Born in Belshill, Scotland, Paul is a film director who brought
his visual verve and cinematic style to BBC television drama in
four episodes of 'Sherlock'. In series one he directed S1E1: A
Study in Pink, S1E3: The Great Game, and in series two S2E1: A
Scandal in Belgravia, and S2E2: The Hounds of Baskerville. He is
credited among the crew with coming up with the visualisation of
Sherlock Holmes' thoughts onscreen as he examines evidence.
Paul's other television work includes the pilot of 'Thief' for
the FX Network, three episodes of medical drama 'Monroe', starring
James Nesbitt, 'Scandal' for ABC, due for broadcast in March 2012,
episodes of 'Smash' for NBC, and the TV Movie pilot 'Devious Maids'
for ABC.
In film, his credits include 'Gangster No.1' with Malcolm
McDowell and David Thewlis, 'Wicker Park' with Josh Hartnett and
Rose Byrne, 'Lucky Number Slevin', again with Hartnett, plus Bruce
Willis, Lucy Liu and Morgan Freeman, and 'Push' with Chris Evans
and Dakota Fanning.
1998 Royal Television Society
Won: Best Newcomer Award, The Granton Star Cause
1998 Stockholm Film Festival
Won: FIPRESCI Prize, The Acid House (For its
originality in presenting a crass Scottish everyday world in a
surreal, almost hallucinogenic light, very true to its author and
its adventurous visual style)
Nominated: Bronze Horse, The Acid House
1999 Fantasporto
Won: AMC Audience Award and Grand Prize of
European Fantasy Film in Silver, The Acid House
Nominated: International Fantasy Film Award,
The Acid House
1999 Catalonian International Film Festival
Nominated: Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film
in Gold, The Acid House
1999 New York Underground Film Festival
Nominated: Best film, The Acid House
2000 AFI Fest
Nominated: Grand Jury Prize, Gangster No. 1
2000 Dinard Festival of British Cinema
Nominated: Golden Hitchcock, Gangster No. 1
2000 European Film Awards
Nominated: European Discovery of the Year,
Gangster No. 1
2004 Montréal World Film Festival
Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques, Wicker
Park