Paul Lazar
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2024
All the Words on the Page as Paul
2023Sweet Relief as Mr. McDaniel
2022Ghostwritten as Mark Brooks
2021Memories
2021Lisey's Story as Thomas Fenton
2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Drunk
2016Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
2016Silent Street
201610 Crosby as Older Doorman
2015Experimenter as Paul Errara
2015Another Telepathic Thing
2014Cymbeline as Quarry Cop 1
2013The Man Who Came Out Only at Night as The Baker
2013Snowpiercer as Paul
2009How to Seduce Difficult Women as Sam
2008Rachel Getting Married as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
2007The Favor as Mr. Smith
2007Anamorph as Medical Examiner
2006The Host as American Doctor
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Dave Baker
2004From Other Worlds as Larry
2004The Manchurian Candidate as Gillespie
2003Queens Supreme
2002No Such Thing as Fred
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Donald
2000Wonderland as Willie Watches
1999Third Watch as Erik
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sid Gabbert
1999Mickey Blue Eyes as Ritchie Vitale
1999Six Ways to Sunday as Hyman
1999On the Run as Cabbie
1999Suits as Mitchell Mitnick
1998Money Kings as Rocky
1998Beloved as General Store Proprietor
1998The Substitute 2: School's Out as Mack Weathers
1998Henry Fool as Doctor
1997Subway Stories as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
1997Arresting Gena as Uncle John
1997Los Locos as Buck
1996Toe Tags as Coroner's Assistant
1995The Stars Fell on Henrietta as Seymour
1994Speechless as Harry
1994Trapped in Paradise as Timmy
1993Philadelphia as Dr. Klenstein
1993The Debt as The Salesman
1993Taking the Heat as Chucky
1993Brace Up! as Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
1992Lorenzo's Oil as Professor Duncan
199129th Street as Needle Nose Nipton
1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules as Ad Man
1991The Silence of the Lambs as Pilcher
1988Married to the Mob as Tommy Boyle
1984Miami Vice as David Sugarman
1983Streamers as MP Lieutenant
—The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems as Bill Allen