Paul James (actor)
Paul James | |
|---|---|
 James in 2006 | |
| Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Paul James is an American actor, best known for his role of Calvin on the ABC Family television show Greek. James also starred in the movie The Architect.[1] James graduated from Syracuse University with a BA degree in Theatre. He also starred as Sean Egan on the Hulu TV series The Path.
Early life and education
[edit]James was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the neighboring suburbs of Maryland. He graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. His mother was a school teacher at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland up until 2007.[2]
Career
[edit]James starred on ABC Family's Greek, which aired for four seasons. In the show James plays Calvin Owens, a gay member of Omega Chi Delta fraternity. Fans have applauded both the show for portraying homosexuality in a good light and Paul James as an actor for his portrayal of a black gay man living in a fraternity house.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Deerings | C.J. | Television film |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Zeke Williams | Episode: "Strange Fruit" |
| Cry Wolf | Lewis | ||
| 2006 | Twenty Questions | George Perkins | Television film |
| The Architect | Shawn | ||
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Allen Hayes | Episode: "Absalom" |
| 2007–2011 | Greek | Calvin Owens | Main cast |
| 2008 | Spinning into Butter | Simon Brick | |
| CSI: Miami | Duncan | Episode: "Ambush" | |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | James 'Junior' Dobbs | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
| Bones | Hunter Lang | Episode: "The Shallow in the Deep" | |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Kyle | Episode: Killer App |
| Torchwood | Noah Vickers | 5 episodes | |
| Dragon Crusaders | Bryce | ||
| 2013 | Crawlspace | Derek | |
| CSI: NY | P.O. Trey Jensen | Episode: "Today Is Life" | |
| 2014 | Shameless | T.A. | Episode: "Simple Pleasures" |
| Farmed and Dangerous | Max | 2 episodes | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Eric | Episode: "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bomb Squad Tech | Episode: "The CSI Effect" | |
| 2014–2017 | The Last Ship | O'Connor | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Desecrated | Marcus | |
| 2016–2017 | The Path | Sean Egan | Recurring (season 1); main cast (season 2) |
| 2018 | Unlovable | Ben | |
| Apostle | Townsmen Guard | ||
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | Ben Gellis | 6 episodes |
| Soundtrack | Sam | Main cast | |
| 2021 | Gossip Girl | Aaron | Episode: "Lies Wide Shut" |
| Nash Bridges | Keith 'Philly' Morton | Television film | |
| 2022 | I Love That for You | Jordan Wahl | Main cast |
| 2023 | Lessons in Chemistry | Charlie Sloan | Recurring |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Greek | Nominated | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Jensen, Michael (August 5, 2007). "Interview with Greek's Paul James, page 3". AfterElton. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ Jensen, Michael (August 5, 2007). "Interview with Greek's Paul James, page 2". AfterElton. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "The 40th NAACP Image Awards – 2009 Winners – Television Categories". www.naacpimageawards.net. NAACP. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Paul James at IMDb
