Paul Skye Lehrman
Brooklyn-born actor. SAG-AFTRA.
Lifetime Member, The Actors Studio.
Paul Skye Lehrman is a New York City-based actor with guest star credits on New Amsterdam (NBC), The Resident (FOX), Blue Bloods (CBS), and Bull (CBS), and supporting roles in HBO's Paterno, directed by Barry Levinson opposite Al Pacino, and The Cat and the Moon, opposite Alex Wolff.
He is the voice of Stranger Things: The Dustin Experiment, the official Netflix audiobook published by Listening Library. He is represented by DDO Artists Agency.
Paul has played…
A brilliant young doctor racing to save a life. A loyal brother in the wrong place at the wrong time. A lovable goofball with a memorable one-liner. An insecure friend with something to hide. And a combative prep school kid who stays with you.
The through line is specificity. He finds the real person inside the role, then builds from there.
The Actors Studio, and the work it shapes.
A Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio in both New York and Los Angeles, Paul continues to work on stage alongside some of the most respected actors, directors, and writers in the American theater.
Recent Studio sessions include Julius Caesar with John Rothman and Melissa Leo, moderated by Alec Baldwin; American Son with Marsha Regis, moderated by Ellen Burstyn; Brothers by Lyle Kessler, moderated by Ellen Burstyn; and Macbeth with Ellen Burstyn and Con Horgan.
Paul recently played Martini in Francisco Solorzano's ensemble production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at Studio 17 in New York City. The production completed a sold-out three-week run and was praised on BroadwayRadio, where Peter Filichia called it "astonishing."
"An astonishing production — the rallying cry we need."
Peter Filichia · BroadwayRadio, on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Before becoming a member of The Actors Studio, Paul trained closely with the late Jack Garfein, working with him as both an actor and assistant director in acting intensives in New York, England, and Poland. That foundation continues to shape his approach: rigorous text work, emotional availability, ensemble responsibility, and respect for the actor's process.
Funny until they're not.
Paul is often drawn to characters who are funny until they are not, earnest until the joke turns, or ordinary until the pressure reveals something stranger underneath.
He can live comfortably in a network one-hour, an indie film, or a rehearsal room built around deep character work. Whether the role asks for warmth, panic, volatility, sweetness, intelligence, or a bad decision made with total conviction, Paul works from the inside out.
He comes from a Brooklyn family of performers, athletes, and artists: the son of a Broadway performer and a Balanchine ballet dancer, and the brother of a Ringling Brothers trapeze artist, an underwater cinematographer, and a dance instructor. Movement, timing, humor, discipline, and storytelling were part of the household long before they became part of the work.
An actor-centered director.
In addition to his acting work, Paul is an actor-centered director and producer. His directing foundation was shaped by Jack Garfein and by years of work inside ensemble-driven theater and independent film communities.
He is the co-founder of Cabin Collective Studios, a film collective rooted in Actors Studio lineage, and serves as producer and director of The Jewish Dating Game, a live theatrical dating show blending comedy, matchmaking, improvisation, and audience participation.
Across mediums, his work is guided by the same principle: build a room safe enough for artists to take real risks.
A national voice on artist rights.
Paul has also become part of a national conversation around artist rights, consent, and AI voice cloning. His work and advocacy have been covered by The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, CNN, CBS Mornings, BBC, Fox Business, and the Los Angeles Times.
"Voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they're suing."
The New York Times · Technology Desk