As of July 2026, Michael Stuhlbarg is best known for Fargo and Boardwalk Empire. Find every show and movie Michael Stuhlbarg has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Actor Born 1968 Long Beach, California, USA 8 TV Shows 8 Movies

Michael Stuhlbarg (/ˈstuːlˌbɑːrɡ/ STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor, having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre. He has received several awards, including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has since become known as a character actor and has appeared in numerous films and television series portraying real-life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln (2012), Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock (2012), Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo (2015), Abe Rosenthal in The Post (2017), and Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley (2020). His other supporting roles include Hugo (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Arrival (2016), Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water (both 2017), and Bones and All (2022). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as Nicodemus West in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

On television, he portrayed Arnold Rothstein in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), Richard A. Clarke in The Looming Tower (2018), and Richard Sackler in Dopesick (2021), receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominations for the latter two. He also acted in FX's Fargo (2017), Showtime's Your Honour (2020–2023), and HBO's The Staircase (2022). On stage, Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions, including the 2005 debut of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman on Broadway, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway playing Boris Berezovsky in Peter Morgan's Patriots (2024) and received a second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play.

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Michael Stuhlbarg has built a filmography of 16 credits over a career spanning from 2010 to 2025.

Michael Stuhlbarg's most notable role to date came in Doctor Strange (2016), where he played Dr. Nicodemus West. He also appeared in Arrival (2016) as Agent Halpern. Most recently appeared in The Shape of Water (2017) as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler.

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📺 Michael Stuhlbarg's TV Shows

Fargo
Sy Feltz
2014
Boardwalk Empire
Arnold Rothstein
2010
Your Honor
Jimmy Baxter
2020
Transparent
Chaim
2014
The Staircase
David Rudolf
2022
Dopesick
Richard Sackler
2021
Traitors
Rowe
2019
The Looming Tower
Richard Clarke
2018

🎬 Michael Stuhlbarg's Movies

Call Me by Your Name
Mr. Perlman
2017
Arrival
Agent Halpern
2016
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Dr. Nic West
2022
Doctor Strange
Dr. Nicodemus West
2016
The Post
Abe Rosenthal
2017
The Amateur
Schiller
2025
The Shape of Water
Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
2017
Men in Black 3
Griffin
2012

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