Michael Stuhlbarg is known as a character actor having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television and theatre.
25 Facts About Michael Stuhlbarg
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Michael Stuhlbarg has received several awards including two Screen Actors Guild Awards with nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, four Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
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Michael Stuhlbarg rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
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Michael Stuhlbarg's other supporting roles include Hugo, Men in Black 3, Blue Jasmine, Pawn Sacrifice, Arrival, Call Me by Your Name, and The Shape of Water.
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Michael Stuhlbarg joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe appearing as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
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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.
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Michael Stuhlbarg was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Susan and Mort Michael Stuhlbarg, philanthropists.
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Michael Stuhlbarg graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1992.
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Michael Stuhlbarg studied acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Vilnius Conservatory in Lithuania, the British American Drama Academy at Oxford, and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the University of London.
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Michael Stuhlbarg made his film debut in the 1998 drama A Price Above Rubies, which starred Renee Zellweger.
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Michael Stuhlbarg played the dual role of both Time and Clown in a 2000 production of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale; The New York Press critic Jonathan Kalb praised his "endearing stutter and hopping gait".
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Michael Stuhlbarg had previously appeared in the play of the same by Nelson in 1996.
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Michael Stuhlbarg played Michal, a mentally damaged man who has suffered years of abuse from his parents and gained 50 pounds for the role.
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Michael Stuhlbarg won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and received his first Tony Award nomination for his performance.
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In 2006, Michael Stuhlbarg appeared in the plays Measure for Pleasure and The Voysey Inheritance.
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Michael Stuhlbarg 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.
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Also in 2008, Michael Stuhlbarg portrayed Prince Hamlet in Oskar Eustis' production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Delacorte Theater.
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In Scorsese's historical adventure film Hugo, Michael Stuhlbarg played Rene Tabard, a film historian.
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Michael Stuhlbarg appeared in the science fiction comedy sequel Men in Black 3 as Griffin, an alien with clairvoyant abilities who helps Agent J and K on their mission.
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The Alfred Hitchcock biopic Hitchcock was his final release of the year, with Michael Stuhlbarg portraying talent agent and studio executive Lew Wasserman.
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Michael Stuhlbarg played chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer's manager, Paul Marshall, in the 2014 film Pawn Sacrifice, starring Tobey Maguire as Fischer.
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In Danny Boyle's 2015 Steve Jobs biopic, Michael Stuhlbarg portrayed computer scientist Andy Hertzfeld, who was a member of the original Mac team.
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Michael Stuhlbarg played a CIA agent in the science fiction drama Arrival, appearing alongside Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker as they attempt to translate communications from an extraterrestrial craft.
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Michael Stuhlbarg was moved by Perlman's "sense of generosity and love and understanding" and director Luca Guadagnino said he cast Michael Stuhlbarg because he wanted "someone who could carry a sort of softness and warmth and at the same time communicate a great knowledge and great culture".
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Michael Stuhlbarg appeared in the 2018 miniseries The Looming Tower as counter-terrorism czar Richard A Clarke, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.