Michael Stuhlbarg
Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg (born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. 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 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), Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley (2020), Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), Richard A. Clarke in The Looming Tower (2018), and as Richard Sackler in Dopesick (2021). His performance in The Looming Tower earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Stuhlbarg's other notable supporting roles include Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Arrival (2016), and Doctor Strange (2016), the third season of the anthology television series Fargo (2017), as well as on the Showtime series Your Honor (2020-present).
In 2017, Stuhlbarg appeared in the films Call Me by Your Name, The Shape of Water, and The Post, all three of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. For Call Me By Your Name, Stuhlbarg received multiple film critics' award nominations in the supporting actor category. On stage, Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions including the 2005 debut of The Pillowman on Broadway, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination.
Acted in
The Amateur
2025
The Instigators
2024
as Mr. Besegai
Bones and All
2022
as Jake
The Staircase
2022
as David Rudolf
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Dr. Nic West
Dopesick
2021
as Richard Sackler
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Oz
2021
as L. Frank Baum (voice)
Your Honor
2020
as Jimmy Baxter
Shirley
2020
as Stanley Hyman
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
2020
as Self
Traitors
2019
as Rowe
The Looming Tower
2018
as Richard Clarke
The Post
2017
as Abe Rosenthal
The Shape of Water
2017
as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Call Me by Your Name
2017
as Mr. Perlman
Miss Sloane
2016
as Pat Connors
Arrival
2016
as Agent Halpern
Doctor Strange
2016
as Dr. Nicodemus West
Miles Ahead
2016
as Harper Hamilton
Trumbo
2015
as Edward G. Robinson
Steve Jobs
2015
as Andy Hertzfeld
Pawn Sacrifice
2015
as Paul Marshall
Carvalho's Journey
2015
as Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self
Cut Bank
2014
as Derby Milton
The 50 Year Argument
2014
as Narration
Fargo
2014
as Sy Feltz
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
2014
as Jerome Robbins (voice)
Blue Jasmine
2013
as Dr. Flicker
Hitchcock
2012
as Lew Wasserman
Lincoln
2012
as George Yeaman
Seven Psychopaths
2012
as Tommy
Men in Black 3
2012
as Griffin
Hugo
2011
as René Tabard
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Arnold Rothstein
Goldstar, Ohio
2010
as The Interviewer
A Serious Man
2009
as Larry Gopnik
Afterschool
2009
as Mr. Burke
Cold Souls
2009
as Hedge Fund Consultant
Body of Lies
2008
as Ferris' Attorney
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008
as Edward Teller
The Key to Reserva
2007
as Louis Bernard
Damages
2007
as Dr. Bernard Herschenfeld
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
as Jerry
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Marcel Costas
The Grey Zone
2001
as Cohen
The Invention of Love
2001
as Alfred William Pollard
The Hunley
1999
as Wicks
A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Young Hassid
Law & Order
1990
as Timothy Pace
American Experience
1988
as Officer Stephen Colden
After the Hunt
as Frederik Olsson
Judy