Paul Dawson (actor)
Paul Dawson | |
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Occupation | Actor, DJ, writer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Partner(s) | PJ DeBoy |
Paul Dawson is an American actor, DJ, and writer. In the 2006 comedy-drama film Shortbus, written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, he played the secretly suicidal former prostitute James.[1][2][3][4]
Career[]
Shortbus[]
The film Shortbus is noted for its explicit depiction of sexual activity,[1][5] and, though Dawson is featured in one of the film's most graphic scenes, it was his portrayal of depression that garnered the critics' attention.[6] "Dawson's James haunts," said David Ansen of Newsweek, "the bitter taste of his despair feels real;"[7] and a reviewer for TV Guide said that James and Jamie (played by PJ DeBoy) were perhaps the "most adorable gay couple ever."[4]
Other film credits[]
In 1999, Dawson played Tar in , an underground comedy written and directed by about partying and drug use in college. The following year, he played a bellboy in The Big Kahuna, which starred Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito. Also in 2000, Dawson appeared as the Bloodied Man in Urbania, an independent drama based on the play . Urbania premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and was seen at a number of LGBT film festivals. That same year Dawson played a hustler in "The Mountain King," a short film included in the 2001 LGBT-themed anthology .[8]
Television credits[]
In 1999, Dawson appeared in the pilot episode of Strangers with Candy, "Old Habits – New Beginnings," and was also featured as "Derek Harland" in the Law & Order episode "Hate".[8]
"Mattachine"[]
Dawson is the graphic designer and a disc jockey for international "Mattachine" dance parties, which he co-founded in New York City in 2008.[9]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b New York Times movie review: Shortbus (Monday, March 23, 2009)
- ^ New York Times article "A Movie Full of Sex, With Nothing Simulated About It" (Thursday, August 19, 2004)
- ^ The Village Voice, "The subversive mainstream friendliness of John Cameron Mitchell's sex-positive cheer (Tuesday, September 26th 2006)
- ^ Jump up to: a b TV Guide Review: Shortbus 2006, Movie, NR, 98 mins
- ^ John Cameron Mitchell's Ground-Breaking, Taboo-Busting Second Film" reviewed by Jürgen Fauth
- ^ Globe and Mail, "More sentimental than erotic, Shortbus can't take us all the way" (06/10/06)
- ^ [1]
- ^ Jump up to: a b IMDb: Paul Dawson
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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