Biography
Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor. Born on 6 April 1969 in Passaic, New Jersey, he studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, making his acting debut in 1991.
Rudd is known for playing Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). He has also portrayed Gary Grooberson in the Ghostbusters films Afterlife (2021) and Frozen Empire (2024). Other credits include Clueless (1995), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and the television series Friends (2002–2004) as Mike Hannigan.
He has received a Critics' Choice Television Award and nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
