Paul De Sousa
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Born in Africa from Portuguese parents.
With "theatre" in his blood from age six, endeavoring to continually
add to Lusaka's vague social scene, he established the groundwork for
the beauty and fashion industry, engulfed himself in the arts - stage,
television, radio, film and reporting/writing for newspaper, magazines
(national and International) and even a book.
His body of work has been exposed in Zambia, Portugal, United Kingdom,
United States, Zimbabwe, Canada and Botswana. Having reached a peak in
his Homeland, he finally abandoned security, landing in New York in
January of 2001, to study at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Paul also has a MA in Industrial Engineering. He tirelessly pursued his
dream of waking Zambia up to the world of quality entertainment. In the
past Paul has found full-time work in a myriad of jobs; steadily moving
up the corporate ladder. Laboring his reverie of determinedly
succeeding with passion to be a meaningful part of the entertainment
industry.
Over sometime, Paul(o)'s "spectacular" physique has brought him
recognition in character roles such as Elephat (Aninanimals), Wizard
(Wizards and Warriors), Herr Schultz (Cabaret), Eugene (Grease), King
Herod (JCS), Eddie & Dr. Scott (Rocky Horror Show), Tom/Phyllis/Leslie
in AR Gurney's Silvia and performed in The British Councils - Three
Sisters in Africa, adapted from Chekov.
More recently he has worked on Paddy Chayefsky's Marty and as Lennie in
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, appeared as Jaycee in Echo and
Narcissus for the Slam Festival, as Dean of Theology from August
Strindberg's A Dream Play at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre, in the
original farce "Fairy tale" at the Access and for the 2002 NY Fringe
Festival. Paul has been in several Films, including; the awards winning
Red Cockroaches (2004), and the shorts: The Dry Cleaner, Capitalist
Pig, From Here to There, Of Forgotten Memories and Red Flower - Liluwa
Lofwera. His most recent screen credit includes a Portuguese janitor in
the Sydney Pollack directed The Interpreter (2005) with Nicole Kidman.
With "theatre" in his blood from age six, endeavoring to continually
add to Lusaka's vague social scene, he established the groundwork for
the beauty and fashion industry, engulfed himself in the arts - stage,
television, radio, film and reporting/writing for newspaper, magazines
(national and International) and even a book.
His body of work has been exposed in Zambia, Portugal, United Kingdom,
United States, Zimbabwe, Canada and Botswana. Having reached a peak in
his Homeland, he finally abandoned security, landing in New York in
January of 2001, to study at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Paul also has a MA in Industrial Engineering. He tirelessly pursued his
dream of waking Zambia up to the world of quality entertainment. In the
past Paul has found full-time work in a myriad of jobs; steadily moving
up the corporate ladder. Laboring his reverie of determinedly
succeeding with passion to be a meaningful part of the entertainment
industry.
Over sometime, Paul(o)'s "spectacular" physique has brought him
recognition in character roles such as Elephat (Aninanimals), Wizard
(Wizards and Warriors), Herr Schultz (Cabaret), Eugene (Grease), King
Herod (JCS), Eddie & Dr. Scott (Rocky Horror Show), Tom/Phyllis/Leslie
in AR Gurney's Silvia and performed in The British Councils - Three
Sisters in Africa, adapted from Chekov.
More recently he has worked on Paddy Chayefsky's Marty and as Lennie in
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, appeared as Jaycee in Echo and
Narcissus for the Slam Festival, as Dean of Theology from August
Strindberg's A Dream Play at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre, in the
original farce "Fairy tale" at the Access and for the 2002 NY Fringe
Festival. Paul has been in several Films, including; the awards winning
Red Cockroaches (2004), and the shorts: The Dry Cleaner, Capitalist
Pig, From Here to There, Of Forgotten Memories and Red Flower - Liluwa
Lofwera. His most recent screen credit includes a Portuguese janitor in
the Sydney Pollack directed The Interpreter (2005) with Nicole Kidman.