Peter Paige
Peter Michael Paige (born June 20, 1969) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Emmett Honeycutt in the gay drama series Queer as Folk. His debut as writer and director was on the film Say Uncle.
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- Name
- Peter Paige
- Birth Name
- Peter Michael Paige
- Born
- 20 June 1969
- Birthplace
- West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Education
- Boston University
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- United States
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Peter Michael Paige (born June 20, 1969) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Emmett Honeycutt in the gay drama series Queer as Folk. His debut as writer and director was on the film Say Uncle.
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• Name — Peter Paige • Birth Name — Peter Michael Paige • Born — 20 June 1969 • Birthplace — West Hartford, Connecticut, United States • Education — Boston University • Occupation — * Actor • director • writer • producer • Years Active — 1996–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
Paige was born in West Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Boston University School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree summa cum laude.
Career
Career
Best known for his role as Emmett Honeycutt on Showtime's hit series Queer as Folk (2000-2003) Paige has had other television credits that include Will & Grace, Time of Your Life, Girlfriends, Caroline in the City, American Dad!, Related, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, and Without a Trace. His first audition in Los Angeles earned him a guest-starring role on Suddenly Susan. Paige spent summer 2004 starring in his feature directorial debut, Say Uncle, alongside Kathy Najimy, Anthony Clark, Melanie Lynskey, Lisa Edelstein and Gabrielle Union. Other film credits include Don McKellar's Childstar with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Dave Foley, Showtime's Our America (which debuted at Sundance in 2002), indie Pop and the award-winning shorts The Four of Us and The Shooting. An accomplished stage actor, Paige has appeared at major regional theatres throughout the country, most notably in world premieres at La Jolla Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, and Playwrights Horizons. He has performed nearly every genre of play, from the Greeks to Shakespeare to contemporary American work. Plays on his resume include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Rivals, Secret Agents, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Pantophobia, his two-man show written and performed with Abraham Higginbotham. On February 6, 2013, it was announced that The Fosters, a show that Paige created along with Bradley, was picked up by the ABC Family. Produced by Jennifer Lopez, the series follows the lives of the Foster family, led by an interracial lesbian couple who are married and raising biological and adoptive children together. The series began airing on June 3, 2013. On January 10, 2017, the network announced a fifth season was picked up. In 2020, Paige made a guest appearance on Station 19, a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy. In 2019, Paige wrote and directed the television film The Thing About Harry, which premiered on Freeform in 2020.
Personal life
Personal life
Paige is openly gay, but keeps his relationship status private.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Nowhere Man — Recruit #4 — Episode: "Heart of Darkness" • 1997 — Suddenly Susan — Neil Pomerantz — Episode: "Next Stop, Heaven" • 1998 — Caroline in the City — Robert — Episode: "Caroline and the Paper Chase" • 1999 — Undressed — Kirk — 5 episodes • Will & Grace — Roger O'Neil — Episode: "Whose Mom Is It Anyway?" • 2000 — Movie Stars — Nick — Episode: "He's Reese. He's Here. Get Used to It." • Time of Your Life — Assistant — Episode: "The Time They Cheated" • 2002 — Our America — Gary Covino — Television film • Girlfriends — Zellner — Episode: "Star Craving Mad" • 2000–05 — Queer as Folk — Emmett Honeycutt — Main role (83 episodes) • 2005–06 — Related — Patrick — 4 episodes • 2006 — Grey's Anatomy — Benjamin O'Leary — Episode: "I Am a Tree" • 2006–10 — American Dad! — Jason (voice) / Various Guys (voice) — 4 episodes • 2007 — Without a Trace — Lucas Blumenthal — Episode: "Primed" • 2007–09 — Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World — Steve Ball — Main role (14 episodes) • 2009 — CSI: Miami — Glenn Wagner — Episode: "Divorce Party" • Raising the Bar — Sean Graydon — Episode: "The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button" • 2010 — Fly Girls — Creator, co-executive producer • 2010 — The Closer — Ricky — Episode: "Old Money" • 2011 — Bones — Darren Hargrove — Episode: "The Bikini in the Soup" • 2013–18 — The Fosters — Creator, director, writer, executive producer • 2015 — Tut — Writer • 2018 — Where the Bears Are — Temperamental Choreographer / Bentley — 6 episodes • 2019–2024 — Good Trouble — Creator, director, writer, executive producer • 2020 — The Thing About Harry — Casey — Television film; Director, screenwriter, producer • 2020-2024 — Station 19 — Cooper — Director, writer, executive producer, co-showrunner (S7)
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Title — Artist — Notes • 2002 — "Some Lovin'" — Murk vs Kristine W — Director • 2019 — "No More!" — Tonality — Director
Off Broadway (partial credits)
Off Broadway (partial credits)
• High Concepts (with Robert Sean Leonard) --- Malaparte --- John Ruocco • Somebody --- Playwrights Horizon --- Yana Landowne • Eastern Standard --- Equator --- Easley • Landscape of the Body --- Judith Anderson --- Lisa Goldsmith • Tartuffe --- Biggs/Rosatti --- Alison Laslett
Regional
Regional
• The History Boys --- The Ahmanson Theatre --- Tom Irwin • Eden Lane (World Premiere) --- La Jolla Playhouse --- Des McAnuff • A Midsummer Night's Dream --- Portland Center Stage --- Elizabeth Huddle • Pantophobia --- HBO Workspace --- Luke Yankee • Twisted --- The Lex --- Jesse Carmichael • The Rivals --- Portland Center Stage --- Elizabeth Huddle • Blue Window --- Edinburgh Theatre Festival --- Richard Seer/Eve Muson • Secret Agents (Premiere) --- Artemis Productions --- Beth Harper • You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown --- Charles Playhouse --- John Ruocco • Twelfth Night --- Huntington Theatre --- Robert Morgan
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Identity
Peter Paige is recorded as film director, screenwriter and actor.

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Peter Paige and Oliver Feld, who speaks his role "Emmett" from "Queer as Folk".
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Film
• Title — Year — Role — Notes • 1998 — The Shooting — Short film • 1999 — Pop — Nick • The Joyriders — Family Restaurant Waiter • 2001 — The Four of Us — Scott — Short film • 2004 — Childstar — Tim • 2005 — Say Uncle — Paul Johnson — Writer, director, producer • 2007 — Ping Pong Playa — Gerald Harcourt • 2008 — Leaving Barstow — The DJ — Director • 2012 — Groom's Cake — Scott Green — Short film • 2012 — Annie and the Gypsy — Roger • 2013 — Birthday Cake — Scott Green • 2016 — Divorce: The Greatest Hits — Todd — Short film
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