Biography

Born and raised in the Fair Haven section of New Haven CT, Paul went on to earn a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Comp Sci.

Upon meeting the cast of "Raising Victor Vargas" in 2003, he began to pivot to the Arts enrolling in the Actor's Gym, all the while being a single father and raising 4 beautiful Gen Z-er kids.

In parallel, as a lifelong New Haven resident he had the privilege of living near the Yale School Of Drama and incorporated watching as many Yale Rep and Yale Cab plays and various other projects as part of his acting education as well as supporting and learning from all the artists who passed through the halls of the Yale Drama School.

Booking roles on shows such as "Law and Order SVU" and "The Last OG", Paul got cast as a Series Regular on the limited Amazon Prime Series "Vish Merrick" opposite Devale Ellis. Continuing his education under many teachers Heidi Marshall, Victor Cruz, Ulysses Terrero, Chris Chalk and Yale School Of Drama MFA's Law Dunford '25 and Malik James '24, Malachi Beasley '23,Vintre Scott '25 he strives to master roles that push at the very boundaries of who he is and who he will become.
- IMDb mini biography by: Paul Mauriello

Inspired to become an actor by the independent film "Raising Victor Vargas".