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For Show Hosts…

One-Line Intro

Paul Cram tells weird little stories with heart—from bringing scrappy characters to life, to unsettling audiobook tales, to unexpected truths on his podcast Soft Weird. If you’ve ever felt a little out of place but still full of feeling, you’re in the right company.

Longer Intro

Paul Cram is the kind of storyteller who knows that the weirdest stories are often the most human.
As an actor, he’s played everything from troubled misfits to haunted loners. As the host of the podcast Soft Weird, he shares raw, surprising, sometimes scent-infused stories that make space for the soft parts of life: grief, queerness, wonder, and healing.

A book-devouring, perfume-sniffing creative with a love for the offbeat, Paul blends vulnerability with mischief—whether he’s recounting awkward on-set moments or reading eerie banned books by candlelight. If you’ve ever felt like an outsider trying to find your voice (or just want a good story that smells faintly of bergamot and sadness), Paul’s your guy.

Actor-Specific Bio

Paul Cram began working on student films in the Twin Cities while he was still in high school. His Twin Cities stage appearances include Everywhere Signs Fallwritten by Allen Burk, directed by Leah Cooper at Gremlin Theater; The Proposal directed by Markel Kiefer at Bryant Lake Bowl Theater; Ensemble appearances include Peer Gynt directed by Robert Neu with the Minnesota Orchestra, The Great Gatsby directed by Mark Lamos at the Guthrie Theater, Edgardo Mine directed by David Esbjornson at The Guthrie Theater.

Films, Cram stars in ANNIVERSARY directed by Jim Cole; TUSCALOOSA directed by Philip Harder, with Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) Tate Donovan (The Man in the High Castle) Devon Bostick (Okja, The 100) YG (Bright); THE SOVIET SLEEP EXPERIMENT directed by Barry Andersson, with Chris Kattan (Saturday Night Live) Rafal Zawierucha (Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) and Eva De Dominici (Sangre En La Boca); Paul has been nominated for Best Actor at Z-Fest for his work on the short film TO MYSELF directed by Dan Stewart. Other films include WILSON with Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern; PEACOCK with Cillian Murphy, Ellen Paige and Susan Sarandon; IMPERFECT SKYE with Blake Scott Lewis (Trial by Fire) Tim Bagley (Will & Grace), CONTRACT KILLERS, INTERMEDIO with Amber Benson, Edward Furlong; 13 HOURS IN A WAREHOUSE, LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, and HAIR RULES with Sasha Andreev (The Soviet Sleep Experiment).

He is a proud SAG-AFTRA union member, and even served as the Twin Cities SAG-AFTRA Local chair of Education & Outreach.

Speaking Engagements

Full List Coming Soon

Let’s Talk About the Purpose of Your Brand 
TCWEP
Majestic Oaks Golf Club, Ham Lake, 2020

Brand + Marketing Panel
Event Planner’s Collaborative
Minneapolis, 2019

Effectively Communicating with Your Actors
Director’s Graduating Class
Minneapolis Community Technical College, 2014, 2015

The Business-Side of Acting
Twin Cities Community Education 
Various locations, 2009, 2010, 2011

Published Writing

Backstage
“A Kick to the Head” 

Screen Magazine Chicago
My 6 Tips to Take Filmmakers from Amateur to Pro

Travel + Leisure
Best Cities for Nightowls

Backstage
A Kick to the
Head

Pioneer Press
MN Actor Goes Behind Bars