Paul W. Downs Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

Paul W. Downs Biography

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 Career Highlights

• Known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Jennifer Hudson Show, RuPaul's Drag Race, Hacks, Harley Quinn, and The Mindy Project.
• Credits include actors, creators, production, writing, and directing.
• Recent listed credits include The Studio, The Jennifer Hudson Show, How It Ends, and Hacks.

Paul W. Downs Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

37

Birth Date

1982-11-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

New Jersey, USA

Paul W. Downs Known For

• 

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• 

  The Jennifer Hudson Show
• 

  RuPaul's Drag Race
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  Hacks
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  Harley Quinn
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  The Mindy Project

Paul W. Downs Movies and Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • The Studio

    Paul W. Downs

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • How It Ends

    Sal

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Hacks

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Harley Quinn

    The Jons / Giant Jon (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show
    2019
  • Like Father

    Jim

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Rough Night

    Peter

    actor

    actors
    2017

• creators (1 credits)

  • Hacks

    creator

    creators
    2021

• production (4 credits)

  • Hacks

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • The Other Two

    consulting producer

    production
    2019
  • Rough Night

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Untitled Kevin Hart/Malcolm D. Lee Action-Comedy

    executive producer

    production

• writing (5 credits)

  • The Other Two

    writer

    writing
    2019
  • Rough Night

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • Barely Legal Pawn

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Broad City

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Untitled Kevin Hart/Malcolm D. Lee Action-Comedy

    screenplay

    writing

• directing (2 credits)

  • Barely Legal Pawn

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Broad City

    director

    directing
    2014

Paul W. Downs Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB