Paul James is an American actor, best known for his role of Calvin on the ABC Family television show Greek. James also starred in the movie The Architect.[1] James graduated from Syracuse University with a BA degree in Theatre. He also starred as Sean Egan on the Hulu TV series The Path.

Paul James
James in 2006
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Early life and education

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James was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the neighboring suburbs of Maryland. He graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. His mother was a school teacher at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland up until 2007.[2]

Career

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James starred on ABC Family's Greek, which aired for four seasons. In the show James plays Calvin Owens, a gay member of Omega Chi Delta fraternity. Fans have applauded both the show for portraying homosexuality in a good light and Paul James as an actor for his portrayal of a black gay man living in a fraternity house.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Deerings C.J. Television film
2005 Cold Case Zeke Williams Episode: "Strange Fruit"
Cry Wolf Lewis
2006 Twenty Questions George Perkins Television film
The Architect Shawn
2007 Without a Trace Allen Hayes Episode: "Absalom"
2007–2011 Greek Calvin Owens Main cast
2008 Spinning into Butter Simon Brick
CSI: Miami Duncan Episode: "Ambush"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles James 'Junior' Dobbs Episode: "Blood Brothers"
Bones Hunter Lang Episode: "The Shallow in the Deep"
2011 Lie to Me Kyle Episode: Killer App
Torchwood Noah Vickers 5 episodes
Dragon Crusaders Bryce
2013 Crawlspace Derek
CSI: NY P.O. Trey Jensen Episode: "Today Is Life"
2014 Shameless T.A. Episode: "Simple Pleasures"
Farmed and Dangerous Max 2 episodes
Grey's Anatomy Eric Episode: "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bomb Squad Tech Episode: "The CSI Effect"
2014–2017 The Last Ship O'Connor 22 episodes
2015 Desecrated Marcus
2016–2017 The Path Sean Egan Recurring (season 1); main cast (season 2)
2018 Unlovable Ben
Apostle Townsmen Guard
2019 The Hot Zone Ben Gellis 6 episodes
Soundtrack Sam Main cast
2021 Gossip Girl Aaron Episode: "Lies Wide Shut"
Nash Bridges Keith 'Philly' Morton Television film
2022 I Love That for You Jordan Wahl Main cast
2023 Lessons in Chemistry Charlie Sloan Recurring

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Greek Nominated [3]

References

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  1. ^ Jensen, Michael (August 5, 2007). "Interview with Greek's Paul James, page 3". AfterElton. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Jensen, Michael (August 5, 2007). "Interview with Greek's Paul James, page 2". AfterElton. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  3. ^ "The 40th NAACP Image Awards – 2009 Winners – Television Categories". www.naacpimageawards.net. NAACP. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009.
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