Actor: Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd broke through in Clueless and has worked more or less continuously since, mostly in comedy, and became a running joke for appearing not to age.

The Apatow films, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, established a specific register: a decent man whose decency has a thin layer of exasperation over it.

Ant-Man gave him a franchise and a screenwriting credit on both of the first two films, which is unusual for a studio lead.

Wet Hot American Summer and Role Models are where the comic instinct is clearest, and he is very good in the serious parts he rarely takes.