Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
Birthdayjuil. 5, 1968
BiographyMichael Stuhlbarg ( STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. Known for his character roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

He rose to prominence playing a troubled university professor in Joel and Ethan Coen's dark comedy film A Serious Man (2009). Stuhlbarg has portrayed 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). He has also acted in Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), 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 playing Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and its 2022 sequel.

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 Honor (2020–2023), and HBO's The Staircase (2022).

On stage, Stuhlbarg made his Broadway debut in the revival of the George Bernard Shaw play Saint Joan (1993). He earned Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role a traumatized man in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman (2005) and Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots (2024).

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