Michael Stuhlbarg

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Michael Stuhlbarg
Born July 5, 1968 (1968-07-05) (age 43)
Long Beach, California, US
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–present

Michael S. Stuhlbarg[1] (born July 5, 1968)[1][2] is an American theatre, film and television actor.

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[edit] Life and career

Stuhlbarg was born in Long Beach, California[3] and raised in Reform Judaism.[2] He trained at Juilliard School[4] and also studied acting at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, University of London and UCLA. After university he became a noted theater actor appearing in several productions including award winning performances in Old Wicked Songs in 1996, Long Day's Journey into Night in 1997 and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for The Pillowman in 2005 (for which he also received his first Tony Award nomination).[5]

He has appeared in a number of television shows including Law & Order, Ugly Betty and The American Experience. He currently plays organized crime boss Arnold Rothstein in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

His film credits had been limited to a handful of minor roles, including a lawyer in Ridley Scott's Body of Lies and a hedge fund consultant in Sophie Barthes' Cold Souls,[5] until his first lead role in the Coen brothers 2009 black comedy A Serious Man, as the troubled 1960s university professor Larry Gopnik for which he was a Golden Globe-nominee.[4]

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1998 A Price Above Rubies Young Hassid
2001 The Grey Zone Cohen
2006–2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Jerry TV Series: 2 Episodes
2006–2010 The American Experience Various Roles TV Documentary Series : 4 Episodes
2008 Law & Order Timothy Pace TV Series: 1 Episode
Afterschool Mr. Burke
Body of Lies Ferris' Attorney
2009 Cold Souls Hedge Fund Consultant
A Serious Man Larry Gopnik Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble
Ugly Betty Heinrich TV Series: 1 episode
2010-2011 Boardwalk Empire Arnold Rothstein TV Series: 22 episodes
2011 Hugo Rene Tabard
2012 Men in Black III Griffin Post-Production

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
  2. ^ a b Wloszczyna, Susan (October 11, 2009). "Michael Stuhlbarg: Coen brothers get their 'Serious Man'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-10-08-michael-stuhlbarg_N.htm. Retrieved December 16, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Michael Stuhlbarg". Broadway.com. http://www2.broadway.com/buzz/michael-stuhlbarg/. Retrieved September 16, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b Grosz, Christy (September 13, 2009). "The Coens found Michael Stuhlbarg to be 'A Serious Man'". LA Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-stuhlbarg13-2009sep13,0,4584210.story. Retrieved September 14, 2009. 
  5. ^ a b "Cast and Crew – Michael Stuhlbarg". Filminfocus.com. http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/a_serious_man/castncrew/?member=michael_stuhlbarg. Retrieved September 14, 2009. 

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