Paul Rudd was recently on NBC's hit series Friends as Phoebe’s (Lisa Kudrow) husband, Mike Hannigan. He starred on 11 episodes last season and continued to guest star until the finale episode this season. Rudd next stars in Dylan Kidd’s romantic comedy film P.S., opposite Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden, Gabriel Byrne and Topher Grace. P.S. is scheduled to be released on October 15.

Rudd starred in Neil LaBute’s feature The Shape of Things, opposite Rachel Weisz, Fred Weller and Gretchen Mol. After successful runs on both the London and New York stage, LaBute brought The Shape of Things to the big screen. It originally opened onstage at the Almeida Theatre in London in early 2001. The play was well received and was extended as a result. In October 2001, The Shape of Things opened to critical acclaim at the Promenade Theater in New York. Rudd’s performance brought him a 2002 Drama League Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor. In addition, the play was nominated for a 2002 Drama Desk Award for Best Play.

Rudd recently starred in Jesse Peretz’s semi-improvisational film The Chateau, David Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer, opposite Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce, and Lasse Hallström's Oscar®-nominated The Cider House Rules, based on the John Irving novel, opposite Tobey Maguire and Charlize Theron. His other film credits include The Object of My Affection, opposite Jennifer Aniston; Amy Heckerling’s Clueless, opposite Alicia Silverstone; Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet; and Risa Bramon Garcia’s 200 Cigarettes.

On stage, Rudd has starred opposite Paul Newman and Joanna Woodward in Ancestral Voices at the Westport Country Playhouse. He made his West End debut in the London production of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Days Journey Into Night, opposite Jessica Lange. In addition, he starred opposite Calista Flockhart and Ron Eldard in both the New York and Los Angeles productions of Neil LaBute’s critically acclaimed Bash, which also aired on Showtime. Rudd’s other stage credits include starring opposite Helen Hunt and Kyra Sedgewick in Nicholas Hynter’s Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Center Theater, with a special performance that aired on PBS’ Great Performances, and in Alfred Uhry’s Tony Award-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

On television, Rudd’s other credits include starring as Nick Carraway in A&E's production of The Great Gatsby, opposite Mira Sorvino, and Sisters, opposite Sela Ward.