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PAUL W.

Actor
BORN November 21, 1982
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HEIGHT 6'0" (1.83 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 2007 – Present
PAUL W. DOWNS

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2026
32nd Actor Awards

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
6th Astra TV Awards

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
31st Critics Choice Awards

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
7th Dorian TV Awards

Best Supporting TV Performance u2014 Comedy

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
78th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
78th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
78th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
37th Producers Guild Awards

Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television u2013 Comedy

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2026
78th Writers Guild Awards

Best Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2025
5th Astra TV Awards

Best Writing in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2025
36th Producers Guild Awards

Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television u2013 Comedy

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2025
77th Writers Guild Awards

Best Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2025
77th Writers Guild Awards

Best Episodic Comedy

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2025
31st Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2025
5th Astra TV Awards

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2025
30th Critics Choice Awards

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2025
77th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2025
77th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2024
76th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2024
76th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2024
76th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2023
75th Writers Guild Awards

Best Episodic Comedy

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2023
29th Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2023
34th Producers Guild Awards

Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television u2013 Comedy

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2023
75th Writers Guild Awards

Best Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2022
74th Writers Guild Awards

Best Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2022
74th Writers Guild Awards

Best New Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2022
28th Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2022
74th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2022
74th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2022
33rd Producers Guild Awards

Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television u2013 Comedy

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2021
73rd Emmy Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

WINNER
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2021
73rd Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE
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2021
31st Gotham Film Awards

Breakthrough Series (Under 40 Minutes)

🎬 Hacks

NOMINEE

👤 BIOGRAPHY

Paul William Downs is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is the co-creator, co-showrunner, and one of the stars of the HBO Max series Hacks, for which he has received two Golden Globes, a Peabody Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, among others.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Paul
  • Born November 21, 1982
  • Height 6'0" (1.83 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education Studied Dramatic Arts / Private performance training
  • Current Status Active (Recently in The Studio)
  • Years Active 2007 – Present
  • Occupation Actor
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Social

🎬 FILMOGRAPHY