Michael Stuhlbarg

Birthday: 5 July 1968, Long Beach, California, USA

Height: 173 cm

Michael Stuhlbarg was born on July 5, 1968 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for A Serious Man (2009), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Men in Black 3 (2012). He has been married to Mai ...Show More

My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me. My mom and my dad are ebullient people, and I think I carry that with me.

Film, for me, has been a process of learning on the job. Film, for me, has been a process of learning on the job.

I was raised in a reform synagogue. I think we all bring with us a sense of when hard things happen Show more I was raised in a reform synagogue. I think we all bring with us a sense of when hard things happen to us, we find ourselves asking questions of why are these things happening to me at this time in my life. I think in that sense, there's a certain resonance that I carry. It's more of a spiritual resonance as opposed to particularly of Judaism. Hide

I was thrown into a community production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' or something when I was a kid. I wanted Show more I was thrown into a community production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' or something when I was a kid. I wanted to just build the sets, but I wasn't allowed to just build the sets unless I auditioned for the play. So I auditioned for the play and was thrown into the chorus. During the course of that I fell in love with it, and I never really turned back. Hide

I wanted to be a cartoonist. I was one of those kids who sat around and drew in my room all the time Show more I wanted to be a cartoonist. I was one of those kids who sat around and drew in my room all the time. Hide

I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set Show more I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set yourself up for more of a battle. Hide

Most of the people in New York are very often from somewhere else. Most of the people in New York are very often from somewhere else.

I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many Show more I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be. Hide

Things never go the way you expect them to. That's both the joy and frustration in life. I'm finding Show more Things never go the way you expect them to. That's both the joy and frustration in life. I'm finding as I get older that I don't mind, though. It's the surprises that tickle me the most, the things you don't see coming. Hide

I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more Show more I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more simple, and my on-camera work has become more energized or more spontaneous. Hide

Michael Stuhlbarg's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (104)

American Experience - Season 2

American Experience - Season 1

Transparent - Season 4

Damages - Season 2

Law and Order: Criminal Intent - Season 4

American Experience - Season 8

American Experience - Season 36

Boardwalk Empire - Season 2

Afterschool

Steve Jobs

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2010

American Experience - Season 31

Fargo - Season 3

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards

Traitors - Season 1

Doctor Strange (3D)

American Experience - Season 23

American Experience - Season 24

American Experience - Season 30

American Experience - Season 32

Law and Order: Criminal Intent - Season 3

Boardwalk Empire - Season 3

Law and Order: Criminal Intent - Season 1

Hitchcock

After the Hunt

Miss Sloane (2016)

Michael Stuhlbarg'S roles

Arnold Rothstein

Nicodemus West

Lew Wasserman

Heinrich

Griffin

Agent Halpern

Sy Feltz

Andy Hertzfeld

Rene Tabard

Ferris' Attorney