Paul A. Kaufman个人资料

Paul A. Kaufman was born on December 2, 1964 in London, England. He is an accomplished award winning director and producer.

Kaufman made his directorial debut on his long cherished project, "Run the Wild Fields" for Showtime, which earned numerous critical honors, including an Emmy Award for Best Director. The dramatic story follows a North Carolina woman and her daughter who take in a mysterious drifter to work their farm while her husband is missing in action during WWII. The movie stars Joanne Whalley ('Scandal'), Sean Patrick Flanery ('Powder') and Alexa Vega ('Spy Kids').

Paul is currently directing the top-rated CBS television series, "NCIS: Los Angeles".

Kaufman recently completed principal photography on the movie, "Twist of Faith" which is the dramatic story of a gospel singer in Alabama who falls in love with a damaged drifter - a Cantor from New York, who tragically lost his family. The movie stars Toni Braxton, David Julian Hirsh ("Weeds") and Mykelti Williamson ("Forest Gump"). The movie will be released in 2013.

In 2012, Kaufman was honored with a Directors Guild of Canada nomination for Best Director for his television movie, "Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story". It stars Poppy Montgomery ('Without a Trace') playing the title role of the famous woman who wrote Harry Potter.

He directed the critically acclaimed and highest rated movie for Lifetime Movie Network called 'Sins of the Mother' starring Jill Scott ('No. 1 Female Detectives Agency') which won two NAACP Image Awards - Jill Scott for Lead Actress Performance and Paul for Best TV Movie or Mini-series.

Kaufman directed the award winning movie "Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story" for Lifetime Television. It is the dramatic true story of a Puerto Rican woman who does not believe her daughter perished in a house fire in Philadelphia and finally six years later finds her. The movie stars Judy Reyes ('Scrubs') and Ana Ortiz ('Ugly Betty').

He spent a summer in Toronto, where he directed "The Bridge" a series for CBS Network and the highly rated and critically acclaimed "Flashpoint" also for CBS.

Kaufman showed his versatility as a comedy director with the CBS movie "Surviving Gilligan's Island." It delivered the network's best Sunday night movie performance in three years.

Kaufman also co-wrote several made-for-television movies including "Thirst" starring Adam Arkin, Joely Fisher and Giancarlo Esposito for NBC and "Emma's Wish" starring Joanna Kerns and Della Reese for CBS. Also for CBS, Kaufman produced the highly acclaimed movie "Jewel," which starred Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Bergen and was based on the novel by Brett Lott, which was picked by Oprah Winfrey for her book club. It was nominated for the Humanitas Award.

Kaufman directed "One Angry Juror" for Lifetime Network. This courtroom drama stars Jessica Capshaw ('Grey's Anatomy'). Kaufman directed the Lifetime comedy movie "7 Things to do Before I'm 30" starring Amber Benson ('Buffy the Vampire Slayer') and also directed "Honeymoon with Mom" starring Shelley Long ('Cheers) and "My Name is Sarah" starring Jennifer Beals ('L Word').

He is a member of The Directors Guild of America, BAFTA (The British Academy of Film and Television Arts), The Writers Guild of America, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, The Directors Guild of Canada and The Producers Guild of America. He is a Citizen of The United Kingdom, The United States and Canada.