Peter Paige


Peter Michael Paige is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Emmett Honeycutt in the gay drama series Queer as Folk. His debut as writer and director was on the film Say Uncle.

Early life and education

Paige was born in West Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Boston University School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree summa cum laude.

Career

Best known for his role as Emmett Honeycutt on Showtime's hit series Queer as Folk Paige has had other television credits that include Will & Grace, Time of Your Life, Girlfriends, Caroline in the City, American Dad!, Related, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, and Without a Trace. His first audition in Los Angeles earned him a guest-starring role on Suddenly Susan.
Paige spent summer 2004 starring in his feature directorial debut, Say Uncle, alongside Kathy Najimy, Anthony Clark, Melanie Lynskey, Lisa Edelstein and Gabrielle Union. Other film credits include Don McKellar's Childstar with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Dave Foley, Showtime's Our America, indie Pop and the award-winning shorts The Four of Us and The Shooting.
An accomplished stage actor, Paige has appeared at major regional theatres throughout the country, most notably in world premieres at La Jolla Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, and Playwrights Horizons. He has performed nearly every genre of play, from the Greeks to Shakespeare to contemporary American work. Plays on his resume include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Rivals, Secret Agents, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Pantophobia, his two-man show written and performed with Abraham Higginbotham.
On February 6, 2013, it was announced that The Fosters, a show that Paige created along with Bradley, was picked up by the ABC Family. Produced by Jennifer Lopez, the series follows the lives of the Foster family, led by an interracial lesbian couple who are married and raising biological and adoptive children together. The series began airing on June 3, 2013. On January 10, 2017, the network announced a fifth season was picked up.
In 2020, Paige made a guest appearance on Station 19, a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy.
In 2019, Paige wrote and directed the television film The Thing About Harry, which premiered on Freeform in 2020.

Personal life

Paige is openly gay, but keeps his relationship status private.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Stage

Off Broadway (partial credits)

  • High Concepts --- Malaparte --- John Ruocco
  • Somebody --- Playwrights Horizon --- Yana Landowne
  • Eastern Standard --- Equator --- Easley
  • Landscape of the Body --- Judith Anderson --- Lisa Goldsmith
  • Tartuffe --- Biggs/Rosatti --- Alison Laslett

    Regional

  • The History Boys --- The Ahmanson Theatre --- Tom Irwin
  • Eden Lane --- La Jolla Playhouse --- Des McAnuff
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream --- Portland Center Stage --- Elizabeth Huddle
  • Pantophobia --- HBO Workspace --- Luke Yankee
  • Twisted --- The Lex --- Jesse Carmichael
  • The Rivals --- Portland Center Stage --- Elizabeth Huddle
  • Blue Window --- Edinburgh Theatre Festival --- Richard Seer/Eve Muson
  • Secret Agents --- Artemis Productions --- Beth Harper
  • You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown --- Charles Playhouse --- John Ruocco
  • Twelfth Night --- Huntington Theatre --- Robert Morgan