Paul first trained as a screenwriter then as an actor at LAMDA. He has performed in many productions, including in his award-winning play The Dead Wait (Manchester Royal Exchange & Park); and at the RSC and NT.
He recently played Daniel Borgoraz in the award winning TV series, The Honourable Woman and will be seen in Black Earth Rising in 2018.
He began writing in 1981 with Sweet Like Suga, in which he performed in London and Canada; moving on to radio and film.
He wrote Almost Heaven, which won the Nashville International Best Feature Award.
Since the mid-90s he has devoted himself to both careers.
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TV credits
PRIME EVIL (BBC TV)
Commissioned treatment for Waking The Dead
THE WOLF AND PETER (Elli Jason)
Commissioned treatment (2007)
BAD BOY (World)
Commissioned treatment (2005)
COLI-Z (BBC TV)
Commissioned treatment (2003)
Film credits
ANNA’S STORY (Ecosse Films)
Feature commissioned by Ecosse based on extraordinary events in the life of a Czech woman who survived four death camps during WW2 – who drew strength from a most unusual source
MAN OF WAR (Film Council/Moonstone/Trademark)
Commissioned screenplay, (2017)
THE KISS (New Sparta Films)
Commissioned screenplay, (2015/2016)
PLAYOFF (Egoli Tossell Films)
Dialogue polish. (2013)
THE FIGHTING PRINCE (Focus Features/Completion)
Commissioned screenplay (2008/9)
K – THE ART OF LOVE (Kasander Films)
Commissioned screenplay (2007)
SAMMY GOING SOUTH (FilmAfrika)
Commissioned screenplay (2006/7)
ALMOST HEAVEN Egoli-Tossell Films, Berlin
Co-wrote (Released 2005/6.)
(Nashville International Best Feature Award 2006)
WHITE HART LANE (Red And Black Films)
Commissioned treatment (2006)
THE MAN WHO GAVE THE BEATLES AWAY (Octagon Films Dublin)
Commissioned screenplay (2005)
MUKIWA (Kudu Films)
Commissioned screenplay/page one rewrite (2004)
THE IMPRESSIONIST (October Films/The Film Council)
Commissioned screenplay (2003)
THE BLACKNESS IN MAGIC (Egoli-Tossell Films, Berlin)
Commissioned screenplay (2002)
THE BLOOD OF ADONIS (Milesian Films)
Commissioned screenplay (1995)
FROZEN IMAGE (Milesian Films)
Commissioned screenplay (1985)
Radio credits
THE DEAD WAIT (BBC Radio 4/ West Deutscher’s Rundfunk)
(90 mins) dir Andy Jordan.
DREAMING UP LAURA (BBC Radio 4/ West Deutscher’s Rundfunk)
(90 mins) dir Andy Jordan.
THE SONG OF MY FATHER (BBC Radio 4/ ABC Perth & WDR)
(60 mins) dir Andy Jordan.
WHERE’S THE BULL? (LBC Radio)
Winner – London Writers’ Festival,
Directed by Richard Shannon
Chosen for TAPS (Television Arts Performance Showcase)
THE WOLF AND PETER (BBC Radio 4)
Short story. Read by Paul Herzberg, dir Andy Jordan
THE CRACKWALKER (BBC Radio 4)
Short story – read by Phil Daniels, dir Andy Jordan
BOGUS ((LBC Radio/IRDP)
(45 min) radio play
Shortlisted for Edith Ruddick Award 1998
Theatre credits
THE DEAD WAIT
Nominated: Best New Play/ Production/ Perf By Actor (won) Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, Shortlisted: Verity Bargate Award.
Park Theatre (dir Joe Harmston) Royal Exchange 2002, dir Jacob Murray. Market Theatre Joburg / Grahamstown – dir Clare Stopford.
METROPOLIS KABARETT
Writer-in-Residence for opening of the Royal National Theatre’s cabaret show
SWEET LIKE SUGA
Old Red Lion Theatre, London, dir by Andy Jordan
Also produced by Bristol Express, Centaur Theatre Montreal, Theatre 2000 Ottawa, dir by Maurice Podbrey and Arena Theatre Cape Town
BE BOP THE RULER
Nominated: Time Out Awards, 1991
Finborough Theatre London (Composed/wrote/ prod/ dir).
Other credits
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