Paul Fitzgerald

Paul Fitzgerald is an American actor who also directs and writes. Born in New York City and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, he studied at Northwestern University and later earned a master's degree through the Old Globe and University of San Diego drama program. His best known credit is Forgiven, the feature he wrote, directed and starred in, which he made with producing partner Kelly Miller under their company Pulled Pictures. The film took a screenwriting award at BendFilm Festival and a nomination for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. On screen he has appeared in Arbitrage, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), and he played a fictional president, Perry Morgan, in the Netflix series The Residence. His television credits include Guiding Light, Treme, Veep and Younger, and he played Garry LeJeune on Broadway in Noises Off.