Paul Rudd
Born 1969 · American actor
Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside nominations for two Actor Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Paul Rudd, in order
- 1994 Runaway Daughters (TV movie): acted · directed by Joe Dante
- 1994 Wild Oats (TV series): acted
- 1995 Clueless: acted · directed by Amy Heckerling · critics 82%, audiences 76% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers: acted · directed by Joe Chappelle
- 1996 Romeo + Juliet: acted · directed by Baz Luhrmann · critics 79%, audiences 77% · streaming on Hulu, HBO Max
- 1997 The Locusts: acted · directed by John Patrick Kelley
- 1998 Overnight Delivery: acted · directed by Jason Bloom
- 1998 The Object of My Affection: acted · directed by Nicholas Hytner
- 1999 200 Cigarettes: acted · directed by Risa Bramon Garcia
- 1999 The Cider House Rules: acted · directed by Lasse Hallström
- 2000 The Great Gatsby (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Markowitz
- 2001 Wet Hot American Summer: acted · directed by David Wain · critics 40%, audiences 75%
- 2002 Gen-Y Cops (TV movie): acted · directed by Benny Chan
- 2003 Friends (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2003 The Shape of Things: acted · directed by Neil LaBute
- 2003 Two Days: acted · directed by Sean McGinly
- 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: acted · directed by Adam McKay · critics 66%, audiences 86% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2004 P.S.: acted · directed by Dylan Kidd
- 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie: acted · directed by Adam McKay · audiences 56%
- 2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin: acted · directed by Judd Apatow · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on Philo, Starz
- 2005 The Baxter: acted · directed by Michael Showalter · critics 31%, audiences 75% · streaming on Philo, Tubi
- 2006 Diggers: acted · directed by Katherine Dieckmann
- 2006 Night at the Museum: acted · directed by Shawn Levy · critics 42%, audiences 67% · streaming on Hulu
- 2006 The Ex: acted · directed by Jesse Peretz
- 2006 The Oh in Ohio: acted · directed by Billy Kent
- 2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman: acted · directed by Amy Heckerling
- 2007 Knocked Up: acted · directed by Judd Apatow · critics 90%, audiences 83% · streaming on Netflix
- 2007 Reno 911!: Miami: acted · directed by Ben Garant
- 2007 The Ten: produced, acted · directed by David Wain
- 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: acted · directed by Jake Kasdan · critics 75%, audiences 57% · streaming on Tubi
- 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall: acted · directed by Nicholas Stoller · critics 84%, audiences 76%
- 2008 Over Her Dead Body: acted · directed by Jeff Lowell
- 2008 Role Models: wrote, acted · directed by David Wain · critics 77%, audiences 74%
- 2009 I Love You, Man: acted · directed by John Hamburg · critics 82%, audiences 74% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2009 Year One: acted · directed by Harold Ramis · critics 14%, audiences 24%
- 2010 Dinner for Schmucks: acted · directed by Jay Roach · critics 42%, audiences 42% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 2010 How Do You Know: acted · directed by James L. Brooks
- 2011 Our Idiot Brother: acted · directed by Jesse Peretz
- 2012 Casting By: acted · directed by Tom Donahue · critics 94%, audiences 80% · streaming on Kanopy
- 2012 Mansome: acted · directed by Morgan Spurlock · critics 24%, audiences 23%
- 2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower: acted · directed by Stephen Chbosky
- 2012 This Is 40: acted · directed by Judd Apatow · critics 51%, audiences 50%
- 2012 Wanderlust: produced, acted · directed by David Wain · critics 58%, audiences 39% · streaming on Philo, Starz
- 2013 Admission: acted · directed by Paul Weitz · critics 37%, audiences 32%
- 2013 All Is Bright: acted · directed by Phil Morrison
- 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: acted · directed by Adam McKay · critics 74%, audiences 52% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2013 Prince Avalanche: acted · directed by David Gordon Green
- 2013 This Is the End: acted · directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen · critics 82%, audiences 71%
- 2014 They Came Together: acted · directed by David Wain
- 2015 Ant-Man: wrote, acted · directed by Peyton Reed · critics 83%, audiences 85% · streaming on Disney+, Philo, Starz
- 2016 Captain America: Civil War: acted · directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo · critics 90%, audiences 89% · streaming on Disney+
- 2016 Ideal Home: acted · directed by Andrew Fleming
- 2016 Nerdland: acted · directed by Chris Prynoski
- 2016 The Fundamentals of Caring: acted · directed by Rob Burnett
- 2017 Fun Mom Dinner: acted · directed by Alethea Jones
- 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp: wrote, acted · directed by Peyton Reed · critics 87%, audiences 78% · streaming on Disney+
- 2018 Mute (TV movie): acted · directed by Duncan Jones · critics 20%, audiences 47% · streaming on Netflix
- 2018 The Catcher Was a Spy: acted · directed by Ben Lewin
- 2019 Avengers: Endgame: acted · directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo · critics 94%, audiences 96% · streaming on Disney+
- 2019 Living with Yourself (TV series): acted · directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
- 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife: acted · directed by Jason Reitman
- 2021 The Shrink Next Door (TV series): acted
- 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: acted · directed by Peyton Reed · critics 46%, audiences 81% · streaming on Disney+
- 2024 Friendship: acted · directed by Andrew Deyoung · critics 88%, audiences 73% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: acted · directed by Gil Kenan
- 2025 Anaconda: acted · directed by Tom Gormican
- 2025 Death of a Unicorn: acted · directed by Alex Scharfman · critics 52%, audiences 76% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2025 Saturday Night Live (TV series): acted · directed by A. D. Miles and Adam McKay · audiences 63% · streaming on Peacock, Prime Video, fuboTV
- 2026 Avengers: Doomsday: acted · directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
- 2026 Power Ballad: acted · directed by John Carney
- A Statement: acted · directed by Tom McCarthy
- Rain Reign: acted