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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
for Otto Octavius in Marvel's Spider-Man - Episode 2: Something Old, Something New
Suggested by johnmaximus
On patrol, Peter saves Gloria from bandits, and recommends that she go to the F.E.A.S.T. Peter calls Dr. Octavius, who says that the committee will calm down, and that Peter doesn't need to go back to the lab, as Otto is going out to dinner. Peter returns to the lab to fix his suit, which was damaged in the fight against Kingpin. However, Octavius returns and finds Peter. Octavius assumes that Peter is the one who makes Spider-Man's equipment and promises to keep it a secret, much to his relief. Peter falls asleep, and when he wakes up, he finds a note from Otto, praising his selflessness, and giving ideas for improving the costume. With these notes, Peter builds the Advance Suit. Peter gets a call from Martin Li, heading to F.E.A.S.T, a homeless shelter, which May helps. Peter receives notification that his rent is overdue, and the eviction will begin. In the F.E.A.S.T. Martin asks Peter to distract May. Making up conversations, Peter worries May, who says he should get back together with MJ. Martin and the rest of the team surprise May with a birthday cake. Martin thanks May, and says that she is now the inspiration to help others. Peter gets a call from Yuri, and leaves. Yuri asks Spider-Man to investigate a silent alarm that went off on Fisk's property. May calls and thanks Peter. Spider-Man sees masked thugs with hostages, and defeats them silently. He finds a camera, and is surprised by one of the bandits. Mary Jane appears and takes down the masked man.
