Paul Rudd looks back on his early acting days when he lied on his CV about working with Oscar-winning legendary actor Sir Ben Kingsley.
When Ant-Man the star was just starting out as an actor, he had no professional credits to put on his resume to get auditions.
The only bit of acting-related experience Rudd had during his school days was attending a short afternoon master class led by Kingsley.
Speaking to The Graham Norton Show to promote his and co-star Jack Black’s new film Anacondasaid Rudd: “When I first got a manager I had no credits to put on my CV but I had once done an afternoon masterclass with Sir Ben Kingsley when I was at school.”
“My manager said it like, ‘Paul played Hamlet in a production directed by Sir Ben Kingsley.’ I lived in fear that he [Kingsley] would like to see my CV one day!” he said.
Rudd’s professional debut came in 1992 in the NBC series Sisters and his breakthrough film in 1995 Ignorant. He also starred as Mike Hannigan in Friends and joined the MCU in 2015 as Ant-Man.
He and Kingsley are also part of Marvel, while he starred as Ant-Man, Kingsley played Trevor Slattery in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Rudd will reprise his role as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in the highly anticipated upcoming Avengers: Doomsday scheduled for release on December 18, 2026.
