Actors

Paul Raschid

Paul Raschid

Having grown up around filmmaking under the guidance of his producer father Neville, Paul went on to complete a BA in English Literature with Film Studies at King's College London in 2014. In 2015, Paul's first produced screenplay was teen supernatural thriller; 'Unhallowed Ground'. It received awards at the London Independent Film Festival and the British Independent Film Festival. In 2016, Paul made his directorial debut with supernatural-psychological horror; 'Winterstoke House' (which he also wrote and acted in). Paul's second feature as a writer-director was 'White Chamber', which was shot in 12.5 days. In 2018, the sci-fi thriller/horror/drama played 10 film festivals around the world including Edinburgh, Sitges, Frightfest, Mumbai, BIFAN and Brussels. Lead actress Shauna Macdonald received the BAFTA Scotland Best Actress award for her tour-de-force performance. Between August 2019 and February 2021, the film was available to stream on Netflix in the UK, USA, Canada, Israel, Australia and New Zealand. Paul's third project as director, 'The Complex', a sci-fi interactive feature film/ FMV video game, released in 2020 on all major gaming platforms. Penned by Lynn Renee Maxcy, it stars Michelle Mylett, Kate Dickie and Al Weaver. It was produced by John Giwa-Amu and Jade Alexander. In 2020, Paul wrote and directed 'Five Dates', a romantic interactive feature film/ FMV video game. It was being made entirely remotely during the UK's national lockdown due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. It stars an ensemble cast including Mandip Gill (Doctor Who), Georgia Hirst (Vikings) and Marisa Abela (Industry). In 2021, Paul wrote and directed 'The Gallery' - an interactive hostage thriller that contains two narratives - before the film begins, the viewer must choose between a female protagonist (whose narrative is set in 1981 London) or a male protagonist (whose narrative is set in 2021 London). The cast is headlined by Anna Popplewell ('Chronicles Of Narnia' & 'Reign') and George Blagden ('Versailles' & 'Vikings'), who interchange roles as both protagonist and antagonist across the two narratives. The cast also includes Rebecca Root ('Boy Meets Girl' & 'The Queen's Gambit'), Shannon Tarbet ('Beast' & 'Genius'), Fehinti Balogun ('I May Destroy You' & 'Viewpoint') and Kara Tointon ('Eastenders' & 'Mr Selfridge').
Paul Ray

Paul Ray

Paul Ray started his acting career at the fresh age of 13 when he wrote and directed his first short film for a middle school project. He made several films in school and animated a series of stop motion cartoons and 2D animations, which he produced for YouTube in his spare time. At age 15 he attended Austin Film Festival's Screen Writing camp and again at age 16. During High school Paul performed in school plays. Also at age 15 and 16, he was apart of two Destination Imagination competitions where his team placed 2nd the first year. They were awarded the Davinci Award that year and the next year his team received the Spirit of DI Award. He performed with his local community theater programs the following years, Lago Vista Players & Lake Travis Musical Theater Inc. Once 18, Paul started attending the monthly Network Austin Mixers where he met his first theatrical and commercial agent, Tory from Tory Christopher Group, based in San Antonio, TX. Shortly after, Paul worked on a short film titled, My Mother's Eyes, where he was cast for his first lead role. During his time in Austin, TX, Paul performed for projects such as American Crime, Cold Comfort, As Far as the Eye Can See, including commercials for Doritos and BB&T Bank. Paul Ray began modeling at age 19 and modeled for his first cover on Austin Wedding Style Magazine in 2016. At age 22, Paul moved to Los Angeles, CA. He linked up with DéCayette Talent Agency for commercial and Bounty Models for print and runway almost immediately. Paul continues to write and direct his own films today. During his few years in LA he has acted in films such as Deadly Daughter Switch, 3 Day Pay or Quit, Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow, including a commercial for WOM wireless and music videos with Niia, Molly, Salem Ilese, & Pink Sweats.
Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

As a seasoned actor, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian, Paul Reiser continues to add to his list of accomplishments. In addition to co-creating and starring on the critically-acclaimed NBC series, Mad About You (1992), which garnered him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, his successes also include his book, "Couplehood", which sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on "The New York Times" best-seller list, and "Babyhood", his follow-up book, which features his trademark humorous take on the adventures of being a first-time father, which also made "The New York Times" best-seller list. He also wrote follow-up bestseller Familyhood. Born and raised in New York City, Reiser was drawn to Greenwich Village clubs, which featured, among others, George Carlin, Robert Klein and David Steinberg. He subsequently attended college at the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he majored in music (piano and composition) and participated in drama classes. During his university years, he was active in student theater productions at the Hinman Little Theater, an on-campus community theater organization located in Hinman College, his dorm community. Reiser later began performing as a comedian at the Improv and Comic Strip during university summer breaks. Remembered for notable performances in films, such as Diner (1982), Aliens (1986), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), The Marrying Man (1991), Bye Bye Love (1995) and One Night at McCool's (2001). More recently, he starred in two original movies for Showtime - My Beautiful Son (2001) opposite Julie Walters, Chazz Palminteri's Women vs. Men (2002), opposite Joe Mantegna and Christine Lahti. His first original screenplay also became his next film The Thing About My Folks (2005), also starring Peter Falk, Olympia Dukakis and Elizabeth Perkins. Reiser's development company, "Nuance Productions", has produced several projects for NBC television including, My 11:30 (2004), starring Jeff Goldblum and Donna Murphy - which Reiser co-wrote with Steven Sater. Also in the works - for the Showtime cable network - is a mock-documentary about "The Smothers Brothers" and their battles with television network censorship in the late 1960s. Since then, he has maintained a lower profile, working more as an executive producer and writer than as an actor. In 2003, Reiser made his stage debut in Woody Allen's directorial play debut Writer's Block. He also paired with Steven Soderbergh to star in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks. Reiser tours the country performing to sold-out venues and was recently voted one of Comedy Central's "Top 100 Comedians of All Time."