Paul W. Downs
American actor, writer, and director · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1981 · age 44
Paul William Downs is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is the co-creator, co-showrunner and one of the stars of the HBO Max series Hacks, for which he has received two Golden Globes, a Peabody Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, among others.
Paul W. Downs is read about 612 times a day, in 11 languages.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Deborah Vance and FriendsFilm, Jimmy LuSaque Jr.2025
The StudioSeries, Paul W. Downs2021
HacksSeries, Director, Writer
How It EndsFilm, 2021Sal2019
Harley QuinnSeries, The Jons (voice)2018
Like FatherFilm, Jim2017
Rough NightFilm, Writer, Producer2016
Ghost TeamFilm, Zak2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries2014
Barely Legal PawnFilm, Director, Writer2013
@midnight with Chris HardwickSeries2012
The Mindy ProjectSeries, Brett2011
Special Things to DoFilm, Travis2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASeries1981Born21 November 1981People around Paul
Close ties
Lucia Aniello Directed Rough Night (2017)
Mark Indelicato Also in Hacks and Deborah Vance and Friends
Hannah Einbinder Also in Hacks and Deborah Vance and Friends
Zoe Lister-Jones Directed How It Ends
Malcolm D. Lee Directed Untitled Kevin Hart/Malcolm D. Lee Action-Comedy
Megan Stalter Also in Hacks and Deborah Vance and Friends
Daryl Wein Directed How It Ends
Known for
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Like Father 2018
Rough Night 2017
How It Ends 2021
Ghost Team 2016
Filmography 8
50 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Downs first gained attention for his role in the Comedy Central series Broad City, which ran for five seasons and for which he was also a writer, director, and executive producer.
