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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 9: Like Real Scientists
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Miles tells his mother about being the Spider, the true nature of the Nuform, and Phin being the Tinkerer. He tells that Phin plans to activate the reactor to blow up the Plaza, but with the alterations, it will destroy all of Harlem. Rio encourages Miles, and tells him to never give up, just like his father and the original Spider. Miles learns that the final piece of Phin's plan is the science project they created together. Rio and Ganke begin to evacuate Harlem, while Miles leaves for the Oscorp Science Center to find Phin and tell her about the reactor. On the way, Miles is kidnapped by Prowler. Aaron takes him to an abandoned subway, and tells Miles to let Krieger and Tinkerer kill each other. They argue and start fighting. Miles emerges victorious, and says he can't turn his back on the town when they need him most. Miles arrives at the Scientist Center, where he defeats henchmen and breaks into the premises. Miles remembers the time the project was exposed, with him and Phin exploring the museum. They are barred for not having tickets, but find a way up. They meet up with Rick and take a picture with the project. Spider finds the Nuform but is attacked by Tinkerer. She escapes with the Nuform, while henchmen delay Miles. Ganke calls and says that Undeground and Roxxon are battling it out in Harlem, and that the roads are closed. Miles defeats the henchmen and tries to call Ganke, who is unable to say much as the signal is bad. Miles races to save Harlem.
