Michael Stuhlbarg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Michael Stuhlbarg
Stuhlbarg in 2018
Born	(1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 57) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Los Angeles Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Mai-Linh Lofgren ​ (m. 2013)​
Awards	Full list

Michael Stuhlbarg (born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for playing many different characters in movies and TV shows. He has won several awards, including a Drama Desk Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also been nominated for two Tony Awards and two Emmy Awards.

He became well-known for his role as a troubled university professor in the movie A Serious Man (2009). Stuhlbarg has played many real-life people. These include George Helm Yeaman in Lincoln (2012) and Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015). He also appeared in popular movies like Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), and Arrival (2016). He was in Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water (both 2017). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and its 2022 sequel.

On television, he played Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013). He also appeared in Fargo (2017). He has performed on Broadway, earning Tony Award nominations for his roles.

Early Life and Education

Michael Stuhlbarg was born on July 5, 1968, in Long Beach, California. His father was a successful businessman. Michael trained to be an actor at The Juilliard School in New York City. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1992.

He also studied acting at other places. These include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. He even learned mime from the famous artist Marcel Marceau.

Acting Career Highlights

Early Stage and Film Roles

Stuhlbarg began his acting career on stage in 1993. He made his Broadway debut in the play Saint Joan. The next year, he played the main character in Richard II. In 1996, he won the Elliot Norton Award for his role in Long Day's Journey into Night.

His first movie role was in the 1998 drama A Price Above Rubies. In 2001, he appeared in the war drama The Grey Zone. In 2005, Stuhlbarg gave a highly praised performance in the Broadway play The Pillowman. He played Michal, a character who had suffered a lot. He gained 50 pounds for this role. For his work, he won a Drama Desk Award and was nominated for his first Tony Award.

Rising to Fame in Movies and TV

In 2006, Stuhlbarg had a recurring role on the TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2008, he played Prince Hamlet in a stage production of Hamlet. Later that year, he was chosen for the main role in the Coen brothers' film A Serious Man. This movie, released in 2009, made him widely known. He played Larry Gopnik, a troubled Jewish university professor. For this role, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Starting in 2010, Stuhlbarg played the crime boss Arnold Rothstein in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. This show was very popular. In 2011, he appeared in Martin Scorsese's historical adventure film Hugo. In 2012, he played Griffin, an alien with special abilities, in the science fiction comedy Men in Black 3. He also had a role in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln, playing Congressman George Helm Yeaman. His final movie of 2012 was Hitchcock, where he played talent agent Lew Wasserman. In 2013, he was in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.

Recent Roles and Acclaim

Stuhlbarg at the 30th Artios Awards in 2016

In 2014, Stuhlbarg played Paul Marshall, the manager of chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer, in Pawn Sacrifice. In 2015, he was in Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs movie, playing computer scientist Andy Hertzfeld. He also played actor Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo.

In 2016, Stuhlbarg appeared in the science fiction drama Arrival. He played a CIA agent trying to understand alien messages. In the same year, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange. He also played a lobbying firm head in the political thriller Miss Sloane.

In 2017, Stuhlbarg played Sy Feltz in the TV series Fargo. He also co-starred as Professor Samuel Perlman in the romantic drama Call Me by Your Name. His performance in this movie was highly praised. For Guillermo del Toro's fantasy drama The Shape of Water, Stuhlbarg played Dr. Robert Hoffstetler, a Soviet spy. His final movie of 2017 was The Post, where he played The New York Times editor A. M. Rosenthal. Appearing in Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water, and The Post meant he was in three films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in the same year.

In 2018, he appeared in the miniseries The Looming Tower, playing Richard A. Clarke. He received an Primetime Emmy Award nomination for this role. He received another Emmy nomination for his role as Richard Sackler in the 2021 miniseries ...sick. From 2020 to 2023, Stuhlbarg played Jimmy Baxter, a mob boss, in the TV series Your Honor. In 2024, Stuhlbarg returned to Broadway to play Boris Berezovsky in the play Patriots.

Personal Life

Michael Stuhlbarg married Mai-Linh Lofgren in 2019.

On March 31, 2024, Stuhlbarg was attacked in Central Park, New York City. A man threw a rock at him, hitting him in the back of the neck. The man was arrested.

Acting Credits

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1998	Price Above Rubies, AA Price Above Rubies	Young Hassid	Boaz Yakin
2001	Grey Zone, TheThe Grey Zone	Cohen	Tim Blake Nelson
2008	Afterschool	Mr. Burke	Antonio Campos
	Body of Lies	Ferris' Attorney	Ridley Scott
2009	Cold Souls	Hedge Fund Consultant	Sophie Barthes
	Serious Man, AA Serious Man	Larry Gopnik	Coen Brothers
2011	Hugo	Prof. René Tabard	Martin Scorsese
2012	Men in Black 3	Griffin	Barry Sonnenfeld
	Seven Psychopaths	Tommy	Martin McDonagh
	Lincoln	George Yeaman	Steven Spielberg
	Hitchcock	Lew Wasserman	Sacha Gervasi
2013	Blue Jasmine	Dr. Flicker	Woody Allen
2014	Cut Bank	Derby Milton	Matt Shakman
	Pawn Sacrifice	Paul Marshall	Edward Zwick
2015	Steve Jobs	Andy Hertzfeld	Danny Boyle
	Trumbo	Edward G. Robinson	Jay Roach
	Miles Ahead	Harper Hamilton	Don Cheadle
2016	Arrival	Agent Halpern	Denis Villeneuve
	Doctor Strange	Nicodemus West	Scott Derrickson
	Miss Sloane	Pat Connors	John Madden
2017	Call Me by Your Name	Prof. Samuel Perlman	Luca Guadagnino
	The Shape of Water	Dr. Robert Hoffstetler/Dimitri Mosenkov	Guillermo del Toro
	The Post	Abe Rosenthal	Steven Spielberg
2020	Shirley	Stanley Edgar Hyman	Josephine Decker
	Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams	Narrator (voice)	Luca Guadagnino	Documentary
2021	Beckett	Robert "Bob" Hanson	Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
2022	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Nicodemus West	Sam Raimi
	Bones and All	Jake	Luca Guadagnino
2024	The Instigators	Mr. Besegai	Doug Liman
2025	The Amateur	Horst Schiller	James Hawes
	After the Hunt	Frederik Olsson	Luca Guadagnino	Post-production
2026	Untitled Alejandro González Iñárritu film	0TBA	Alejandro González Iñárritu	Filming

Television

Theater

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Michael Stuhlbarg para niños