Paul W. Downs

Actor
Producer
Writer

A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.

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Ghost Team (2016)

Paul W. Downs is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Trey Pucker on the Comedy Central series Broad City and as a co-creator, show-runner, and actor on the HBO Max series Hacks, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Downs has been creating digital shorts with Lucia Aniello since the pair met in 2007 at the Upright Citizens Brigade. In 2012 they made a web series called Paulilu Mixtape for Above Average Productions, a division of Broadway Video.

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Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 15 wins & 25 nominations total

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Hacks

8.2

TV Series

Jimmy

Broad City

8.4

TV Series

Trey Pucker
Bingo Bronson

Rough Night

5.2

Peter

2017

Time Traveling Bong

6.8

TV Mini Series

Jeff

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Actor

Hacks
8.2
TV Series
- Jimmy
- 2021–2025
The Studio
8.0
TV Series
- Paul
- 2025
American Dad!
7.4
TV Series
- Doctor (voice)
- 2023
Harley Quinn
8.4
TV Series
- The Jons
- Giant Jon (voice)
- 2023
Above Average Presents
6.4
TV Series
- Robin
- 2022
Hit Job
6.9
Podcast Series
- Puzzler
- 2021
How It Ends
5.4
- Sal
- 2021
At Home with Amy Sedaris
8.0
TV Series
- Chriss Linnseed
- Lance Henning
- 2019–2020
Little America
7.6
TV Series
- Craig
- 2020
Time Goes By
Short
- Harvey Thompson
- 2019
Awokened
6.5
TV Short
- Ross
- 2019
Broad City
8.4
TV Series
- Trey Pucker
- Bingo Bronson
- 2014–2019
Like Father
6.1
- Jim (as Paul Downs)
- 2018
Tove Lo Feat. Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant, Alma: Bitches
7.0
Music Video
- Paul W. Downs
- 2018
The Mindy Project
7.5
TV Series
- Brett
- 2017

Producer

Hacks
8.2
TV Series
- executive producer (showrunner)
- 2021–2025
The Other Two
7.8
TV Series
- consulting producer
- 2019
Broad City
8.4
TV Series
- executive producer
- co-producer
- co-executive producer
- 2015–2019
Rough Night
5.2
- producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
- 2017
Time Traveling Bong
6.8
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2016
The Characters
5.4
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2016
Emmy Training Day
5.2
Video
- producer
- 2011
The Last Supper
Video
- producer
- 2009

Writer

Hacks
8.2
TV Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2021–2025
Broad City
8.4
TV Series
- written by
- 2014–2019
The Other Two
7.8
TV Series
- written by
- 2019
Rough Night
5.2
- written by
- 2017
Time Traveling Bong
6.8
TV Mini Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2016
The Characters
5.4
TV Series
- written by
- 2016
Paulilu Mixtape
8.1
TV Series
- Writer
- 2012
The Real Housewives of South Boston: Christmas Special
Video
- Writer
- 2011
The Real Housewives of South Boston
6.9
Video
- Writer
- 2011
Life After Emmy
Video
- Writer
- 2011
Emmy Training Day
5.2
Video
- Writer
- 2011
The Last Supper
Video
- Writer
- 2009