Paul Rust

Actor
Writer
Producer

Here's a look back at the various roles Paul Rust has played throughout his acting career.

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Paul Rust was born on 12 April 1981 in Le Mars, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Saturday Night (2024). He has been married to Lesley Arfin since 17 October 2015. They have one child.

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Known for

I Love You, Beth Cooper

5.4

Denis Cooverman

2009

Inglourious Basterds

8.4

Pfc. Andy Kagan

2009

Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Braun, Emily Fairn, Cooper Hoffman, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Dylan O'Brien, Jon Batiste, Ella Hunt, Nicholas Podany, Matt Wood, Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith, Finn Wolfhard, Rachel Sennott, and Kaia Gerber in Saturday Night (2024)

Saturday Night

6.8

Paul Shaffer

2024

Love

7.6

TV Series

Gus Cruikshank

Credits

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Actor

Wilshire & Plymouth
TV Series
- Spence
- 2026
Strawberry Vampire
8.3
TV Series
- Friend Jonathan (voice)
- 2025–2026
Strip Law
6.0
TV Series
- (voice)
- 2026
The Great North
7.0
TV Series
- Ham Tobin (voice)
- 2021–2025
The Napa Boys
5.3
- Squirm
- 2025
Big City Greens
7.6
TV Series
- Little Big City Employee
- Additional Voices
- 2025
Bob's Burgers
8.2
TV Series
- Jonas
- Alex
- Milo (voice) ...
- 2012–2024
Saturday Night
6.8
- Paul Shaffer
- 2024
Goosebumps
6.7
TV Series
- Mahar
- 2023
Ten Year Old Tom
8.1
TV Series
- Randy
- Host (voice)
- 2021–2023
Robots
5.6
- Zach
- 2023
Digman!
6.6
TV Series
- Kurt (voice)
- 2023
History of the World: Part II
5.5
TV Mini Series
- DNC Staffer
- 2023
Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast
9.6
Podcast Series
- Dr. Traygo
- Jerry Jimson
- Cal Shipsby ...
- 2009–2022
Central Park
6.9
TV Series
- Bar Patron #3
- Waitstaff
- Salesperson 2 (voice)
- 2021–2022

Writer

Santa Inc.
1.8
TV Series
- written by
- 2021
Love
7.6
TV Series
- created by
- written by
- 2016–2018
Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast
9.6
Podcast Series
- Writer (segment "New No-Nos")
- 2012–2018
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
6.1
- written by
- 2016
Comedy Bang! Bang!
7.6
TV Series
- writer
- Writer
- consultant writer
- 2012–2015
Lisa
7.2
Video
- writer
- 2015
Rubberhead
3.5
TV Movie
- Writer (segment "Lisa")
- 2014
Arrested Development
8.6
TV Series
- story editor
- 2013
Guy Talk 2
Short
- Writer
- 2012
Guy Talk
Short
- Writer
- 2011
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
7.6
TV Movie
- also written by
- 2011
The Back Room
3.6
TV Series
- writer
- 2010
iPhone 4: FaceTime - Big News Parody
Short
- Writer
- 2010
I Got a Perm for Our Camping Trip
Video
- Writer
- 2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
6.7
TV Series
- additional material
- 2009

Producer

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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "That's Not Food"

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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "That's Not Food"

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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Crashing the Party"

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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "Lights Out"

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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Thought You Were Smart"

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I Love You, Beth Cooper -- "I Love You, Beth Cooper"

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Height
- 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
Born
- April 12, 1981
- Le Mars, Iowa, USA
Spouse
- Lesley ArfinOctober 17, 2015 - present (1 child)
Other works
Has acted opposite Mark J. Hansen in the short play, "Shoes: the Musical," by Spencer Griffin.

Did you know

Trivia
He is of German heritage going back many generations. His ancestors on both sides came to Iowa and Wisconsin from Germany in the 1800s.

Quotes
(on his character in Inglourious Basterds disappearing before the end of the film): Inglourious Basterds is only the first chapter in the Andy Kagan trilogy.