Paul Tavianini
Acting
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
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.
Law & Order
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.
Chicago P.D.
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.
Dark Matter
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.
Still Waiting...
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.
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Four outcast teenagers acquire mystical powers that allow them to become gods on campus, with deadly consequences.
The Source
A miserable Hollywood assistant who finds romance when her sexy New York counterpart arrives in town. A funny, fresh take on growing up - and getting laid!
Public Relations
Angela attempts to recreate a feast from ancient Greece using culinary texts by Archestratus. Her desire for a Dionysian orgy of debauchery and lust is threatened by her husband Richard's belief in a life ruled by order and logic. Their battle of wills and wits results in an evening of lust, exotic food, broken relationships and philosophical discourse that leaves all of the revelers bruised and bewildered.