# Jarrad Paul

Jarrad Paul (born June 20, 1976) is an American screenwriter, director and actor.

## Early life and education

Paul grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles.

## Career

Paul co-created and executive produced the Fox comedy The Grinder starring Rob Lowe and Fred Savage. He also co-wrote and co-directed The D Train starring Jack Black and James Marsden, which was purchased at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival by IFC. During the 1990s Paul had a role on Seinfeld as Darin, Home Improvement as Jason and a recurring role in the 2000s on Monk. In 1999, he co-starred with Jay Mohr in Action as screenwriter Adam Rafkin.
Films he has appeared in include 40 Days and 40 Nights, The Shaggy Dog, and Yes Man, which he also co-wrote.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Zit Boy | |
| 2002 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | Duncan | |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming | Beantown Employee | |
| 2005 | Bewitched | Valet | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Larry | |
| 2008 | Yes Man | Reggie | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Bill | Segment: "The Proposition" |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe | Chris Bankston | TV movie |
| 1992 | Home Fires | Jesse Kramer | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Dink Whitten | Episode: "Show Me the Way to Go Home" |
| 1995 | Legend | Skeeter | 12 episodes |
| 1995 | Family Matters | Kevin | Episode: "Hot Rods to Heck" |
| 1995–1996 | Home Improvement | Jason | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Weird Science | Puppetman | Episode: "Puppet Love" |
| 1996 | Cybill | Director | Episode: "Romancing the Crone" |
| 1997 | Men Behaving Badly | Pipsqueak | Episode: "I Am What I Am" |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Darin | Episode: "The Voice" |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Diego | Episode: "Lie to Me" |
| 1997 | Ned and Stacey | Mark | Episode: "I Like Your Moxie" (unaired) |
| 1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Brian | Episode: "Trials and Tribulations" |
| 1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Adam Krieger | Episode: "Clique" |
| 1999 | Rude Awakening | Mohel | Episode: "To Bris or Not to Bris" |
| 1999–2000 | Action | Adam Rafkin | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Teller | Episode: "Fahrenheit 932" |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Dr. Leonard | Episode: "Gastric Distress" |
| 2001–2002 | UC: Undercover | Cody | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Todd | Episode: "Relationship Ripcord" |
| 2004 | Century City | | Episode: "The Haunting" |
| 2004–2009 | Monk | Kevin Dorfman | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | The Singles Table | Adam Leventhal | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Important Things with Demetri Martin | Bill | Episode: "2" |
| 2011 | Allen Gregory | Announcer/Brian (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Barely Famous | | Episode: "Barely Famous" |
| 2015–2016 | The Grinder | Pincus | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Huge in France | | Episode: "Episode Trois" |
| 2021–2024 | Chad | Charles | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | Platonic | Ian | Episode: "San Diego" |

### Writer

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998–2003 | Stargate SG-1 | 4 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | Living with Fran | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Yes Man | |
| 2011 | Allen Gregory | 4 episodes; also creator |
| 2015 | The D Train | Also co-director |
| 2015–2016 | The Grinder | 2 episodes; also creator |
| 2019 | Huge in France | 8 episodes; also creator and director |