
Age: 57
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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.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Sam Jenkins
for Sam Jenkins in Caillou: The Unseen Friend
Suggested by framefreak

In a quiet, snow-blanketed Canadian town, four-year-old Caillou lives a seemingly idyllic life with his loving parents and baby sister Rosie. But Caillou is different—withdrawn, distant, and increasingly isolated. His only companion is Gilbert—once a friendly family cat, now a sinister imaginary friend that speaks only to him. When children begin to disappear and unsettling drawings appear in Caillou's room, whispers of something darker take root. As the line between reality and imagination dissolves, psychologist Dr. Elaine Harwood and haunted detective Lucas Brent uncover the truth: Caillou’s "friend" may not be imaginary at all. With each day leading to his fifth birthday, the sinister entity feeding on Caillou's innocence grows stronger. When his sister vanishes and blood stains the snow, Caillou’s family must confront a horrifying legacy tied to an ancient cursed book—one that transforms make-believe into a deadly force.