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After the Hunt
as Frederik Mendelssohn
2025
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Michael Stuhlbarg
Also known as Michael Stühlbarg, Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
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The Amateur
as Schiller
2025
2024
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The Instigators
as Mr. Besegai
2024
2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Dr. Nic West
2022
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Bones and All
as Jake
2022
2021
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Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
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American Oz
as L. Frank Baum (voice)
2021
2020
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Shirley
as Stanley Hyman
2020
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Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
as Self
2020
2017
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Call Me by Your Name
as Mr. Perlman
2017
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The Shape of Water
as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
2017
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The Post
as Abe Rosenthal
2017
2016
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Miles Ahead
as Harper Hamilton
2016
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Miss Sloane
as Pat Connors
2016
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Arrival
as Agent Halpern
2016
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Doctor Strange
as Dr. Nicodemus West
2016
2015
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Pawn Sacrifice
as Paul Marshall
2015
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Trumbo
as Edward G. Robinson
2015
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Steve Jobs
as Andy Hertzfeld
2015
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Carvalho's Journey
as Narrator
2015
2014
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The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
2014
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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
as Jerome Robbins (voice)
2014
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Cut Bank
as Derby Milton
2014
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The 50 Year Argument
as Narration
2014
2013
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Blue Jasmine
as Dr. Flicker
2013
2012
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Men in Black 3
as Griffin
2012
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Lincoln
as George Yeaman
2012
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Seven Psychopaths
as Tommy
2012
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Hitchcock
as Lew Wasserman
2012
2011
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Hugo
as René Tabard
2011
2010
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Goldstar, Ohio
as The Interviewer
2010
2009
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A Serious Man
as Larry Gopnik
2009
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Cold Souls
as Hedge Fund Consultant
2009
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Afterschool
as Mr. Burke
2009
2008
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Edward Teller
2008
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Body of Lies
as Ferris' Attorney
2008
2005
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Solidarity
as Paweł
2005
2001
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The Grey Zone
as Cohen
2001
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The Invention of Love
as Alfred William Pollard
2001
1999
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The Hunley
as Wicks
1999
1998
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A Price Above Rubies
as Young Hassid
1998