PAUL
MCLAUGHLIN
CO-FOUNDER
ACTOR/WRITER
an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's The Trumpet Major (Palm Tree Entertainment / Wildlife Ltd) - both set for release in 2026, and One More Shot (Sky / Signature Entertainment) as well as TV, and is a prolific voiceover artist including audiobooks and gaming.
He loves the theatre / screen and relishes in the physical, psychological and emotional demands made on actors in order to play great characters and parts. He also believes in the value of continuous growth of the actor as an artist and human.
As a writer, he is in development on his TV series Tomcat, dealing with modern masculinity, as well as Capital, his feature film dealing with Activist Investing. He has co-written the stage play Amaryllis with fellow Modern Rituals member Tonya Cornelisse, dealing with a cult that makes people have babies. He is interested in the exploration of the complexity of human relationships in all his writing.
Paul is the co-founder of Modern Rituals.
As an actor, he trained with Christopher Fettes (the co-founder of the Drama Centre).
In Theatre he has played classical roles: A Midsummer Nights Dream (Croatia tour), Cleopatra (Pentameters), Blood Wedding (Bread and Roses) to more modern work: the celebrated actor James Coburn and legendary producer Walter Mirisch in 7 Magnificent Egos (Rose and Crown Theatre), Collapse (Riverside Studios), Troubled Waters (Watford Pumphouse Theatre), Major Barbara (National Trust), and new writing at places like Bow Arts, The White Bear, Old Red Lion and The Cockpit.
He has experience in Film: Burned Edges
Pelizaro Ltd), The Soldier and the Sailor -
