Michael Stuhlbarg
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-07-05 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Michael Stuhlbarg
Biography
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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Known For
Acting
(2026)
(2025)
The Amateur
as Schiller
(2025)
After the Hunt
as Frederik Olsson
(2024)
The Instigators
as Mr. Besegai
(2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Dr. Nic West
(2022)
Bones and All
as Jake
(2021)
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2021)
American Oz
as L. Frank Baum (voice)
(2020)
Shirley
as Stanley Hyman
(2020)
(2017)
Call Me by Your Name
as Mr. Perlman
(2017)
The Post
as Abe Rosenthal
(2017)
The Shape of Water
as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
(2016)
Arrival
as Agent Halpern
(2016)
Doctor Strange
as Dr. Nicodemus West
(2016)
Miss Sloane
as Pat Connors
(2016)
Miles Ahead
as Harper Hamilton
(2015)
Steve Jobs
as Andy Hertzfeld
(2015)
Trumbo
as Edward G. Robinson
(2015)
Pawn Sacrifice
as Paul Marshall
(2015)
Carvalho's Journey
as Narrator
(2014)
Cut Bank
as Derby Milton
(2014)
The 50 Year Argument
as Narration
(2014)
(2014)
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
as Jerome Robbins (voice)
(2013)
Blue Jasmine
as Dr. Flicker
(2012)
Men in Black 3
as Griffin
(2012)
Lincoln
as George Yeaman
(2012)
Seven Psychopaths
as Tommy
(2012)
Hitchcock
as Lew Wasserman
(2011)
Hugo
as René Tabard
(2010)
Goldstar, Ohio
as The Interviewer
(2009)
A Serious Man
as Larry Gopnik
(2009)
Cold Souls
as Hedge Fund Consultant
(2009)
Afterschool
as Mr. Burke
(2008)
Body of Lies
as Ferris' Attorney
(2008)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Edward Teller
(2007)
The Key to Reserva
as Louis Bernard
(2005)
Solidarity
as Paweł
(2001)
The Grey Zone
as Cohen
(2001)
The Invention of Love
as Alfred William Pollard
(1999)
The Hunley
as Wicks
(1998)
A Price Above Rubies
as Young Hassid