Michael Stuhlbarg

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Michael Stuhlbarg
Stuhlbarg in 2018
Born (1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 55)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Juilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Mai-Linh Lofgren
​
(m. 2013)​

Michael Stuhlbarg (

Golden Globe Award
.

He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009

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). 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

Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots
(2024).

Early life and education

Stuhlbarg was born in

The Juilliard School in New York City,[9] where he was a member of the Drama Division's Group 21 (1988–1992).[10] He graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in 1992.

Stuhlbarg also studied acting at the

National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the University of London. He also studied mime with Marcel Marceau.[12] Stuhlbarg is married to Mai-Linh Lofgren.[13]

Career

1993–2005

Stuhlbarg began his career appearing in stage productions. In a 1993 production of

Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actor in a large company production.[17][18] In a 1997 production of Henry VIII, Stuhlbarg played multiple roles, including Thomas Cranmer.[19]

Stuhlbarg made his film debut in the 1998 drama

Tony Award nomination for his performance.[31][32]

2006–2013

In 2006, Stuhlbarg appeared in the plays Measure for Pleasure and The Voysey Inheritance.[33][34] He played a recurring role on Aaron Sorkin's television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip from 2006 to 2007, which aired for one season.[35] His first film appearance of 2008 was the independent drama Afterschool, in which he played a "sanctimonious" high school principal and he had a one-line scene in Ridley Scott's Body of Lies as a lawyer.[36][37] Also in 2008, Stuhlbarg portrayed Prince Hamlet in Oskar Eustis' production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Delacorte Theater.[38] In August of that year, Stuhlbarg was cast as the lead character in the Coen brothers film A Serious Man.[35] The dark comedy, in which he portrayed troubled Jewish university professor Larry Gopnik, was released in October 2009.[9] In his review of the film, Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert felt that "Much of the success of A Serious Man comes from the way Michael Stuhlbarg plays the role. He doesn't play Gopnik as a sad-sack or a loser, a whiner or a depressive, but as a hopeful man who can't believe what's happening to him.[39] He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in the film.[40] Cold Souls, his other release of 2009, featured Stuhlbarg in a smaller role as a hedge fund consultant,[41] and he also guest starred in the episode "There's No Place Like Mode" of the comedy series Ugly Betty.[42]

Beginning in September 2010, Stuhlbarg portrayed organized crime boss

George Yeaman, representative of Kentucky.[50] The Alfred Hitchcock biopic Hitchcock was his final release of the year, with Stuhlbarg portraying talent agent and studio executive Lew Wasserman.[51] In Woody Allen's comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013), starring Cate Blanchett, Stuhlbarg appeared as a dentist who makes unwanted sexual advances to Blanchett's character.[52]

2014–present

Stuhlbarg at the 30th Artios Awards in 2016

Stuhlbarg played chess

lobbying firm head battling against gun control.[55] Brian Truitt of USA Today praised his "superb" performance and declared him "One of the best in Hollywood right now".[57]

In the

Soviet spy.[62] His final performance of 2017 and second release of December, was as The New York Times executive editor A. M. Rosenthal, in Steven Spielberg's political thriller The Post, which starred Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep and depicts the publishing of the Pentagon Papers by journalists from The Washington Post and The Times.[61] With his performances in Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water, and The Post, he became the sixth actor to appear in three films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in the same year.[63][64]

Stuhlbarg was due to appear as

Your Honor (2020–2023), Stuhlbarg played Jimmy Baxter, the mob boss of a prominent organized crime family in the city of New Orleans. In 2024, Stuhlbarg returned to Broadway portraying Boris Berezovsky in the transfer of Peter Morgan's play Patriots at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.[67]

