Paul Michael Valley Explained

Paul Michael Valley
Birth Place:Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation:actor
Years Active:1990–present

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

Early life and education

Valley was born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. 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] He followed that with work in regional theater and also appeared in guest roles on the television series Third Watch, Ed, and .[1]

In 2011, he starred in the off-Broadway comedy Any Given Monday at the 59E59 Theaters.[3] [4] In 2015 he played the role of Richard Hart in "Hold Outs" [5] the 9th episode of the 6th season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods.

Stage

YearTitleRole(s)VenueNotesRef.
1986Romeo and JulietPetruchioShakespeare Theatre Company[6]
1987Love's Labor's LostperformerShakespeare Theatre Company[7]
1996All's Well That Ends WellBertramShakespeare Theatre Company[8]
19971776Thomas JeffersonCriterion Center Stage RightBroadway debut[9] [10]
1999Walking Off The RoofBrettSignature Theatre Company[11] [12]
1999Hurrah at LastOliverGramercy Theatre[13]
2000Arms and the ManMajor Sergius SaranoffGramercy Theatre[14]
2011Legacy of LightMonsieur du Châtelet Cleveland Play House[15]
2011Any Given MondayLenny59E59 Theaters[16]
2012Amazing GraceEnsembleNorma Terris Theatre[17]
2013Talley's Follyunderstudy Matt FriedmanLaura Pels Theatre[18]
2013And Give Us The ShadowsEugene, Jr.Schoolhouse Theater[19]
2014The Winter's TalePolixenesOld Globe Theatre[20]
2014Mr. ConfidentialHoward RushmoreNew York Musical Theatre Festival[21]
2016The House of Blue LeavesArtieWellesley Repertory Theatre[22]
2018The LiarAlcippeWellesley Repertory Theatre[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Another World, Indeed . The Washington Post . Chip . Crews . October 22, 2005.
  2. Web site: Alumni News . The Juilliard School . November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718161936/http://juilliard.edu/alumni/news/news_decades/2011-2012/1111/index.php . 2012-07-18.
  3. Web site: Paul Michael Valley Joins Cast of ANY GIVEN MONDAY at 59E59 . BroadwayWorld.com . September 16, 2011.
  4. Web site: Review: 'Any Given Monday' . The New York Times . Daniel M. . Gold . October 17, 2011.
  5. Web site: Hold Outs. . 20 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Romeo and Juliet 86-87 . Shakespeare Theatre Company . 27 February 2024.
  7. Tocci . Margaret M. . Reviewed Work: LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST by THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE AT THE FOLGER . Shakespeare Bulletin . 1987 . 5 . 3 . 18–20 . 26352814 .
  8. Web site: All's Well That Ends Well 95-96 . Shakespeare Theatre Company . 27 February 2024.
  9. News: Brantley . Ben . Singing the Course Of Human Events . 27 February 2024 . New York Times . 15 August 1997.
  10. Web site: Paul Michael Valley – Broadway Cast & Staff . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 27 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Sommer . Elise . A CurtainUp Review: Walking Off the Roof . CurtainUp . 29 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Walking Off the Roof . Internet Off Broadway Database . Lucille Lortel Foundation . 29 February 2024.
  13. News: Isherwood . Charles . Hurrah at Last . 29 February 2024 . Variety . 7 June 1999.
  14. News: Isherwood . Charles . Arms and the Man . 27 February 2024 . Variety . 13 February 2000.
  15. News: Abelman . Bob . Review: Cleveland Play House's 'Legacy of Light' stronger on page than stage . 27 February 2024 . The News-Herald . 19 April 2011.
  16. News: Gold . Daniel M . Escorting a Wife Out Before Plotting Begins . 27 February 2024 . New York Times . 17 October 2011.
  17. Web site: Amazing Grace Cast and creative team . Goodspeed Musicals . 27 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Talley's Folly . Internet Off Broadway Database . Lucille Lortel Foundation . 29 February 2024.
  19. O'Neill . Michael C. . Reviewed Work: And Give US the Shadows by Lars Norén, Marita Lindholm Gochman, Moni Yakim . The Eugene O'Neill Review . March 2015 . 36 . 1 . 104–107 . 10.5325/eugeoneirevi.36.1.0104 . 10.5325/eugeoneirevi.36.1.0104 . 27 February 2024.
  20. News: Pucell . Carey . Old Globe's The Winter's Tale, Featuring Billy Campbell, Paul Kandel and Angel Desai, Opens Feb. 13 . 27 February 2024 . Playbill . 13 February 2014.
  21. Web site: Photo Flash: First Look at Kevin Spirtas and More in NYMF's MR. CONFIDENTIAL . Broadway World . Wisdom Digital Media . 27 February 2024.
  22. Web site: Formerly Known As Wellesley Summer Theatre, Wellesley Repertory Theatre Debuts A New Name And A New Show . Wellesley College . Trustees of Wellesley College . 27 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Hoban . Michael . Wellesley Repertory Theatre's "The Liar" Still a Comic Gem – 400 Years Later . Theater Mirror . 19 January 2018 . 27 February 2024.

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