JULY 20

Biography

Again stars as Ant-Man, the role he established in Marvel Studios’ "Ant-Man" in 2015. The film also starred Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly. On behalf of his performance in the movie, Rudd was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie and a MTV Movie Award for Best Hero. Rudd co-wrote "Ant-Man" with Adam McKay, Edgar Wright, and Joe Cornish and is also a writer on the new film as well. Rudd was last seen as Ant-Man in Marvel Studios’ "Captain America: Civil War", which grossed over $1 billion worldwide. In 2019, he will bring Ant-Man to the next Avengers film. Rudd’s most recent credits include Ben Lewin’s WWII dramatic spy-thriller "The Catcher Was a Spy", starring opposite Paul Giamatti, Guy Pearce, and Mark Strong, Duncan Jones’ "Mute", which was shot in Berlin with Alexander Skarsgård and Justin Theroux, and Andrew Fleming’s dramedy "Ideal Home", opposite Steve Coogan.

Rudd starred opposite Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and David Koechner in Adam McKay’s "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues", reprising their roles from "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" for Paramount and is also well known for his roles in Judd Apatow’s "This Is 40" and "Knocked Up". Rudd starred on Broadway in Craig Wright’s "Grace", starring opposite Michael Shannon, Kate Arrington, and Edward Asner at the Cort Theatre. "Grace" was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play and Rudd was nominated for a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Award. His other stage credits include starring opposite Julia Roberts and Bradley Cooper in Richard Greenberg’s Broadway production of "Three Days of Rain", Neil Labute’s "Bash" in both New York and Los Angeles as well as Labute’s "The Shape of Things" in London and New York.

Rudd made his West End debut in the London production of Robin Phillips’ "Long Day’s Journey Into Night", opposite Jessica Lange. Other Broadway credits include Nicholas Hytner's "Twelfth Night" at Lincoln Center Theater with a special performance which aired on PBS’ "Great Performances" and in Alfred Uhry’s Tony® Award–winning play, "The Last Night of Ballyhoo". On television, Rudd was the co-writer and co-creator of the critically acclaimed series "Party Down" on Starz. He also garnered wide recognition with a recurring role as Mike Hannigan on the TV sitcom "Friends". In 2015, Rudd reprised his role as Andy in David Wain’s "Wet Hot American Summer" along with the original cast for an 8-episode limited television series based on the cult film on Netflix.