Paul Michael Valley

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Paul Michael Valley
BornSeptember 24, 1965 (1965-09-24) (age 58)
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education American University
Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupationactor
Years active1990–present

Paul Michael Valley (born September 24, 1965) is an American television and stage actor.

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Early life and education

Valley was born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.[ citation needed ] When he was eight years old he moved with his family to Greenwich, Connecticut. [1] In 1984 he moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended American University for two years, followed by a year as an apprentice to Michael Kahn, the artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. [1] Valley then attended the Juilliard School in New York City, where he was a member of the drama division's Group 20 (1987–1991). [2] After his third year at Juilliard, he left to take on roles in television soap operas. [1]

Career

Among his numerous television credits, his most memorable and long-lasting role was his portrayal of Ryan Harrison on the soap opera Another World from 1990 to 1995. He left the show, and executive producer Jill Farren Phelps had his character shot to death by his brother Grant (Mark Pinter).

Valley then took on stage roles, including Bertram in All's Well That Ends Well at the Shakespeare Theatre and as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 at the Roundabout Theatre, which moved to Broadway in 1997. [1] [3] He followed that with work in regional theater and also appeared in guest roles on the television series Third Watch , Ed , and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [1]

In 2011, he starred in the off-Broadway comedy Any Given Monday at the 59E59 Theaters. [4] [5] In 2015 he played the role of Richard Hart in "Hold Outs" [6] the 9th episode of the 6th season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods .

Stage

YearTitleRole(s)VenueNotesRef.
1986 Romeo and Juliet Petruchio Shakespeare Theatre Company [7]
1987 Love's Labor's Lost performer Shakespeare Theatre Company [8]
1996 All's Well That Ends Well Bertram Shakespeare Theatre Company [9]
1997 1776 Thomas Jefferson Criterion Center Stage Right Broadway debut [10] [11]
1999Walking Off The RoofBrett Signature Theatre Company [12] [13]
1999Hurrah at LastOliver Gramercy Theatre [14]
2000 Arms and the Man Major Sergius Saranoff Gramercy Theatre [15]
2011Legacy of LightMonsieur du Châtelet Cleveland Play House [16]
2011Any Given MondayLenny 59E59 Theaters [17]
2012 Amazing Grace Ensemble Norma Terris Theatre [18]
2013 Talley's Folly understudy Matt Friedman Laura Pels Theatre [19]
2013And Give Us The ShadowsEugene, Jr.Schoolhouse Theater [20]
2014 The Winter's Tale Polixenes Old Globe Theatre [21]
2014Mr. ConfidentialHoward Rushmore New York Musical Theatre Festival [22]
2016 The House of Blue Leaves Artie Wellesley Repertory Theatre [23]
2018 The Liar Alcippe Wellesley Repertory Theatre [24]

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  2. ↑ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. November 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
  3. ↑ Paul Michael Valley at the Internet Broadway Database
  4. ↑ "Paul Michael Valley Joins Cast of ANY GIVEN MONDAY at 59E59". BroadwayWorld.com. September 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ Gold, Daniel M. (October 17, 2011). "Review: 'Any Given Monday'". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Hold Outs". IMDb . 20 November 2015.
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