Career Paul Rudd

1 career

1.1 1992–1999: career
1.2 2000–2009: success leading roles
1.3 2010–present: continued success , ant-man

career
1992–1999: career

rudd made acting debut in 1992 television drama sisters played kirby quimby philby. in 1994, appeared in wild oats 6 episodes. rudd left sisters in 1995 appear in comedy film clueless alicia silverstone. appeared in halloween: curse of michael myers, william shakespeare s romeo + juliet, locusts, overnight delivery, object of affection, , 200 cigarettes. in 1999 film cider house rules earned him , cast sag nomination outstanding performance cast in motion picture.

2000–2009: success leading roles

he played fbi agent ian curtis in benny chan s 2000 hong kong action film gen-y cops. in 2002, cast mike hannigan on sitcom friends dates , marries phoebe buffay, played lisa kudrow. in 2006, appeared in several episodes of reno 911! guy gerricault (pronounced jericho ), coach of lamaze class, , portrayed drug lord in reno 911!: miami film. guest-starred has-been 1990s rock star, desmond fellows, on television series veronica mars, in 2007 episode debasement tapes .

rudd @ premiere of love you, man in march 2009

the year 2004 marked start of work director/producer judd apatow, first on film anchorman: legend of ron burgundy brian fantana steve carell, david koechner , ferrell, produced apatow , again in 2005 in 40-year-old virgin steve carell , seth rogen, directed apatow. subsequently worked apatow in 2007 s knocked up, frustrated husband pete, married leslie mann s character. in film, co-starred jason segel, jonah hill, seth rogen, , jay baruchel. rudd appeared john lennon in comedy film walk hard: dewey cox story in 2007 , drug-addled surf instructor in nicholas stoller s forgetting sarah marshall in 2008 jason segel , jonah hill, both of apatow produced. rudd appeared uncredited cameos in year 1 (2009) , bridesmaids (2011). in 2012, starred , co-produced apatow on film wanderlust jennifer aniston. starred in comedy film 40 leslie mann, spinoff knocked up, directed , produced apatow. reprised role brian fantana in 2013 sequel anchorman 2: legend continues.

in 2007, starred in oh in ohio , ten, reunited him david wain , michael showalter., , in on dead body eva longoria next year. in next comedy wrote, role models, , co-star seann william scott portray energy-drink salesmen forced perform community service in child mentoring program.

in 2009, rudd again appeared jason segel in love man , segel play buddies bond on shared love rock band rush. both rudd , segel fans of band. in 2009, rudd co-created tv series party down john embom, rob thomas , dan etheridge. lent voice dreamworks computer-animated hit movie monsters vs. aliens.

2010–present: continued success , ant-man

in 2010, rudd reunited steve carell first time since 40-year-old virgin jay roach-directed comedy dinner schmucks. in 2012, had supporting role in teen drama perks of being wallflower, playing mr. anderson, teacher of charlie, played logan lerman. starred in 2011 comedy-drama film our idiot brother elizabeth banks, zooey deschanel, , emily mortimer. fifth film rudd starred in elizabeth banks. had appeared in wet hot american summer (2001), baxter (2005), 40-year-old virgin (2005) , role models (2008).

rudd on mlb network in 2015

in 2012, signed appear on 4 episodes of nbc s parks , recreation bobby newport, candidate city council , rival of amy poehler s character leslie knope, role won critics choice television award best guest performer in comedy series. in 2014, began providing voiceovers hyundai television commercials. has voiced audiobook recordings of john hodgman s books areas of expertise (2005) , more information require (2008).

on december 19, 2013, rudd officially confirmed cast in 2015 marvel film ant-man. played lead character scott lang/ant-man, , co-wrote screenplay adam mckay. rudd reprised role in captain america: civil war (2016).

rudd reprised role andy wet hot american summer in netflix prequel wet hot american summer: first day of camp, alongside ensemble cast including bradley cooper, amy poehler , elizabeth banks, reprising roles 2001 film. in 2016, appeared in comedy-drama film fundamentals of caring, alongside selena gomez, , lent voice animated films little prince , sausage party.

rudd stars other apatow film regulars seth rogen (four films), steve carell (four films), jonah hill (three films), leslie mann (three films), kristen wiig (three films), jason segel (three films), elizabeth banks (five films), , joe lo truglio (seven films), working director david wain (five films).