Paul Cross

Paul began his career in the entertainment industry acting in summer stock, starring in such productions as Come Blow Your Horn, Butterflies Are Free, and Compulsion, amongst others, and the Off-Broadway revival of Redhead. In New York Paul starred in the docu-drama, Sygyzy, which won the New York Film Festival award, and created the role of Panache in the PBS special, Wish It Were Spring. In Hollywood, Paul appeared in miniseries and movies-of-the -week, such as Studs Lonigan, and Amazons, directed by Paul Michael Glaser and portrayed Walter Richards on the prime time soap, Rituals. He then wrote and starred in the feature film, Ice Pawn, which had its worldwide debut at the Cannes Film Festival. Paul starred in Railaway for European television, and has recently appeared in the musicals 1776 and Spoon River. For the past several years besides acting, Paul has written, produced and directed documentaries and feature films which include the award winning documentaries; West End Story, An Anatomy of the Musical Theatre. West End Story, filmed on location in London and New York is the winner of Best Documentary2002 at the Thunderbird International Film Festival and Best Music Documentary at the New York International Independent Film Festival. The film stars Petual Clark, Lucie Arnaz, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerome Pradon, Ruthie Henshall, Barbara Dickson and others. Paul’s second documentary, Follow the Leader, filmed at the White House, is the winner of the Atlantic City Film Festival for Best Documentary and stars President George W. Bush, Wolf Blitzer, The Secret Service, Marlin Fitzwater, Ron Nessen, Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Jim Bunning, Rex Scouten, Eleanor Clift, Letitia Baldrige, and others. Paul wrote/directed and starred in the feature film Severe Visibility, which is currently in release. Severe Visibility was nominated Best North American Film at the 2007 Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival and was an Official Selection at the New York International Film and Video Festival. Paul is the recipient of the Best Screenplay award for his film script, Champagne & Chocolate at the Thunderbird International Film Festival in Utah. In 2008 Paul directed, wrote and starred in a documentary filmed in the Philippines with the country’s former president Joseph Estrada and former First Lady Imelda Marcus. Paul’s recent feature films include,, Hollywood Tail, Payback Jack and Operation Terror, which he also directed. Paul is also developi