Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg (; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He played troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, organized-crime boss Arnold Rothstein in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2013), René Tabard in Hugo (2011), Griffin in Men in Black 3 (2012), Dr. Flicker in Blue Jasmine (2013), Edward G. Robinson in Trumbo (2015), computer scientist and inventor Andy Hertzfeld in the biopic Steve Jobs (2015), and Nicodemus West in superhero film Doctor Strange (2016). 2Personal life and education Stuhlbarg was born in Long Beach, California, the son of Susan and Mort Stuhlbarg, a philanthropist. He was raised as a Reform Jew. Stuhlbarg trained at The Juilliard School in New York City, where he was a member of the Drama Division's Group 21 (1988–1992). He graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1992. Stuhlbarg also studied acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Vilnius Conservatory in Lithuania, the British American Drama Academy at Oxford, and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the University of London. He also studied mime with Marcel Marceau. Stuhlbarg is married to Mai-Linh Lofgre