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