Paul McGill
Biography
Paul McGill is an American choreographer, director, and actor who works in theater, film, and television. Raised in Pittsburgh, he started studying dance and performance at three and learned from instructors such as Lenora Nemetz and Rachelle Rak. His first Broadway credit came in a 2004 staging of La Cage aux Folles. He played Mark in a revival of A Chorus Line that was chronicled in the documentary Every Little Step (2008), and he portrayed Philippe Petit in the reenactments of Man on Wire (2008). He took the part of Kevin in the 2009 movie Fame, opposite Bebe Neuwirth, and later appeared on Victorious and Smash and in House Hunting. Memphis, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and Bullets Over Broadway brought him back to Broadway. He also built a career as a choreographer, earning a Lucille Lortel nomination and a Fred Astaire Award for The Legend of Georgia McBride, and he directed Midnight at the Palace.
39years old
Turns 40 on September 3in 297 days
- Born Pittsburgh
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Paul Edwin McGill III
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 1 year2008 to 2009
Every film, newest first
- 2009FameIMDb rating 5.0
- 2008Every Little StepIMDb rating 7.7
- 2008Man on WireIMDb rating 7.7
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Behind the camera
McGill served as associate choreographer for the Broadway run of Hedwig and the Angry Inch while he was also performing on Broadway. Among the performers he worked with were John Cameron Mitchell, Neil Patrick Harris, and Taye Diggs.
Getting ready for a role
McGill served as coach to Laverne Cox for her role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in FOX's TV version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Behind the camera
McGill also created choreography for circus and physical theater, serving as a creative company member of Short Round Productions, an American circus company. Filament, that company's premiere work, toured internationally and appeared at festivals such as the Edinburgh Fringe and Adelaide Fringe.
Paul McGill movies on Netflix
Fameas Kevin Barrett
Every Little Stepas Himself
Man on Wireas Philippe - Drama Reconstructions
Worked with
Paul McGill made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Kelsey Grammer1 film together, 2009
Kelsey Grammer's page Fame2009IMDb rating 5.0McGill as Kevin BarrettGrammer as Mr. Martin Cranston
Charles S. Dutton1 film together, 2009
Charles S. Dutton's page Fame2009IMDb rating 5.0McGill as Kevin BarrettDutton as Mr. James Dowd
Megan Mullally1 film together, 2009
Megan Mullally's page Fame2009IMDb rating 5.0McGill as Kevin BarrettMullally as Ms. Fran Rowan
Bebe Neuwirth1 film together, 2009
Bebe Neuwirth's page Fame2009IMDb rating 5.0McGill as Kevin BarrettNeuwirth as Ms. Kraft
Richard Nixon1 film together, 2008
Richard Nixon's page Man on Wire2008IMDb rating 7.7McGill as Philippe - Drama ReconstructionsNixon as Himself
Walter Perez1 film together, 2009
Walter Perez's page Fame2009IMDb rating 5.0McGill as Kevin BarrettPerez as Victor Taveras
James MarshDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by James Marsh Man on Wire2008IMDb rating 7.7McGill as Philippe - Drama Reconstructions
Kevin TancharoenDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Kevin Tancharoen Fame2009IMDb rating 5.0McGill as Kevin Barrett
Adam Del DeoDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Adam Del Deo Every Little Step2008IMDb rating 7.7McGill as Himself
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
