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Peter Paige (born June 20, 1968 in West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor.

Peter spent summer 2004 starring in his feature directorial debut,Say Uncle, alongside Kathy Najimy, Anthony Clark, Melanie Lynskey, and Gabrielle Union. He is also featured in Don McKellar’s Childstar with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Dave Foley. Other film credits include the Showtime movie Our America (Sundance 2002), the indy darling Pop (film)|Pop, and the award-winning shorts The Four of Us and The Shooting
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Perhaps best known for his role as Emmett Honeycutt on Showtime’s hit series Queer as Folk, Peter’s other television credits include recurring and guest star roles on Will & Grace, Time of Your Life, Girlfriends, and Caroline in the City. His very first audition in Los Angeles earned him a guest-starring role on Suddenly Susan.

Also an accomplished stage actor, Peter has appeared at major regional theatres throughout the country, most notably in world premieres at La Jolla Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, and Playwrights Horizons. He has performed nearly every genre of play, from the Greeks to Shakespeare to contemporary American work. Some favorite plays on his resume include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Rivals, Secret Agents, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Pantophobia, his two-man show written and performed with Abraham Higginbotham.

Peter is currently developing further film and television projects for his company, Best Little Boy Productions. In his (limited) off-time, Peter enjoys tennis and sushi. And candy. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Film credits

Say Uncle --- Independent --- Dir. Peter Paige
Child Star --- Rhombus Media --- Dir. Don McKellar
Our America --- Showtime --- Dir. Ernest Dickerson
Joyriders (w/ Martin Landau) --- Independent --- Dir. Brad Battersby
Pop - Op Lab Films --- Dir. Brian Johnson
The Shooting --- Independent --- Dir. Kaile Shilling
The Pitch --- Creative Media --- Dir. Randy Balis
Endocrine Secrets --- Cathartic Filmworks --- Dir. Rob Spruill/Richard Mo
On A Mission --- NYU Grad Film --- Dir. Scott Barnard

Television credits

Related - (Recurring) -- WB
Queer As Folk - (Series Regular)-- Showtime
Girlfriends - (Guest Star) -- UPN
Will And Grace - (Guest Star) -- NBC
Movie Stars - (Guest Star) -- WB
Veronica's Closet - (Guest Star) -- NBC
Time Of Your Life - (Guest Star) -- FOX
MTV's Undressed - (Guest Star) -- MTV
Caroline In The City - (Guest Star) -- NBC
Suddenly Susan - (Guest Star) -- NBC
Nowhere Man - (Guest Star) -- DISNEY

Stage-Off Broadway (partial credits)

High Concepts (with Robert Sean Leonard)--- Malaparte --- John Ruocco
Somebody --- Playwrights Horizon --- Yana Landowne
Eastern Standard --- Equator --- Easley
Landscape Of The Body --- Judith Anderson --- Lisa Goldsmith
Tartuffe --- Biggs/Rosatti --- Alison Laslett

Stage-Regional

Eden Lane (World Premiere) --- La Jolla Playhouse --- Des McAnuff
A Midsummer Night's Dream --- Portland Center Stage --- Elizabeth Huddle
Pantophobia --- HBO Workspace --- Luke Yankee
Twisted --- The Lex --- Jesse Carmichael
The Rivals --- Portland Center Stage --- Elizabeth Huddle
Blue Window --- Edinburgh Theatre Festival --- Richard Seer/Eve Muson
Secret Agents (Premiere) --- Artemis Productions --- Beth Harper
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown --- Charles Playhouse --- John Ruocco
Twelfth Night --- Huntington Theatre --- Robert Morgan

Training

Boston University School of Theatre BFA summa cum laude

Acting: Sheila Allen(RSC), Richard Seer, Jacques Cartier, William Lacey, James Spruill, William Young
Voice: Robert Chapline, Claudia Hill, Normi Noel
Movement: Judith Chaffee, W.A. Finlay, Deborah Fortson

Special Skills

Armed/ unarmed combat; Dialects - any on request; Extensive period movement training; Commedia dell' arte; Spanish, some French, some American Sign Language; Some trapeze

Director - Filmography

Say Uncle (2005)

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