Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

Age 43 — born November 21, 1982·New Jersey, USA

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.

Comedy

20Credits13 TV · 7 films
2005–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedBarely Legal Pawn
6.7 Average ratingacross 16 titles

Top TV shows 13best Paul W. Downs shows

  1. 1Harley Quinn posterHarley QuinnThe Jons (voice) · 2 eps · 20198.3
  2. 2Broad City posterBroad CityTrey · 2014–2019 · Comedy8.0
  3. 3The Studio posterThe StudioPaul W. Downs · 1 ep · 20257.7
  4. 4Hacks posterHacksJimmy · 41 eps · 20217.5
  5. 5American Dad! posterAmerican Dad!Doctor (voice) · 1 ep · 20057.0
  6. 6The Other Two posterThe Other TwoWriter · Consulting Producer · 10 eps · 20197.0
  7. 7Little America posterLittle AmericaCraig · 1 ep · 20206.6
  8. 8Betas posterBetasCoffee Snob · 1 ep · 20136.6
  9. 9The Mindy Project posterThe Mindy ProjectBrett · 1 ep · 20126.2
  10. 10Time Traveling Bong posterTime Traveling BongJeff · 3 eps · 20166.2
  11. 11Netflix Presents: The Characters posterNetflix Presents: The Characters1 ep · 20164.9
  12. 12Very Mary-Kate posterVery Mary-KateZac Efron · 1 ep · 2010
  13. 13The Ultimate Improv Show posterThe Ultimate Improv ShowMonologist · 1 ep · 2023

Top movies 7best Paul W. Downs movies

  1. 1Barely Legal Pawn posterBarely Legal PawnUnnamed Agent · 201410.0
  2. 2Like Father posterLike FatherJim · 20186.2
  3. 3Rough Night posterRough NightPeter · 20175.7
  4. 4How It Ends posterHow It EndsSal · 20214.9
  5. 5Ghost Team posterGhost TeamZak · 20164.6
  6. 6Untitled Kevin Hart/Malcolm D. Lee Action-ComedyScreenplay · Executive Producer
  7. 7Special Things to Do posterSpecial Things to DoTravis · 2011

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