Michael Stuhlbarg
Biography
Michael Stuhlbarg is an American actor born on July 5, 1968, in Long Beach, California. Known as a character actor, he has portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre, accumulating 56 known acting credits. He has received several awards and nominations, including two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Tony Award nominations, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He rose to prominence playing the troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Following this breakthrough, he appeared in numerous films and television series, portraying real-life figures such as George Yeaman in the 2012 film Lincoln and Lew Wasserman in the 2012 film Hitchcock.
Career overview
Michael Stuhlbarg is an American actor born on July 5, 1968, in Long Beach, California. Known as a character actor, he has portrayed a wide variety of roles across film, television, and theatre. Over the course of his career, he has received recognition including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. His known credits include fifty-six acting appearances.
He rose to prominence portraying the troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Following this breakthrough, Stuhlbarg established himself as a versatile character actor by appearing in numerous films and television series. Among his notable roles, he has portrayed several real-life figures, including George Yeaman in the 2012 film Lincoln and Lew Wasserman in the 2012 film Hitchcock, as well as Andy Hertzfeld.
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- Digger (2026) as Vice President
- After the Hunt (2025) as Frederik Mendelssohn
- The Amateur (2025) as Schiller
- The Instigators (2024) as Mr. Besegai
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) as Dr. Nic West
- Bones and All (2022) as Jake
- The Staircase (2022) as David Rudolf
- Dopesick (2021) as Richard Sackler
- Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (2021) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- American Oz (2021) as L. Frank Baum (voice)
- Your Honor (2020) as Jimmy Baxter
- Shirley (2020) as Stanley Hyman
- Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (2020) as Self
- Traitors (2019) as Rowe
- The Looming Tower (2018) as Richard Clarke
- Call Me by Your Name (2017) as Mr. Perlman
- The Shape of Water (2017) as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
- The Post (2017) as Abe Rosenthal
- Doctor Strange (2016) as Dr. Nicodemus West
- Arrival (2016) as Agent Halpern
- Miss Sloane (2016) as Pat Connors
- Miles Ahead (2016) as Harper Hamilton
- Pawn Sacrifice (2015) as Paul Marshall
- Steve Jobs (2015) as Andy Hertzfeld
- Trumbo (2015) as Edward G. Robinson
- Carvalho's Journey (2015) as Narrator
- Fargo (2014) as Sy Feltz
- Transparent (2014) as Chaim
- Cut Bank (2014) as Derby Milton
- The 50 Year Argument (2014) as Narration
- The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014) as Self
- Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2014) as Jerome Robbins (voice)
- Blue Jasmine (2013) as Dr. Flicker
- Lincoln (2012) as George Yeaman
- Men in Black 3 (2012) as Griffin
- Seven Psychopaths (2012) as Tommy
- Hitchcock (2012) as Lew Wasserman
- Hugo (2011) as René Tabard
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Arnold Rothstein
- Goldstar, Ohio (2010) as The Interviewer
- A Serious Man (2009) as Larry Gopnik
- Cold Souls (2009) as Hedge Fund Consultant
- Afterschool (2009) as Mr. Burke
- Body of Lies (2008) as Ferris' Attorney
- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008) as Edward Teller
- Damages (2007) as Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Heinrich
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) as Jerry
- Solidarity (2005) as Paweł
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Marcel Costas
- The Grey Zone (2001) as Cohen
- The Invention of Love (2001) as Alfred William Pollard
- The Hunley (1999) as Wicks
- A Price Above Rubies (1998) as Young Hassid
- Law & Order (1990) as Timothy Pace
- American Experience (1988) as Officer Stephen Colden