the film in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017). In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series Living with Yourself as Miles Elliot.
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1995 | Clueless | Josh | [2] | |
1995 | Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers | Tommy Doyle | Credited as Paul Stephen Rudd | [3] |
1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Dave Paris | [4] | |
1996 | The Size of Watermelons | Alex | [5] | |
1997 | The Locusts | Earl | [6] | |
1998 | Overnight Delivery | Wyatt Trips | Direct-to-video | [7] |
1998 | The Object of My Affection | George Hanson | [8] | |
1999 | 200 Cigarettes | Kevin | [9] | |
1999 | The Cider House Rules | Wally Worthington | [10] | |
2000 | Gen-Y Cops | Ian Curtis | [11] | |
2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Andy | [12] | |
2001 | On the Edge | Dr. Kenneth Grearly | Short film; Segment: "Reaching Normal" | [13] |
2001 | The Château | Graham Granville | [14] | |
2003 | The Shape of Things | Adam Sorenson | [15] | |
2003 | 2 Days | Paul Miller | [16] | |
2003 | House Hunting | Daniel | Short film | [17] |
2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Brian Fantana | [18] | |
2004 | P.S. | Sammy Silverstein | [19] | |
2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Brian Fantana | Straight-to-DVD | [20] |
2005 | The Baxter | Dan Abbott | [21] | |
2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | David | [22] | |
2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | Lance Rockwood | [23] | |
2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Jack Chase | [24] | |
2006 | Diggers | Hunt | [25] | |
2006 | Night at the Museum | Don | [26] | |
2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Ethan | [26] | |
2007 | I Could Never Be Your Woman | Adam | [26] | |
2007 | The Ex | Leon | [26] | |
2007 | Knocked Up | Pete | [27] | |
2007 | The Ten | Jeff Reigert | Also producer | [26] |
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | John Lennon | Uncredited cameo | [26] |
2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Henry | [28] | |
2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Chuck/Kunu | [26] | |
2008 | Role Models | Danny | Also writer | [29] |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Peter Klaven | [26] | |
2009 | Sesame Street: Being Green | Mr. Earth | [30] | |
2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Derek Dietl (voice) | [26] | |
2009 | Year One | Abel | Uncredited | [26] |
2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Tim | [26] | |
2010 | How Do You Know | George | [31] | |
2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Ned | [26] | |
2012 | Wanderlust | George Gergenblatt | Also producer | [32] |
2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Mr. Anderson | [26] | |
2012 | This Is 40 | Pete | [33] | |
2013 | Admission | John Pressman | [26] | |
2013 | Prince Avalanche | Alvin | [34] | |
2013 | This Is the End | Himself | Cameo | [26] |
2013 | All Is Bright | Rene | [26] | |
2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Brian Fantana | [26] | |
2014 | They Came Together | Joel | [35] | |
2015 | The Little Prince | Mr. Prince (voice) | [26] | |
2015 | Ant-Man | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Also writer | [36] |
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | [36] | |
2016 | The Fundamentals of Caring | Ben Benjamin | [37] | |
2016 | Sausage Party | Darren (voice) | [26] | |
2016 | Nerdland | John (voice) | [26] | |
2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Brady | Cameo; also executive producer | [38][39] |
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Moe Berg | [26] | |
2018 | Ideal Home | Paul | [26] | |
2018 | Mute | Cactus Bill | [26] | |
2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Also writer | [36] |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | [36] | |
2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Paul Rudd | [40] | |
2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Mr. Grooberson | Post-production | [41] |
Television
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1992 – 1995 | Sisters | Kirby Philby | 20 episodes; credited as Paul Stephen Rudd | [42] |
1993 | Moment of Truth: Stalking Back | Scott | Television film | [43] |
1993 | The Fire Next Time | David | 1 episode; credited as Paul Stephen Rudd | [44] |
1994 | Runaway Daughters | Jimmy | Television film | |
1994 | Wild Oats | Brian Grant | 6 episodes | |
1996 | Clueless | Sonny | Episode: "I Got You Babe" | |
2000 | Deadline | Zander Price | Episode: "Lovers and Madmen" | |
2000 | Strangers with Candy | Brent Brooks | Episode: "The Last Temptation of Blank" | |
2000 | The Great Gatsby | Nick Carraway | Television film | |
2002 – 2004 | Friends | Mike Hannigan | 18 episodes | |
2005 | Stella | Greg | Episode: "Office Party" | |
2006 | Cheap Seats | Dave Penders | Episode: "1996 Spelling Bee: Part 2" | |
2006 | Robot Chicken | Various roles | Voices; Episode: "Book of Corrine" | |
2006 – 2007 | Reno 911! | Guy Gerricault | 5 episodes | |
2007 | The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Antagonistic Passenger | Episode: "Gold Watch" | |
2007 | Veronica Mars | Desmond Fellows | Episode: "Debasement Tapes" | |
2007 | Hard Knocks: | Narrator / Himself | Episode: "Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs" | |
2008 | Little Britain USA | French president | Episode: "1.3" | |
2008 | Wainy Days | Alias | Episode: "The Pickup" | |
2008 – 2019 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 4 episodes (guest, 1 episode) | |
2009 | Delocated | Himself | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2009 – 2010 | Party Down | — | Co-creator, writer and executive producer | |
2012 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Himself / Various roles | Episode: "Man Milk" | |
2011, 2014 | The Simpsons | Dr. Zander / Himself | Voices; 2 episodes | |
2012, 2015, 2020 | Parks and Recreation | Bobby Newport | 6 episodes | |
2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Paul Rudd Wears A Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt" | |
2012 | Louie | Himself | Episode: "Late Show: Part 3" | |
2013 | Burning Love | Nate | 3 episodes | |
2014 | Celery Man | Various roles | Produced with Adult Swim | |
2015 | The Jack and Triumph Show | Himself | Episode: "Coffee" | |
2015 | Moone Boy | George Gershwin | Episode: "Gershwin's Bucket List" | |
2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Andy | 8 episodes | [45] |
2015 | Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter | Himself | Episode: "Made Ya Look" | [46] |
2016 | Bob's Burgers | Jericho (voice) | Episode: "The Horse Rider-er" | [47] |
2016 | Travel Man | Himself | Episode: "48 Hours in Helsinki" | [48] |
2017 | Nightcap | Himself | Episode: "Go-Fund Yourself" | [49] |
2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Andy | 6 episodes | [50] |
2018 | iZombie | Himself (voice cameo) | Episode: "And He Shall Be A Good Man"; uncredited | [51] |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Miles Elliot | Also executive producer | [52] |
2020 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | Guest role; Cousin Mandy Sketch; Episode: "Brad Pitt" | |
2021 | What If...? | Scott Lang/Ant-Man | Voice; Guest role; In voice recording process | [53] |
See also
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