Paul Reynolds (actor)
| Paul Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 February 1970 Wanstead, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Paul Reynolds (born 6 February 1970, Wanstead, London) is an English actor. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School,[1] made his start as a child actor in a variety of small parts. He played the roles of Thatcherite Colin Mathews in Press Gang,[2] "Kevin" in Ghostbusters of East Finchley[3] and as Sammy Dobbs the unscrupulous sports agent in Andy Hamilton's Trevor's World of Sport.[4]
On the big screen, Reynolds portrayed Christopher Craig opposite Christopher Eccleston's Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It[5] and the mischievous Matt in Croupier alongside Clive Owen.[6]
In later years, Reynolds made an appearance as "Squeak" in 1995 and 1998 in Absolutely Fabulous alongside Julia Sawalha, his Press Gang co-star, he also made a brief cameo appearance in Lark Rise to Candleford again with Julia Sawalha.
As well as many TV, film and radio appearances Reynolds has appeared on stage in leading roles at The National Theatre, The Royal Court, The Almeida and The Bristol Old Vic portraying "Baby" in Mojo and Eugene in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Reynolds also spent eight years in the BBC World Service radio drama Westway playing Fizza, and has been in many radio productions.
In 2005 Reynolds had a break from acting to set up his own production company specialising in filming concerts as well as developing TV and film scripts and ideas. The company was called Remould Media. He currently conducts his own production work.
He starred in Lucky You, a stage adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel of the same title that premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[7]
TV
- The Smoking Room
- MI High (CBBC)
- The Last Detective
- Murder in Suburbia
- Waking the Dead
- Casualty
- The Rivals
- Trevor's World of Sport
- The Jury
- Time Gentlemen Please
- Gentleman (dave)
- Murder Most Horrid
- Maisie Raine
- Absolutely Fabulous
- The Locksmith
- Pie in the Sky
- Ghostbusters of East Finchley
- Chiller
- Cone Zone
- Money for Nothing
- Frank Stubbs Promotes
- Press Gang
- Dirtysomething
- Great Expectations
- No Place Like Home
- Terry and June
- The Bill (Guest Appearance in "Letter Bomb" as David)
- EastEnders
Films
- The Beastmaster (1982) as Tils
- Castaway (1986) as Mike Kingsland
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) as Seymour and Audrey's Son
- Slipstream (1989) as Travis
- Let Him Have It (1991) as Christopher Craig
- Blue Juice (1995) as recording engineer
- Croupier (1998) as Matt
- The Asylum (2000) as Snape
- Stardom (2000) as Nigel Pope
- Revengers Tragedy (2003) as Junior
- Eddie The Eagle (2016) as Clive North UK Reporter
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Full cast and crew for Press Gang (1989)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995– )". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Trevor's World of Sport (2003– )". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Let Him Have It". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Croupier". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ Archived 2 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.