Paul Michael Valley

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person 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.Template:Citation needed When he was eight years old he moved with his family to Greenwich, Connecticut.<ref name="WP">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="WP"/> Valley then attended the Juilliard School in New York City, where he was a member of the drama division's Group 20 (1987–1991).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After his third year at Juilliard, he left to take on roles in television soap operas.<ref name="WP"/>

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.<ref name="WP"/><ref>{{#if: 71499 {{#property:P1220}}

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}}</ref> He followed that with work in regional theater and also appeared in guest roles on the television series Third Watch, Ed, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.<ref name="WP"/>

In 2011, he starred in the off-Broadway comedy Any Given Monday at the 59E59 Theaters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015 he played the role of Richard Hart in "Hold Outs" <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the 9th episode of the 6th season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods.

Stage

Year	Title	Role(s)	Venue	Notes	Ref.
1986	Romeo and Juliet	Petruchio	Shakespeare Theatre Company		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987	Love's Labor's Lost	performer	Shakespeare Theatre Company		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1996	All's Well That Ends Well	Bertram	Shakespeare Theatre Company		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	1776	Thomas Jefferson	Criterion Center Stage Right	Broadway debut	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Walking Off The Roof	Brett	Signature Theatre Company		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Hurrah at Last	Oliver	Gramercy Theatre		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000	Arms and the Man	Major Sergius Saranoff	Gramercy Theatre		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	Legacy of Light	Monsieur du Châtelet	Cleveland Play House		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	Any Given Monday	Lenny	59E59 Theaters		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012	Amazing Grace	Ensemble	Norma Terris Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2013	Talley's Folly	understudy Matt Friedman	Laura Pels Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2013	And Give Us The Shadows	Eugene, Jr.	Schoolhouse Theater		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2014	The Winter's Tale	Polixenes	Old Globe Theatre		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2014	Mr. Confidential	Howard Rushmore	New York Musical Theatre Festival		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	The House of Blue Leaves	Artie	Wellesley Repertory Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	The Liar	Alcippe	Wellesley Repertory Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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