Since training at Manchester Polytechnic Paul has worked widely in theatre, radio, film and television, including BAFTA-winning and Olivier-nominated productions on stage and screen. He has directed both professional and student actors. Paul is author of Acting Characters (Methuen) and Stephen Joseph – Theatre Pioneer and Provocateur (Bloomsbury Academic). Paul has taught at the universities of Hull and Teesside and at SCAD in the USA, run courses at the Actors Centre London, and has a Drama PhD from the University of Hull.