Paul Guilfoyle has been a professional actor for an astonishing fifty years. His impressive career began with a performance at Lincoln Center in the premiere of Norman Mailer's "Why Are We in Vietnam". He had previously performed in the "Concert to Remember the War at Cathedral of St John the Divine" in front of an audience of over 12,000 people.
Guilfoyle's extensive experience on Broadway includes performances in "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel", "Search and Destroy", "Those the River Keeps", and "Richard III". He was a long-time ensemble member of several renowned theater companies, including Theater Company of Boston, Yale Repertory Theatre, and American Repertory Theater. In London, he started in "Uncommon Pursuits" for the BBC and in West End theater, and premiered several Off-Broadway productions, including "Vampires", "Loose Ends", "My Life in Art", and "Henry V" at the Public Theater and in Central Park.
Throughout his career, Guilfoyle has performed in plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, including Anton Chekhov, George Bernard Shaw, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, William Shakespeare, David Rabe, Michael Weller, Sam Shepard, Gabriel Garcia Lorca, Elaine May, Simon Gray, Woody Allen, and David Mamet, among many others.
As a founding member and artistic director of Playwrights Platform in Boston, Guilfoyle performed in, directed, and produced over 60 plays dedicated to the work of new playwrights.