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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 17: Pax in Bello (Finale)
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Sable and Michaels take Spider to the shelter. Michaels tries to save him. Later, Michaels tells MJ that Spider will survive. Peter insists on looking for the antiserum. MJ tells that May is very sick. MJ says Spider needs Peter's help. Peter thanks her and goes to the lab. The spider that was on MJ's clothes ends up biting Miles. Sable says she's leaving town, and MJ says that May has taken a turn for the worse, and that Yuri is also infected. In the lab, Peter creates a suit especially to face Doc Ock. Doctor Octopus climbs Oscorp's Tower, and tries to force Norman to admit his faults from him. Norman refuses and Otto dumps him. Peter saves Norman. Spider faces Ock. Peter tries to rip out the neural interface, but Ock breaks his web-shooters. Otto reveals that he knew Peter was the Spider. Peter takes down Ock but is pierced. Using his last strength of his, Peter rips off the interface, making Ock fall into a room, where he can no longer move. Otto tries to convince Peter to help him, saying that the interface messed with him. Peter takes the antiserum and leaves. Michaels says they can replicate the cure, but they need the entire sample. Peter is torn between saving May and saving the city. He opts for the city, and May ends up passing away. The city is saved. Peter and MJ get back together. Miles reveals his spider powers to Peter, who tells him the truth about being Spider-Man. Norman says he will find a cure, and looks at Harry in a vat with black substance.