Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg was born on July 5, 1968, in Long Beach, California. His extensive training began at UCLA, followed by The Juilliard School in New York City, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His education also included studies at the Vilnius Conservatory in Lithuania, the British American Drama Academy at Oxford, and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain in London. While at UCLA, he received a scholarship to study mime with Marcel Marceau, further developing his craft and physical expressiveness. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Stuhlbarg primarily established himself as a theatrical actor, appearing in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.

His significant stage roles include performances in “Cabaret,” “Taking Sides,” “Saint Joan,” “The Government Inspector,” and “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh. For his work in “The Pillowman,” he received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and his first Tony Award nomination. Off-Broadway, he took on title roles in “Hamlet” and “Richard II” with the New York Shakespeare Festival and earned an OBIE for David Mamet’s adaptation of “The Voysey Inheritance.” Stuhlbarg’s career began transitioning to screen roles with his first major film appearance as Laurence Gopnik in Joel and Ethan Coen’s “A Serious Man,” which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. His first prominent television role was as organized crime figure Arnold Rothstein in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”

In recent years, Stuhlbarg has continued to appear in a wide range of high-profile films and television series, demonstrating his adaptability. His filmography includes “Arrival” (2016), “Steve Jobs” (2015), “Blue Jasmine” (2013), “Hugo” (2011), “Seven Psychopaths” (2012), “Men In Black III” (2012), “Trumbo” (2015), “Lincoln” (2012), “Miss Sloane” (2016), “Doctor Strange” (2016), “Miles Ahead” (2015), and “Pawn Sacrifice” (2014). In 2017, he appeared in “Call Me By Your Name,” “The Shape of Water,” and “The Post.” On television, he has been featured in FX’s “Fargo” (2017), Hulu’s “The Looming Tower” (2018), and Showtime’s “Your Honor” (2020–2023), receiving Primetime Emmy nominations for “The Looming Tower” and “Dopesick” (2021).