Paul Michael Bloodgood

Paul Michael Bloodgood is a film director + actor + stunt performer + producer. A former professional ballet dancer for 20 years, Mr. Bloodgood has performed with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, with tour highlights to Europe, Israel, China, Puerto Rico, the Kennedy Center in D.C., The Joyce Theater in NYC, and Hawaii. Past repertoire as the principal male include: Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, The Taming of the Shrew, Swan Lake, The Firebird, The Sleeping Beauty, The Rite of Spring, La Sylphide, Coppelia, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Nutcracker, Liaisons, and as a principal in George Balanchine's Episodes, Allegro Brillante and Agon, Antony Tudor's Sunflowers, and Choo-San Goh's Double Contrasts. Paul Michael originated the role of The Beast in Stephen Mills' Belle Redux / A Tale of Beauty & the Beast, as well as over 50 original short works throughout his career. A 3-time Austin Critics Table Award