Paul Lazar

Actor

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.

Filmography (39)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991, ★ 8.3)
• Philadelphia (1993, ★ 7.7)
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005, ★ 8.1)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Third Watch (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Six Ways to Sunday (1999, ★ 6)
• The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995, ★ 6.1)
• Henry Fool (1998, ★ 6.6)
• Married to the Mob (1988, ★ 6)
• Snowpiercer (2013, ★ 6.9)
• Lorenzo's Oil (1992, ★ 7.1)
• 29th Street (1991, ★ 7)
• The Host (2006, ★ 7)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, ★ 7.6)
• Miami Vice (1984, ★ 7.5)
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993, ★ 7.7)
• Mickey Blue Eyes (1999, ★ 5.7)
• Experimenter (2015, ★ 6.5)
• On the Run (1999, ★ 5.3)
• Money Kings (1998, ★ 5.5)
• Trapped in Paradise (1994, ★ 5.7)
• Streamers (1983, ★ 5.6)
• Beloved (1998, ★ 5.8)
• No Such Thing (2002, ★ 6)
• Subway Stories (1997, ★ 5.5)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020, ★ 6.4)
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004, ★ 6.5)
• Rachel Getting Married (2008, ★ 6.3)
• Anamorph (2007, ★ 5.1)
• Speechless (1994, ★ 5.9)