Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg born July 5 1968 is an American actor 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 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 Stanley Edgar Hyman in Shirley 2020 Arnold Rothstein in HBOs Boardwalk Empire 20102013 Richard A Clarke in The Looming Tower 2018 and as Richard Sackler in Dopesick 2021 His performance in The Looming Tower earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Stuhlbargs other notable supporting roles include Hugo 2011 Men in Black 3 2012 Blue Jasmine 2013 Pawn Sacrifice 2014 Arrival 2016 and Doctor Strange 2016 the third season of the anthology television series Fargo 2017 as well as on the Showtime series Your Honor 2020present In 2017 Stuhlbarg appeared in the films Call Me by Your Name The Shape of Water and The Post all three of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture For Call Me By Your Name Stuhlbarg received multiple film critics award nominations in the supporting actor category On stage Stuhlbarg has acted in numerous productions including the 2005 debut of The Pillowman on Broadway for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a Tony Award nomination