Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs is an American performer who acts, writes, directs and produces. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and grew up in Sussex Borough, then studied theater at Duke University. With Lucia Aniello he formed the comedy duo Paulilu, and they created a web series for Above Average Productions. His breakthrough came on the Comedy Central sitcom Broad City, where he played Trey Pucker and also served as a writer, director and executive producer. He is a co-creator and co-showrunner of the HBO Max series Hacks, in which he also appears, and his work there has brought him a Peabody Award, two Golden Globes and three Primetime Emmy Awards. His film credits include Rough Night (2017), which he helped write and co-starred in, and Like Father (2018). He also starred in the miniseries Time Traveling Bong and wrote and appeared in an episode of Netflix Presents: The Characters.