Paul Lazar

Acting

Paul Lazar

57 credits

Paul Lazar is an American actor, director, and teacher. As an actor he is best known for his collaborations with Jonathan Demme, having appeared in six of Demme’s films including The Silence of the Lambs (1991). In addition to his film work, he is co-founder of Big Dance Theatre and an associate member of The Wooster Group, and currently teaches theater at Harvard.

Known For

All the Words on the Page

All the Words on the Page

Movie

2024

Sweet Relief

Sweet Relief

Movie

2023

Ghostwritten
7.0

Ghostwritten

Movie

2022

Memories
7.0

Memories

Movie

2021

Lisey's Story
6.0

Lisey's Story

TV

2021

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
6.4

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Movie

2020

Filmography

All the Words on the Page
2024All the Words on the Pageas PaulMovie
Sweet Relief
2023Sweet Reliefas Mr. McDanielMovie
Ghostwritten
2022Ghostwrittenas Mark BrooksMovie
Memories
2021MemoriesMovie
Lisey's Story
2021Lisey's Storyas Thomas FentonTV
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverendas DrunkMovie
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016Starring Austin Pendletonas SelfMovie
S
2016Silent StreetMovie
10 Crosby
201610 Crosbyas Older DoormanMovie
Experimenter
2015Experimenteras Paul ErraraMovie
We're Gonna Die
2015We're Gonna DieDirectorMovie
Another Telepathic Thing
2015Another Telepathic ThingMovie
Cymbeline
2014Cymbelineas Quarry Cop 1Movie
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013The Man Who Came Out Only at Nightas The BakerMovie
Snowpiercer
2013Snowpierceras PaulMovie
How to Seduce Difficult Women
2009How to Seduce Difficult Womenas SamMovie
Rachel Getting Married
2008Rachel Getting Marriedas Rehearsal Dinner GuestMovie
The Favor
2007The Favoras Mr. SmithMovie
Anamorph
2007Anamorphas Medical ExaminerMovie
The Host
2006The Hostas American DoctorMovie
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Dave BakerTV
From Other Worlds
2004From Other Worldsas LarryMovie
The Manchurian Candidate
2004The Manchurian Candidateas GillespieMovie
Queens Supreme
2003Queens SupremeTV
No Such Thing
2002No Such Thingas FredMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas DonaldTV
Wonderland
2000Wonderlandas Willie WatchesTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas ErikTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Sid GabbertTV
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999Mickey Blue Eyesas Ritchie VitaleMovie
Six Ways to Sunday
1999Six Ways to Sundayas HymanMovie
On the Run
1999On the Runas CabbieMovie
Suits
1999Suitsas Mitchell MitnickMovie
Money Kings
1998Money Kingsas RockyMovie
Beloved
1998Belovedas General Store ProprietorMovie
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998The Substitute 2: School's Outas Mack WeathersMovie
Henry Fool
1998Henry Foolas DoctorMovie
Subway Stories
1997Subway Storiesas Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")Movie
Arresting Gena
1997Arresting Genaas Uncle JohnMovie
Los Locos
1997Los Locosas BuckMovie
Toe Tags
1996Toe Tagsas Coroner's AssistantMovie
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995The Stars Fell on Henriettaas SeymourMovie
Speechless
1994Speechlessas HarryMovie
Trapped in Paradise
1994Trapped in Paradiseas TimmyMovie
Philadelphia
1993Philadelphiaas Dr. KlensteinMovie
The Debt
1993The Debtas The SalesmanMovie
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993The Adventures of Pete & Peteas Bob OppenheimerTV
Taking the Heat
1993Taking the Heatas ChuckyMovie
Brace Up!
1993Brace Up!as Fyodor Ilyich KulyginMovie
Lorenzo's Oil
1992Lorenzo's Oilas Professor DuncanMovie
29th Street
199129th Streetas Needle Nose NiptonMovie
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rulesas Ad ManMovie
The Silence of the Lambs
1991The Silence of the Lambsas PilcherMovie
Married to the Mob
1988Married to the Mobas Tommy BoyleMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas David SugarmanTV
Streamers
1983Streamersas MP LieutenantMovie
T
—The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problemsas Bill AllenMovie