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Paul made his professional acting debut at Circa Theatre, Wellington in 1980. Having obtained an Honours degree in Music in 1979, he has since appeared in over a hundred plays as an actor, and thirty as a Musical Director/ pianist, or singer throughout New Zealand and in the UK and Australia. Paul is an Associate of the Court Theatre, and was a member of the company from 1985-1996. From 1992-96 he was also a foundation tutor at NASDA- the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art. He has recorded over one thousand commercial voice-overs for tv and radio, plus documentaries and corporate videos. He also regularly records Audiobooks for the Blind Foundation.
Since early 2022 Paul has played the role of Stanley Thompson on Shortland Street. His last appearance on the Court stage was in Mum’s Choir in 2018. Over the last three years Paul has both acted and played keyboards in national tours of South Pacific; The Sound of Music; The Buddy Holly Story and Saturday Night Fever. In 1996 Paul was named an Associate of the Court Theatre.

Court Shows

  • 2023 - Something Rotten! - Nostradamus
  • 2018 - Mum's Choir - Noel
  • 2009 - Backstage - Herb
  • 2008 - Under Milkwood - First Voice
  • 1998 - The Jungle Book - Baloo
  • 1996 - The Wind in the Willows - Badger
  • 1996 - Caesar & Cleopatra - Ra / Rufio
  • 1996 - Market Forces - John
  • 1996 - The Queen & I - Prince Philip
  • 1995 - Cold Turkey - Bruce
  • 1995 - The Learner's Stand - Pete
  • 1995 - She Loves Me - Head Waiter
  • 1995 - The Wind in the Willows - Badger
  • 1994 - Charley's Aunt - Sir Francis Chesney
  • 1994 - Twelfth Night - Malvolio
  • 1994 - Money & Friends - Alex
  • 1994 - Arcadia - Bernard Nightingale
  • 1993 - Larnach - Castle of Lies - Actor
  • 1993 - Death & the Maiden - Gerardo Escobar
  • 1993 - The School for Scandal - Crabtree
  • 1993 - Joyful & Triumphant - Ted
  • 1992 - Treasure Island - Dr Livesy
  • 1992 - The Crucible - Reverand Hale
  • 1992 - Hamlet - Polonius
  • 1992 - Shadowlands - Christopher Riley
  • 1992 - Jean & Richard - Richard Pierce
  • 1992 - The Wind in the Willows - Badger
  • 1991 - Daughters of Heaven - Mr Rieper
  • 1991 - Gypsy - Herbie
  • 1991 - Uncle Vanya - Telyeghin
  • 1991 - Weed - Henry Donovan
  • 1991 - Saint Joan - Archbishop of Rheims
  • 1991 - Bus Stop - Dr Lyman
  • 1990 - M Butterfly - Marc
  • 1990 - The Merchant of Venice - Antonio
  • 1990 - The Philadelphia Story - Mr Lord
  • 1989 - Single Spies - Guy Burgess
  • 1989 - Our Country's Good - Sideaway
  • 1989 - Three Men on a Horse - Clarence Dobbins
  • 1989 - A Streetcar Named Desire - Mitch
  • 1989 - Glengarry Glenross - Williamson
  • 1989 - The Three Musketeers - Porthos
  • 1988 - Long Day's Journey into Night - Jamie
  • 1988 - Much Ado About Nothing - Leonato