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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RevenueActing
Primarily2026 Judy
2025 After the Hunt as Frederik Olsson
2025 The Amateur as Schiller
2024 The Instigators as Mr. Besegai
2022 Bones and All as Jake
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Dr. Nic West
2021 Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 American Oz as L. Frank Baum (voice)
2020 Your Honor as Jimmy Baxter
2020 Shirley as Stanley Hyman
2020 Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy as Self
2017 The Post as Abe Rosenthal
2017 The Shape of Water as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
2017 Call Me by Your Name as Mr. Perlman
2016 Miss Sloane as Pat Connors
2016 Arrival as Agent Halpern
2016 Doctor Strange as Dr. Nicodemus West
2016 Miles Ahead as Harper Hamilton
2015 Trumbo as Edward G. Robinson
2015 Steve Jobs as Andy Hertzfeld
2015 Pawn Sacrifice as Paul Marshall
2015 Carvalho's Journey as Narrator
2014 The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire as Self
2014 Cut Bank as Derby Milton
2014 The 50 Year Argument as Narration
2014 Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq as Jerome Robbins (voice)
2013 Blue Jasmine as Dr. Flicker
2012 Hitchcock as Lew Wasserman
2012 Lincoln as George Yeaman
2012 Seven Psychopaths as Tommy
2012 Men in Black 3 as Griffin
2011 Hugo as René Tabard
2010 Goldstar, Ohio as The Interviewer
2009 Afterschool as Mr. Burke
2009 A Serious Man as Larry Gopnik
2009 Cold Souls as Hedge Fund Consultant
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