Paul joins the National Theatre later this year for The Doctor’s Dilemma having recently played Vincentio in the RSC’s hit production of The Taming Of The Shrew. He filmed “Papadopolous And Sons” last year, to be released in 2012. In October 2011, he performed in the world premiere’ of Honeypot written by Julia Pascal. In December 2010, he completed filming “My Week With Marilyn” at Pinewood Studios  in the role of Paul Hardwick.

Paul was born in South Africa. After graduating from Pretoria in screenwriting, he turned to acting. While at the University Of Cape Town Drama School he performed at South Africa’s first multi-racial theatre, The Space. He left for the UK in 1976 following conscription into the Angolan border war, a time he’s drawn on for his award-winning play The Dead Wait. He completed a post-graduate diploma at LAMDA and began working as an actor in the UK in 1978.

Though much of his professional life is devoted to acting, Paul returns frequently to writing, and tries to maintain a balance between both disciplines, sometimes performing in his own work. His work as a writer began on BBC Radio. It encompasses theatre, TV and film and includes several nominations and awards.

Professional highlights include Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Mermaid; Gerry Evans in the world premiere’ of Dancing At Lughnasa at the Abbey; Gratiano in The Merchant Of Venice at Chichester with Alec Guinness as Shylock (Paul recently played Shylock at the Arcola); Vorster in Anthony Sher’s I.D. at the Almeida; Papa Louw in his play, The Dead Wait, at the Royal Exchange.

On film & TV favourite productions include Cry Freedom, The Life And Loves Of A She Devil, Smiley’s people, The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission and Blagden in Almost Heaven, a film he co-wrote, which won the Nashville International Best Feature Award in 2006. The Dead Wait (stage) was shortlisted for The Veirity Bargate Award, and nominated for three MEN Awards, best play, production and actor — in which category it won.

The Dead Wait was developed by Moonstone International and The Film Council for the screen.

Paul was recently nominated as best actor in the film Room 36 at the New York Horror Film Festival, a piece of news he was not entirely sure how to take...

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