Paul Tavianini
Biography
Paul Tavianini is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association and has been a professional actor for over 30 years, appearing in numerous regional theatres around the country and in film and television. ​He has performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago; Indiana Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, and Actors Theatre of Indiana; Huntington, Merrimack and Nora Theatres in Massachusetts; Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, FL; Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY; Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and A Noise Within in his hometown of Los Angeles, CA. He has appeared on television in Dark Matter, Chicago P.D., Law & Order and the Discovery Channel series Kidnap & Rescue, and in a number of independent films.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Forensic Technician Frost
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Mr. P
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Manager
Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Wine Snob
After Shenaniganz loses all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the Shenaniganz staff aims to give Ta-Ta's its just desserts.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Medical Examiner
Kenneth Bianchi, one of the two serial rapists and killers who terrorized the Los Angeles area in the late 1970s, is giving police station interviews to psychiatrist Samantha Stone, who has disquieting lifestyle issues of her own. It falls to her to delve into the details of the case to determine the veracity of Bianchi's claims of multiple personality disorder, but in so doing, she is forced to relive the horrific crimes, one of which occurs at her very doorstep.
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Mr. Bartlett
Four outcast teenagers acquire mystical powers that allow them to become gods on campus, with deadly consequences.