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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 4: A Shocking Comeback
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Yuri informs him that Shocker has violated his parole, and asks Spider-Man to stop him. Spider-Man confronts Shocker, who flees across the city. Peter chases after him, and captures him. Spider asks what he needs the money for, as he knows the police are watching him. Shocker doesn't respond, showing fear. After capturing Shocker, Peter receives a call from MJ, who asks for his help to find out something about the mask used by the bandits. Peter goes to F.E.A.S.T, ask Martin Li, who has a degree in Art History. Peter shows the mask to Li, who seems uncomfortable, and says that the symbol on the inside of the mask means "Demon". He says the mask could be linked with dangerous people, and tells MJ not to continue investigating. Peter calls MJ, explaining what Li said and says that the mask must have reminded him of some childhood trauma. Peter goes to the lab, where he sees Otto working on the prosthetics on a man who has lost his arm. Mayor Norman Osborn appears and says the place will be closed for dangerous conditions. Otto says he is abusing power. Norman tries to convince Otto to return to Oscorp, and Peter to create a business with Harry, once he returns from Europe. Peter receives a call from Yuri, saying that Shocker has escaped custody, only to be released by a guard who has acted strangely. He makes his way to the bank, where he confronts Shocker. Spider discovers that he is working for the Demons. After defeating him, Yuri informs him that he was sent to the Raft.
