Acting
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.
MovieAll the Words on the Page
2024
as Paul
MovieSweet Relief
2023
as Mr. McDaniel
MovieGhostwritten
2022
as Mark Brooks
MovieMemories
2021
TVLisey's Story
2021
as Thomas Fenton
MovieUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
as Drunk
MovieStarring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Silent Street
2016
Movie10 Crosby
2016
as Older Doorman
MovieExperimenter
2015
as Paul Errara
MovieAnother Telepathic Thing
2015
MovieCymbeline
2014
as Quarry Cop 1
MovieThe Man Who Came Out Only at Night
2013
as The Baker
MovieSnowpiercer
2013
as Paul
MovieHow to Seduce Difficult Women
2009
as Sam
MovieRachel Getting Married
2008
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
MovieThe Favor
2007
as Mr. Smith
MovieAnamorph
2007
as Medical Examiner
MovieThe Host
2006
as American Doctor
TVLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Dave Baker
MovieFrom Other Worlds
2004
as Larry
MovieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Gillespie
TVQueens Supreme
2003
MovieNo Such Thing
2002
as Fred
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Donald
TVWonderland
2000
as Willie Watches
TVThird Watch
1999
as Erik
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sid Gabbert
MovieMickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Ritchie Vitale
MovieSix Ways to Sunday
1999
as Hyman
MovieOn the Run
1999
as Cabbie
MovieSuits
1999
as Mitchell Mitnick
MovieMoney Kings
1998
as Rocky
MovieBeloved
1998
as General Store Proprietor
MovieThe Substitute 2: School's Out
1998
as Mack Weathers
MovieHenry Fool
1998
as Doctor
MovieSubway Stories
1997
as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
MovieArresting Gena
1997
as Uncle John
MovieLos Locos
1997
as Buck
MovieToe Tags
1996
as Coroner's Assistant
MovieThe Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Seymour
MovieBuffalo Girls
1995
as Doc Rames
MovieSpeechless
1994
as Harry
MovieTrapped in Paradise
1994
as Timmy
MoviePhiladelphia
1993
as Dr. Klenstein
MovieThe Debt
1993
as The Salesman
TVThe Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
as Bob Oppenheimer
MovieTaking the Heat
1993
as Chucky
MovieBrace Up!
1993
as Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
MovieLorenzo's Oil
1992
as Professor Duncan
Movie29th Street
1991
as Needle Nose Nipton
MovieWomen & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
as Ad Man
MovieThe Silence of the Lambs
1991
as Pilcher
MovieMarried to the Mob
1988
as Tommy Boyle
TVMiami Vice
1984
as David Sugarman
MovieStreamers
1983
as MP Lieutenant
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
as Bill Allen
