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“Honest, a little quirky” — Twin Cities-based character actor, book lover, and multimedia designer Paul Cram has appeared locally and nationally mostly in movies, some stage, and his PR includes magazines, newspapers, TV interviews, radio and podcast interviews.

Paul Cram has been performing in front of the camera for 15+ years nation-wide. In addition to his character roles in movies alongside Woody Harrelson, Cillian Murphy, and Susan Sarandon — Paul has appeared as himself LIVE on such Twin Cities shows like The Jason Show, WCCO’s Mid-morning Show, and on air with Lori and Julia.
Paul is an avid reader. He started his non-fiction “Men-Who-Read” book club in 2019 as a ways to meet other book lovers in the Twin Cities, and it’s grown to over 85 members.
Paul is a proud board member, and active participant with SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities Local, serving as the chair of Education & Outreach.

When Paul is not in front of a camera or behind a mic, he can be found: digging in his flower garden, cooking chicken wings or other deep-fried foods with his sister, bantering pop-culture topics with his brother, or volunteering with his 10+ year English Language Learning group at the library.

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 Fall written 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.

Upcoming, 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 board member, and active participant with SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities Local, serving as the chair of Education & Outreach.

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

Backstage
“A Kick to the Head”

Screen Magazine Chicago
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