Digger
2026 · Movie
as Vice President
Michael Stuhlbarg
1968-07-05
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Long Beach, California, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Stuhlbarg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
After the Hunt
2025 · Movie
as Frederik Mendelssohn
The Amateur
2025 · Movie
as Schiller
The Instigators
2024 · Movie
as Mr. Besegai
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Movie
as Dr. Nic West
Bones and All
2022 · Movie
as Jake
The Staircase
2022 · TV Show
as David Rudolf
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
2021 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Oz
2021 · Movie
as L. Frank Baum (voice)
Dopesick
2021 · TV Show
as Richard Sackler
Shirley
2020 · Movie
as Stanley Hyman
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
2020 · Movie
as Self
Your Honor
2020 · TV Show
as Jimmy Baxter
Traitors
2019 · TV Show
as Rowe
The Looming Tower
2018 · TV Show
as Richard Clarke
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Movie
as Mr. Perlman
The Shape of Water
2017 · Movie
as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
The Post
2017 · Movie
as Abe Rosenthal
Miles Ahead
2016 · Movie
as Harper Hamilton
Miss Sloane
2016 · Movie
as Pat Connors
Arrival
2016 · Movie
as Agent Halpern
Doctor Strange
2016 · Movie
as Dr. Nicodemus West
Pawn Sacrifice
2015 · Movie
as Paul Marshall
Trumbo
2015 · Movie
as Edward G. Robinson
Steve Jobs
2015 · Movie
as Andy Hertzfeld
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Carvalho's Journey
2015 · Movie
as Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014 · Movie
as Self
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
2014 · Movie
as Jerome Robbins (voice)
Cut Bank
2014 · Movie
as Derby Milton
The 50 Year Argument
2014 · Movie
as Narration
Fargo
2014 · TV Show
as Sy Feltz
Transparent
2014 · TV Show
as Chaim
Blue Jasmine
2013 · Movie
as Dr. Flicker
Men in Black 3
2012 · Movie
as Griffin
Lincoln
2012 · Movie
as George Yeaman
Seven Psychopaths
2012 · Movie
as Tommy
Hitchcock
2012 · Movie
as Lew Wasserman
Hugo
2011 · Movie
as René Tabard
Goldstar, Ohio
2010 · Movie
as The Interviewer
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · TV Show
as Arnold Rothstein
A Serious Man
2009 · Movie
as Larry Gopnik
Cold Souls
2009 · Movie
as Hedge Fund Consultant
Afterschool
2009 · Movie
as Mr. Burke
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008 · Movie
as Edward Teller
Body of Lies
2008 · Movie
as Ferris' Attorney
Damages
2007 · TV Show
as Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006 · TV Show
as Jerry
Ugly Betty
2006 · TV Show
as Heinrich
Solidarity
2005 · Movie
as Paweł
The Grey Zone
2001 · Movie
as Cohen
The Invention of Love
2001 · Movie
as Alfred William Pollard
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Marcel Costas
The Hunley
1999 · Movie
as Wicks
A Price Above Rubies
1998 · Movie
as Young Hassid
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Timothy Pace
American Experience
1988 · TV Show
as Officer Stephen Colden
