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Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 05, 1968 (57)
Birthplace Long Beach, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Michael Stuhlbarg (/ˈstuːlˌbɑːrɡ/ STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor, having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre. He has received several awards, including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a G ... olden Globe Award. He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has since become known as a character actor and has appeared in numerous films and television series portraying real-life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln (2012), Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock (2012), Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo (2015), Abe Rosenthal in The Post (2017), and Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley (2020). His other supporting roles include Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Arrival (2016), Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water (both 2017), and Bones and All (2022). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). On television, he portrayed Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), Richard A. Clarke in The Looming Tower (2018), and Richard Sackler in Dopesick (2021), receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominations for the latter two. He also acted in FX's Fargo (2017), Showtime's Your Honour (2020–2023), and HBO's The Staircase (2022). On stage, Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions, including the 2005 debut of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman on Broadway, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots (2024) and received a second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Stuhlbarg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Amateur

The Amateur

2025

as Schiller

The Instigators

The Instigators

2024

as Mr. Besegai

Bones and All

Bones and All

2022

as Jake

American Oz

American Oz

2021

as L. Frank Baum (voice)

Shirley

Shirley

2020

as Stanley Hyman

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

2017

as Mr. Perlman

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

2017

as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler

The Post

The Post

2017

as Abe Rosenthal

Arrival

Arrival

2016

as Agent Halpern

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead

2016

as Harper Hamilton

Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

2016

as Pat Connors

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

2016

as Dr. Nicodemus West

Carvalho's Journey

Carvalho's Journey

2015

as Narrator

Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice

2015

as Paul Marshall

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

2015

as Andy Hertzfeld

Trumbo

Trumbo

2015

as Edward G. Robinson

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

2014

as Jerome Robbins (voice)

Cut Bank

Cut Bank

2014

as Derby Milton

The 50 Year Argument

The 50 Year Argument

2014

as Narration

Blue Jasmine

Blue Jasmine

2013

as Dr. Flicker

Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012

as Griffin

Hitchcock

Hitchcock

2012

as Lew Wasserman

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012

as Tommy

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

as George Yeaman

Hugo

Hugo

2011

as René Tabard

Goldstar, Ohio

Goldstar, Ohio

2010

as The Interviewer

A Serious Man

A Serious Man

2009

as Larry Gopnik

Afterschool

Afterschool

2009

as Mr. Burke

Cold Souls

Cold Souls

2009

as Hedge Fund Consultant

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

as Edward Teller

Body of Lies

Body of Lies

2008

as Ferris' Attorney

The Key to Reserva

The Key to Reserva

2007

as Louis Bernard

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

2001

as Cohen

The Hunley

The Hunley

1999

as Wicks

A Price Above Rubies

A Price Above Rubies

1998

as Young Hassid

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BAFTA Awards Best Actor A Serious Man Nominated
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Boardwalk Empire

as Arnold Rothstein

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Sep 19, 2010

Your Honor

as Jimmy Baxter

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Dec 06, 2020

Fargo

as Sy Feltz

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 15, 2014

The Looming Tower

as Richard Clarke

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 28, 2018

Dopesick

as Richard Sackler

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 13, 2021

The Staircase

as David Rudolf

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 05, 2022

Traitors

as Rowe

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 17, 2019

Damages

as Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 24, 2007

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Jerry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Marcel Costas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Law & Order

as Timothy Pace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

American Experience

as Officer Stephen Colden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

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