Paul Lazar

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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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Third Watch

Snowpiercer

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Lisey's Story

The Host

The Silence of the Lambs

Filmography

2024
All the Words on the Page
as Paul
2023
Sweet Relief
as Mr. McDaniel
2022
Ghostwritten
as Mark Brooks
2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Drunk
2016
Starring Austin Pendleton
as Self
10 Crosby
as Older Doorman
2015
Experimenter
as Paul Errara
2014
Cymbeline
as Quarry Cop 1
2013
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
as The Baker
Snowpiercer
as Paul
2009
How to Seduce Difficult Women
as Sam
2008
Rachel Getting Married
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
2007
The Favor
as Mr. Smith
Anamorph
as Medical Examiner
Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary
as Pilcher
2006
The Host
as American Doctor
2004
From Other Worlds
as Larry
The Manchurian Candidate
as Gillespie
2002
No Such Thing
as Fred
1999
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Ritchie Vitale
Six Ways to Sunday
as Hyman
On the Run
as Cabbie
Suits
as Mitchell Mitnick
1998
Money Kings
as Rocky
Beloved
as General Store Proprietor
The Substitute 2: School's Out
as Mack Weathers
Henry Fool
as Doctor
1997
Subway Stories
as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Arresting Gena
as Uncle John
Los Locos
as Buck
1996
Toe Tags
as Coroner's Assistant
1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Seymour
1994
Speechless
as Harry
Trapped in Paradise
as Timmy
1993
Philadelphia
as Dr. Klenstein
The Debt
as The Salesman
Taking the Heat
as Chucky
Brace Up!
as Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
1992
Lorenzo's Oil
as Professor Duncan
1991
29th Street
as Needle Nose Nipton
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
as Ad Man
The Silence of the Lambs
as Pilcher
1988
Married to the Mob
as Tommy Boyle
1983
Streamers
as MP Lieutenant