Paul Connolly
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 29 - 39
- Height
- 5' 10" (1m 78cm)
- Weight
- 12st. 13lb. (82kg)
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Medium
Audio
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
---|---|---|---|
2022 |
Actor
Theatre |
The Paul Connolly Showcase |
Rossband Stand, Edinburgh |
2022 |
Actor (Sam Forrest)
Film |
Marchfield This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things |
|
2022 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Spontaneous Potter The Spontaneous Players |
Kings Theatre, Portsmouth |
2022 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Spontaneous Potter The Spontaneous Players |
Theatre Royal, Wakefield |
2020 |
The Director / Gordon Waggett / Procrastasaurus / Professor Blanket Top-Hat
Film |
The Director - Work At Home Quarantine Films |
|
2020 |
The Director
Online & Multimedia |
Alabaster Peaks Alabaster Peaks |
|
2020 |
Writer/Actor (Spam & Eggs Sketch)
Online & Multimedia |
Today's World Monkey Barrel Comedy |
|
2019 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Spontaneous Potter The Spontaneous Players |
|
2019 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Spontaneous Sherlock The Spontaneous Players |
|
2019 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Absolute Improv! TBC Improv |
|
2017 |
Host/Performer
Theatre |
Open Improv Night To Be Continued... |
The TBC Improv Theatre |
2016 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Tray Full of Brownies Tray Full of Brownies |
Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh |
2016 |
Guest (Improviser)
Television |
The Late Show STV |
|
2016 |
Teacher/Organiser/Co-ordinator
Event |
Improv Workshops & Courses To Be Continued... |
|
2014 |
Dave
Television |
NPC December Works |
|
2014 |
Paul the Mechanic
Film |
Dangerous Cripple Sputnik Productions |
|
2014 |
Joe
Film |
Contractual Living Andrew Macdonald |
|
2014 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Absolute Improv Stories! To Be Continued... |
|
2013 |
Steve
Film |
And They Played Shang-A-Lang Go Entertainment |
|
2013 |
Sam the Clown
Film |
Costume Party Fergus Cook / Fergus Cook Productions |
|
2013 |
Steve
Theatre |
And They Played Shang-A-Lang Derek Douglas / Craft Theatre Company |
|
2013 |
Mr Snowglobes
Theatre |
Mimi... And Then Scott Johnston and Ed Robson / PASS |
PASS Theatre |
2013 |
Henry Ericson
Film |
Waiting for Newman (Part 2) Chris Mclellan / 3MC Films |
|
2013 |
Henry Ericson
Film |
Waiting for Newman (Part 1) Chris Mclellan / 3MC Films |
|
2013 |
Jack Brooks
Film |
Retribution Lewis McCathie / McMedia |
|
2012 |
Ensemble Cast Member/Yellow Leader
Theatre |
THE END OF THE WORLD (for one night only) Andy Arnold / Red Note |
Summerhall, Edinburgh |
2012 |
Dream/Tailor/Political Guru/Bedlam Nurse
Theatre |
The Celebrity Scott Johnston / PASS |
PASS Theatre |
2012 |
Multiple
Theatre |
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich John Naples-Campbell / PASS |
PASS Theatre |
2011 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
An Evening of Improv Comedy To Be Continued... |
|
2010 |
Host/Improv Performer/Puppeteer
Theatre |
Burst the Box Symon Macintyre / Vision Mechanics |
The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
2010 |
Improv Performer
Theatre |
Improv Wins! To Be Continued... |
|
2010 |
Host/Improv Performer/Puppeteer
Theatre |
House Cabaret Symon Macintyre / Vision Mechanics |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
---|---|---|
2018 | Musical Improv Level 2 (tutor Miles Lindahl & Frank Spitznagel) | Magnet Theater |
2018 | Improv 401 (tutor Matt Dennie) | UCB |
2017 | Musical Improv Level 1 (tutor Michael Lutton & Frank Spitznagel) | Magnet Theater |
2017 | Improv 301 (tutor Johnna Scrabis) | UCB |
2016 | Improv 201 (tutor Nicole Drespel) | UCB |
2016 | Improv 101 (tutor James III) | UCB |
2016 | Improv into Sketch Workshop (tutor Tim Soszko) | Second City |
2016 | Finding the Game of the Scene/Patterning Workshop (tutor Tim Soszko) | Second City |
2015 | iO Europe 3 Day Advanced Improv Workshop | iO Theater |
2014 | iO in Europe Improv Intensive Workshop | iO Theater |
2013 | Improvised Storytelling Workshop (tutor Steve Roe) | Hoopla Impro |
2013 | 3 yr. Acting | Edinburgh College |
2012 | Devising with Complicité (tutor Ed Robson) | Cumbernauld Theatre |
2012 | Theatre Workshop (tutor Andy Arnold) | The Tron Theatre |
2012 | Devising Workshop (tutor Liam Jarvis) | Analogue theatre |
2011 | Improvisation Workshop (tutor Luke Sorba) | The Comedy School |
2008 | BSc (Hons) Computer Science | University of Edinburgh |
About me
Edinburgh based Scottish Actor + Improviser, touring the UK in "Spontaneous Potter", "Spontaneous Potter Kidz" and "Spontaneous Sherlock".Additional skills:
Workshop Organisation and Teaching, Devising, Improvisational Comedy, Fencing, Drawing, Poster/Flyer Design, Puppeteer Experience, Driving licence, Computer Programming and Web Design, Swimming, 3D Computer Modelling/Animation
Industry awards:
2020, Special Mention - For Outstanding Production & Performance, Prodigy Film Festival, The Director - Work At Home
2020, Best Indie Film (Nominated), Prodigy Film Festival, The Director - Work At Home
2020, Best Indie Actor (Nominated), Prodigy Film Festival, The Director - Work At Home
2020, Best Direction-Cinematography (Nominated), Prodigy Film Festival, The Director - Work At Home
2018, Official Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sell-Out Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, Spontaneous Potter, The Spontaneous Players
2018, Best Improv, Sketch or Variety, The Scottish Comedy Awards, The Spontaneous Players
2017, Best Free Fringe Show, The Derek Awards, Spontaneous Sherlock, The Spontaneous Players
2017, Official Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sell-Out Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, Absolute Improv!, To Be Continued…
2016, Official Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sell-Out Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, Absolute Improv!, To Be Continued…
2015, Official Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sell-Out Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, Absolute Improv!, To Be Continued…
2014, Official Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sell-Out Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, Absolute Improv!, To Be Continued…
2013, Official Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sell-Out Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, Absolute Improv!, To Be Continued…
Additional information:
Performer with award-winning improvisation company "The Spontaneous Players" and a business partner in the Edinburgh improv comedy comedy theatre company "TBC Improv"
Mantra for life: to entertain as many people as possible!
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Languages Spoken | English |
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Accents/Dialects | American - General, English - General, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - Yorkshire & Humber, Irish, Midwest American, New York, Northern Irish, Scottish, Scottish - Central, Scottish (Edinburgh), Scottish (Glaswegian), Scottish (Highland, Inverness), Scottish (Lowland, Broad Scots), Scottish (West Coast), Southern American, US West Coast (California, Portland), Welsh |
Dance Styles | Contemporary |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |