Michael Stuhlbarg
Age: 56
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, U.S.
Michael Stuhlbarg (born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for playing organized crime boss Arnold Rothstein in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire (2010-2013), troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, Griffin in Men in Black 3 (2012), Dr. Flicker in Blue Jasmine (2013), and computer scientist and inventor Andy Hertzfeld in the biopic Steve Jobs (2015).
Personal life
Stuhlbarg was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Susan and Mort Stuhlbarg. He was raised in Reform Judaism. Stuhlbarg trained at The Juilliard School in New York City, where he was a member of the Drama Division's Group 21 (1988-1992). He graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1992.
Stuhlbarg studied acting at the University of California at Los Angeles, the Vilnius Conservatory in Lithuania, the British American Drama Academy at Oxford, and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the University of London. He also studied mime with Marcel Marceau. Stuhlbarg is married to Mai-Linh Lofgren.
Career
Stuhlbarg appeared in several stage productions, including award-winning performances in Old Wicked Songs in 1996, Long Day's Journey into Night in 1997, and The Pillowman in 2005 (for which he won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and received his first Tony Award nomination). He has appeared in a number of television shows, including Law & Order, Ugly Betty, and The American Experience.
Starting in 2010, Stuhlbarg portrayed organized crime boss Arnold Rothstein in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. His film credits had been limited to a handful of minor roles, including playing a lawyer in Body of Lies and a hedge fund consultant in Cold Souls, until the Coen brothers' 2009 dark comedy A Serious Man, in which he starred as troubled 1960s university professor Larry Gopnik. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Stuhlbarg will star in an adaptation of André Aciman‘s novel Call Me By Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Filming began in May 2016 and the film is expected to be released in 2017.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1998 | Price Above Rubies, AA Price Above Rubies | Young Hassid | Boaz Yakin | |
2001 | Grey Zone, TheThe Grey Zone | Cohen | Tim Blake Nelson | |
2007 | The Key to Reserva | Louis Bernard | Martin Scorsese | Short film |
2008 | Afterschool | Mr. Burke | Antonio Campos | |
Body of Lies | Ferris' Attorney | Ridley Scott | ||
2009 | Cold Souls | Hedge Fund Consultant | Sophie Barthes | |
Serious Man, AA Serious Man | Larry Gopnik | Joel & Ethan Coen | Independent Spirit Awards - Robert Altman Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtuoso Award Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble |
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2011 | Hugo | René Tabard | Martin Scorsese | |
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Griffin | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
Seven Psychopaths | Tommy | Martin McDonagh | ||
Lincoln | George Yeaman | Steven Spielberg | ||
Hitchcock | Lew Wasserman | Sacha Gervasi | ||
2013 | Blue Jasmine | Dr. Flicker | Woody Allen | |
2014 | Cut Bank | Derby Milton | Matt Shakman | |
Pawn Sacrifice | Paul Marshall | Edward Zwick | ||
2015 | Steve Jobs | Andy Hertzfeld | Danny Boyle | |
Trumbo | Edward G. Robinson | Jay Roach | ||
Miles Ahead | Harper Hamilton | Don Cheadle | ||
2016 | Story of Your Life | Agent Halpern | Denis Villeneuve | Post-production |
Doctor Strange | Nicodemus West | Scott Derrickson | Post-production | |
2017 | Miss Sloane | Pat Connors | John Madden | Post-production |
Call Me By Your Name | Luca Guadagnino | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Marcel Costas | Episode: "Slither" |
2006-2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Jerry | 2 episodes |
2006-2010 | American Experience, TheThe American Experience | Various Characters | 4 episodes |
2008 | Law & Order | Timothy Pace | Episode: "Bogeyman" |
2009 | Ugly Betty | Heinrich | 1 episode |
2010-2013 | Boardwalk Empire | Arnold Rothstein | 32 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2010, 2011) |
2015 | Transparent | Haim | Episode: "Grey Green Brown & Copper" |