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Michael Stuhlbarg (/ˈstuːlˌbɑːrɡ/ STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor, having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre. He has received several awards, including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has since become known as a character actor and has appeared in numerous films and television series portraying real-life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln (2012), Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock (2012), Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo (2015), Abe Rosenthal in The Post (2017), and Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley (2020). His other supporting roles include Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Arrival (2016), Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water (both 2017), and Bones and All (2022). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). On television, he portrayed Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), Richard A. Clarke in The Looming Tower (2018), and Richard Sackler in Dopesick (2021), receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominations for the latter two. He also acted in FX's Fargo (2017), Showtime's Your Honour (2020–2023), and HBO's The Staircase (2022). On stage, Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions, including the 2005 debut of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman on Broadway, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots (2024) and received a second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Stuhlbarg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Michael Stuhlbarg
Nicodemus West (Earth-616)
for Nicodemus West (Earth-616) in My Version of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Suggested by akiwithak
Changes: The movie starts with a different opening scene in which Wanda is attacked by Karl Mordo (616) and then kills him. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" & "WandVision" is mentioned in more detail, we see more of the multiverse and more cameos from familiar characters (including Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man, Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider and Michael Fassbender as Magneto), more horror elements, Wanda survives, more screen time for the Illuminati. Tom Cruise as Superior Iron-Man appears as part of the Illuminati. H.E.R.B.I.E from Earth 838 makes an appearance in the Baxter Building. A mention of the X-Men from Earth 838. Peter Maximoff from the X-Men universe, who is brought to Earth 616 in WandaVision, makes an appearance. More variants of Doctor Strange (including Doctor Strange from the Spider-Man Raimiverse). The movie is 40 minutes longer. Bruce Campbell end-credit scene is replaced with another: Deadpool announces his third movie and says Hugh Jackman will return as Wolverine
