WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Black Mirror.
The highly anticipated seventh season of has finally dropped on , boasting an impressive cast, including award-winning actor .
After a two-year wait, the critically acclaimed tech-dystopian anthology series made its return on Thursday, April 10, with all episodes available to stream.
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In the fifth episode, Eulogy, viewers meet Phillip, a reclusive character portrayed by Paul Giamatti, whose life is turned upside down when he receives news of an ex-girlfriend's passing from decades ago.
Phillip is then contacted by bereavement company Eulogy, which offers him a unique chance to relive memories of his former love by stepping into old photographs for her funeral.
With Paul Giamatti taking centre stage in Eulogy, fans are eager to learn more about the 57 year old actor's impressive filmography.
A look back at Paul Giamatti's career
Giamatti began his on-screen journey with minor roles in TV shows and films such as NYPD Blue, Singles, Mighty Aphrodite, Sabrina, and Donnie Brasco.
In 1997, he landed a small part as a "bellman" in the hit romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding, starring alongside Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney.
Over the next few years, Giamatti continued to secure similar roles in notable films, including The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, Doctor Dolittle, and Big Momma's House. In 2001, Giamatti took on an unconventional role as Limbo, a Borean Orangutan in the Planet Of The Apes remake, starring alongside Mark Wahlberg.
By 2003, the Black actor finally landed a leading role in American Splendor, a biographical film about comic book artist Harvey Pekar.
Following this, he starred in a string of films including Confidence, Paycheck, Sideways, Cinderella Man, The Illusionist and Fred Claus, where he played Nick "Santa" Claus opposite Vince Vaughn.
2008 saw Giamatti scoop his first award-winning role in the HBO mini-series John Adams, portraying the second President of the United States. This performance earned him an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
His winning streak continued when he bagged a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, comedy or musical, for Barney's Version in 2010. The heartwarming drama follows Barney Panofsky as he reflects on his life, marriages and television career.
Fast forward to 2023, and Giamatti struck gold again with another Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, this time for drama, in the movie The Holdovers.
He plays strict boarding school teacher Paul Hunham in the 1970s, tasked with chaperoning a group of students over the period.
Television aficionados might recognise Giamatti more from his stint in the iconic HBO series Billions, where he portrayed Chuck Rhoades alongside Damian Lewis.
He quickly went on to feature in the spooky drama 30 Coins, playing an "exorcist, boxer and ex-convict exiled to a remote town in Spain", and who seeks assistance to delve into "paranormal phenomena".
Black Mirror is available to watch on Netflix.
