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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.
It’s Been 5 years since Bruce became Batman and became a terrifying legend throughout Gotham City. Criminals whisper about him, the GCPD struggles to understand him, and Gotham's powerful families consider him a threat to their control. Bruce has spent years attacking street crime, but he has never been able to break the city's organized criminal system. That changes when members of the Falcone and Maroni crime families begin turning up dead on major holidays. The killer leaves behind carefully chosen clues, leading the press to name the mysterious murderer Holiday. Batman begins investigating the murders alongside Lieutenant Jim Gordon and Gotham's newly elected district attorney, Harvey Dent. Gordon believes Batman can be useful despite operating outside the law, while Dent believes the three of them can finally destroy Gotham's criminal empire through the legal system. Bruce becomes increasingly convinced that Holiday's murders are part of something much larger, especially when both Falcone and Maroni begin blaming each other and their organizations descend into a violent war.As the investigation continues, Bruce's personal life begins falling apart. His obsession with Batman causes him to become distant from Alfred and neglect his responsibilities as Bruce Wayne. He also encounters Selina Kyle, a skilled thief who has connections to Gotham's criminal underworld and seems to know more about the Falcone family than she admits. Batman eventually discovers that the Holiday killings have helped destabilize Gotham's old criminal order, creating a vacuum that more dangerous criminals are beginning to fill. Harvey Dent becomes increasingly consumed by the case after Falcone targets him and his family, and his determination to destroy Gotham's corruption begins turning into obsession. During a confrontation with the criminal families, Harvey suffers a devastating injury that permanently changes his life. He emerges as Two-Face
