
Age: 59
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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

Mr. Adams
for Mr. Adams in Transformers: Journeys (The Race Of Autobots & Decepticons)
Suggested by bumbleprime
At The Car Dealership, Ben Was Working Until He Saw A Poster Of The Miami 600 Raceway. Ben Gets Excited For The Race And He Wishes To Be A Great Racer. Meanwhile At The Autobot Headquarters, Ben Shows Up From Work And Tells The Autobots That There’s Gotta Be A Race At Miami 600 Raceway. Bulkhead Gets Curious, He Doesn’t Know What A Raceway Is. Ben Explains That A Raceway Is A Track For Trotting, Pacing, Or Harness Racing. Bumblebee & Cliffjumper Gets Interested And Wants To Join The Race. But Ratchet Says We’re Supposed To Be Robots In Disguise. Bumblebee Says We’ll Be In Disguise As Race Cars And Ben & Sally With Be With Us. Meanwhile With The Decepticons, Dr. Maverick Tells The Decepticons That There’s A Race At Miami 600 Raceway. Megatron Gets Interested. He Decided To Destroy The Race. Dr Maverick Says That He’ll Join The Race To Win