Acting

More than thirty years experience on stage, on camera and in the studio.

Roles in more than seventy plays; Shakespeare to Mamet, Pinter to Molière.                                              

Feature film roles; Ocean’s 11 to Killer Tomatoes.

Appearances on Series Television and in TV commercials.

Spokesperson in industrial & educational films.

Emcee for live corporate events.

Murder mysteries.  Experience includes acting in and writing of mysteries.                                          

Acting Professionally.  This a program on the business of acting which I present in colleges and other professional industry venues.

Shakespeare, The Sonnets Unplugged.  This is an educational program which I wrote and presented to High School English classes.

Member:

   Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

   Actors' Equity Association (AEA)

   The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists

   (AFTRA)

I am a member of the AEA Liaison Committee in Philadelphia.

I am the recipient of two Hollywood Drama Logue Critics Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre for acting in productions of The Real Thing and Speed-The-Plow.                                                

Radio

Writer/Producer/Voice Talent, KPBS, FM, San Diego, CA.  This was a weekly radio program developed by myself and a partner called "The Euphonic Institute."  I wrote and produced satire and political and social commentary for the program.  For my efforts I was honored with Awards in Journalism from the San Diego Press Club and the Radio & TV News Association of Southern California (Golden Mike Award).                                          

Announcer, WATS, Sayre, PA.  Duties included single-handedly keeping the station on the air, gathering news, interviews and actualities, reporting on-air and commercial production.

WUHY, FM (now WHYY) in Philadelphia.  Here I wrote and recorded program promos for such shows as “Fresh Air” and “O, Music”.  I also wrote and recorded on-air fund raising materials.

Jewelry

Having started out as an apprentice to a diamond setter on "Jeweler's Row" in Philadelphia, I went on to become a jeweler/goldsmith.  Before becoming a full-time actor, I worked in fine jewelry manufacturing and at the retail level (my "day job").  I rose to a supervisory position with one of the manufacturing shops in which I worked.                

For some years I was in business for myself in San Diego as Paul L. Nolan, Jeweler.  Mine was a small retail store specializing in custom orders and repairs.

I continue to keep my hand in at the bench making jewelry and doing repairs for family and friends. 

Standardized Patient

I sometimes work as a Standardized Patient with NBOME in Conshohochen.  As an SP, I evaluated the skills of medical students and physicians from foreign countries seeking certification in the U.S.

Hobbies & Interests

Reading; just about anything!

Music; while I’m not very good, I’ve whiled away many a happy hour with my guitar or at the piano.

Writing; short stories, plays, poetry etc.

Motorcycling

Athletics include: Shotokan Karate (3 Kyu - Brown Belt), tennis and hiking.

Español.  While far from fluent in Spanish, my pronunciation is quite good and I continue to expand my vocabulary and reading skills.

Some organizations to which I’ve volunteered my time are:

Radio Information Service for the Blind

The American Red Cross

Habitat for Humanity.

Personal Information

I am 56 years of age and my wife Dian and I have three daughters.                           

One Irving Place                                         

Claymont, DE   19703                                         

Phone & Fax (302) 792-9399

Cell (302) 561-5729                                            

nolanworks@yahoo.com                                              

www.paulnolanactor.com