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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.
Paul Giamatti
Otto Octavius | Doctor Octopus
for Otto Octavius | Doctor Octopus in Marvel's Spider-Man - Episode 14: Picking up the Trail
Suggested by johnmaximus
Even injured, Spider-Man rises to face his enemies. Yuri calls and asks for help, as Rhino and Electro are attacking two police stations. Peter manages to save the precinct, but Rhino escapes. May calls and says bandits are looting the Veteran's Center. Peter saves the precinct from Electro. MJ calls in a panic, saying that the prisoners have set the building on fire, and thatand that Miles and May are trapped in the building. Peter arrives, and manages to use his web to hold the ground steady. MJ appears and helps May to the window. Miles manages to jump just as Peter relents. The top floor collapses under Peter. He falls towards the flames, and only manages to shoot the web. Miles jumps in and grabs the web, saving Peter. MJ helps and together they save Spider. Outside, Spider tells MJ to look for the Devil's Breath antiserum and for Miles to be his eyes on the F.E.A.S.T. Peter goes to Times Square, and identifies the trail to Doctor Octopus' lair. Inside, he discovers the deep hatred Otto has for Norman. Peter discovers that Otto has promised to help each of the villains if they help him in return. He called the group the Sinister Six. Peter discovers that Scorpion went to poison the reservoir, while Li went after the antiserum. Investigating further, Peter discovers that Otto has set a trap, blowing up the place. Spider manages to escape, but is caught by Vulture. Vulture takes him to meet Electro. Spider-Man fights against both, and manages to defeat them.
