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Michael Stuhlbarg

ActorBorn July 5, 1968 (56 years)
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 Golden 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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Grey Zone
  • Cold Souls
  • Prey

Known For

  • A Serious Man
  • Arrival
  • Doctor Strange
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • The Shape of Water
  • Men in Black³
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Hugo
  • Steve Jobs
  • Seven Psychopaths
  • Dopesick
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Your Honor
  • Miss Sloane
  • Hitchcock
  • Pawn Sacrifice
  • Trumbo
  • The Staircase (2022)
  • The Instigators
  • Shirley
  • The Grey Zone

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2026
    2025
    After the Hunt · as Frederik Olsson
    2025
    2024
    The Instigators · as Mr. Besegai
    2022
    Bones and All · as Jake
    2022
    The Staircase (2022) (TV Series) · as David Rudolf
    2022
    2021
    Dopesick (TV Series) · as Richard Sackler
    2021
    Beckett · as April's Father
    2021
    American Oz · as L. Frank Baum (voice)
    2020
    Your Honor (TV Series) · as Jimmy Baxter
    2020
    Shirley · as Stanley Hyman
    2019
    Traitors (TV Series) · as Rowe
    2018
    The Looming Tower (TV Series) · as Richard Clarke
    2017
    The Post · as Abe Rosenthal
    2017
    The Shape of Water · as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
    2017
    Call Me by Your Name · as Mr. Perlman
    2016
    Miss Sloane · as Pat Connors
    2016
    Arrival · as Agent Halpern
    2016
    Doctor Strange · as Dr. Nicodemus West
    2015
    Trumbo · as Edward G. Robinson
    2015
    Steve Jobs · as Andy Hertzfeld
    2015
    Miles Ahead · as Harper Hamilton
    2014
    Pawn Sacrifice · as Paul Marshall
    2014
    Cut Bank · as Derby Milton
    2014
    The 50 Year Argument · as Narration
    2014
    Fargo (TV Series) · as Sy Feltz
    2014
    Transparent (TV Series) · as Chaim
    2013
    Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq · as Jerome Robbins (voice)
    2013
    Blue Jasmine · as Dr. Flicker
    2012
    Hitchcock · as Lew Wasserman
    2012
    Lincoln · as George Yeaman
    2012
    Seven Psychopaths · as Tommy
    2012
    Men in Black³ · as Griffin
    2011
    Hugo · as René Tabard
    2010
    God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America (TV Series) · as Isaac Mayer Wise
    2010
    Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · as Arnold Rothstein
    2009
    Cold Souls · as Hedge Fund Consultant
    2009
    A Serious Man · as Larry Gopnik
    2009
    2008
    Body of Lies · as Ferris' Attorney
    2008
    Afterschool · as Mr. Burke
    2007
    The Key to Reserva · as Louis Bernard
    2007
    Damages (TV Series) · as Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld
    2006
    Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Heinrich
    2006
    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Jerry
    2001
    2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Marcel Costas
    1999
    1999
    The Hunley · as Wicks
    1998
    A Price Above Rubies · as Young Hassid
    1998
    Prey (TV Series) · as Dr. Ed Tate
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Timothy Pace
    1988
    American Experience (TV Series) · as Officer Stephen Colden

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