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.
Paul James | |
|---|---|
 James in 2006 | |
| Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life and education
editJames 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
editJames 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