Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti JEEəMAHtee born June 6 1967 is an American actor His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award After studying acting at the Yale School of Drama he performed in numerous theatrical productions Giamatti made his Broadway debut portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia 1995 Later that year he played the Rev Donald Streaky Bacon in the David Hare play Racing Demon 1995 He returned to theatre in the revivals of Anton Chekhovs Three Sisters 1997 and Eugene ONeills The Iceman Cometh 1999