
Paul Ryden is an actor and writer, known for Hidden Figures (2016), Stranger Things (2016), and Halt and Catch Fire (2014).
With a background in feature news reporting (Green Bay, WI; Louisville, KY: Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta), it's only natural that Paul is often cast as a news anchor or reporter, but he's played a variety of roles from doctor to judge to parole officer to corporate executive. His theatre work the last few years includes the lead roles of William Gillett in The Game's Afoot and Matt Drayton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Paul has traveled extensively, producing fund-raising videos for mission agencies and NGO's in such far-flung locales as Afghanistan, Rwanda, Ukraine, Indonesia, and points beyond.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 · as News Anchor #3

Hidden Figures
2016 · as TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral

The 5th Wave
2016 · as TV News Anchor

Samaritan
2022 · as News Anchor

Only
2020 · as Anchor #1

The Beanie Bubble
2023 · as White House Reporter

Summer '03
2018 · as Randall / Funeral Home Owner

Greener Grass
2019 · as Anchor

Cat Run 2
2014 · as Barnes

All Is Merry & Bright
2025 · as Jack Gilbert Sr.

Bull Street
2024 · as Millard Motley

The Slugger's Wife
1985 · as Reporter

Sons 2 the Grave
2022 · as Bill Anderson

Christmas at Moose Lake
as Walter

As in the Days of Noah
2017 · as George