Personal life

On March 31, 2024, Stuhlbarg was attacked in Central Park, New York City. As he was walking, a man threw a rock at him. It hit Stuhlbarg in the back of his neck. The man was arrested and charged with assault. Stuhlbarg did not seek medical attention for this incident.[68]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1998 A Price Above Rubies Young Hassid Boaz Yakin
2001 The Grey Zone Cohen Tim Blake Nelson
2008 Afterschool Mr. Burke Antonio Campos
Body of Lies Ferris' Attorney Ridley Scott
2009 Cold Souls Hedge Fund Consultant Sophie Barthes
A Serious Man Larry Gopnik Coen Brothers
2011 Hugo Prof. René Tabard Martin Scorsese
2012 Men in Black 3 Griffin Barry Sonnenfeld
Seven Psychopaths Tommy Martin McDonagh
Lincoln
George Yeaman
 Steven Spielberg
Hitchcock Lew Wasserman Sacha Gervasi
2013 Blue Jasmine Dr. Flicker Woody Allen
2014 Cut Bank Derby Milton Matt Shakman
Pawn Sacrifice Paul Marshall Edward Zwick
2015 Steve Jobs Andy Hertzfeld Danny Boyle
Trumbo Edward G. Robinson Jay Roach
Miles Ahead Harper Hamilton Don Cheadle
2016 Arrival Agent Halpern Denis Villeneuve
Doctor Strange Nicodemus West Scott Derrickson
Miss Sloane Pat Connors John Madden
2017 Call Me by Your Name Prof. Samuel Perlman Luca Guadagnino
The Shape of Water Dr. Robert Hoffstetler/Dimitri Mosenkov Guillermo del Toro
The Post Abe Rosenthal Steven Spielberg
2020 Shirley Stanley Edgar Hyman Josephine Decker
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams Narrator (voice) Luca Guadagnino Documentary
2021 Beckett Robert "Bob" Hanson Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Nicodemus West Sam Raimi
Bones and All Jake Luca Guadagnino
TBA The Instigators TBA Doug Liman Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Hunley Wicks Television film
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Marcel Costas 1 episode
2006–2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Jerry 2 episodes
2006–2010
The American Experience
 		Various Characters 4 episodes
2007 Damages Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld 1 episode
2008 Law & Order Timothy Pace 1 episode
2009 Ugly Betty Heinrich 1 episode
2010–2013 Boardwalk Empire Arnold Rothstein Main role, 32 episodes
2015–2016 Transparent Chaim 2 episodes
2017 Fargo Sy Feltz Recurring role, 9 episodes
2018 The Looming Tower Richard Clarke Miniseries, 8 episodes
2019 Traitors Rowe Miniseries, 5 episodes
2020–2023 Your Honor Jimmy Baxter Main role, 20 episodes
2021 Dopesick Richard Sackler Miniseries, 8 episodes
2022 The Staircase David Rudolf Miniseries, 8 episodes

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Woyzeck Barker / Soldier / Apprentice The Public Theatre, off-Broadway
1993 All's Well That Ends Well Gentleman Delacorte Theatre, off-Broadway
1993 Saint Joan Dauphin, Charles VII Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
1993 Three Men on a Horse Al / Radio Announcer Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
1993 Timon of Athens The Old Athenian / Bandit Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
1993–1994 The Government Inspector Ivan Shpekin Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
1994 Richard II
King Richard II
Anspacher Theater
, off-Broadway
1995 Old Wicked Songs Stephen Hoffman Playhouse 91, off-Broadway
1996 The Grey Zone Hoffman MCC Theater, off-Broadway
1996 Taking Sides Lieutenant David Wills
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
, Broadway
1997 Henry VIII Surveyor for Buckingham / Cranmer /
Archbishop of Canterbury 		Delacorte Theatre, off-Broadway
1997 The Dybbuk Khonen The Public Theatre, off-Broadway
1999 Cabaret Ernst Ludwig Studio 54, Broadway
2000 The Winter's Tale Time / Clown Delacorte Theatre, off-Broadway
2001 The Invention of Love Alfred W. Pollard Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
2002 Cymbeline Posthumus Leonatus Lucille Lortel Theatre, off-Broadway
2002 Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Aguecheek Delacorte Theatre, off-Broadway
2003 The Persians Xerxes I National Actors Theatre, off-Broadway
2004 The Mysteries Jesus/Issac/Lucifer CSC Theatre, off-Broadway
2004–2005 Belle Epoque Francois
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
, off-Broadway
2005 The Pillowman Michal Booth Theatre, Broadway
2006 Measure for Pleasure Will Blunt
Anspacher Theatre
, off-Broadway
2006 The Voysey Inheritance Edward Voysey
Linda Gross Theatre
, off-Broadway
2008 Hamlet Hamlet Delacorte Theatre, off-Broadway
2019 Socrates Socrates The Public Theater, off-Broadway[69]
2024 Patriots Boris Berezovsky Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway[70]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Michael Stuhlbarg

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