Age: 59
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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti/JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. After studying acting at the Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia (1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the David Hare play Racing Demon (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1999). Giamatti's breakout film role was in Private Parts (1997), followed by roles in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Man on the Moon (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), Win Win (2011), and Private Life (2018). He has also acted in Planet of the Apes (2001), The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Love & Mercy (2014), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He has earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005) and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in The Holdovers (2023). On television, Giamatti played the role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), earning him acclaim and several awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the Showtime television series Billions (2016–2023). He earned Emmy nominations for his roles as Ben Bernanke in the HBO film Too Big to Fail (2011) and Harold Levinson in the ITV series Downton Abbey (2013). In the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror episode Eulogy (2025), he played a grieving lover. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Giamatti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
A naive young man named Chester taking a long distance Amtrak from NYC to his home in rural New Mexico. He carries with him his life savings of $250k. The naive yet good natured young Chester loudly tells his friend how much money he has on him and talks about how people are good and refuses to believe in a world of thieves. As such, he attracts the attention of Mitch and Paula, lovers who are also 2 expert thieves. Paula, newly pregnant, wants to leave the criminal world behind, but Mitch convinces her that they should take this last score off an easy mark before retiring. The pair sit with Chester and make small talk, but Chester foolishly takes his cash out & shows them. Something changes in Paula as she listens & changes her mind, convincing Mitch that he is too good hearted & they instead vow to protect him from becoming disillusioned in the world. Complications arise as Warren “Smiley” Johnson, and his band of pro thieves board the train. Smiley’s crew steals the money, only to have their pockets picked by Mitch & the money returned. This exposes Mitch as a master thief to Smiley, who tries to recruit him. When Mitch declines, the contest between the couple and Smiley’s gang quickly escalates, with Chester still completely unaware of the danger surrounding him.
