Lauren Parsekian

Lauren Paul (née Parsekian; born December 8, 1986) is an American director and actress, known for Finding Kind. She founded the Kind Campaign in 2009.

Career Parsekian founded the Kind Campaign in 2009, a non-profit organization and school program that brings awareness to the negative and lasting effects of girl-against-girl bullying. She directed and produced the documentary Finding Kind focused on girl-on-girl bullying.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2011 Finding Kind Director

Television Year Title Role 2012 NCIS: Special Agent DiNozzo Visits Dr. Phil Doctor

Personal life

Parsekian is of Armenian descent. She is the great granddaughter of Armenian Genocide survivors from former Western Armenia. Parsekian became engaged to Aaron Paul in Paris on January 1, 2012. The two met at the Coachella Festival. They were married on May 26, 2013, in a 1920s Parisian carnival-themed wedding in Malibu, California; Foster the People and John Mayer performed. They have two children. In 2022, they filed to legally change their surnames: Aaron officially adopted his professional name, Paul, as his legal surname (replacing Sturtevant), and Lauren changed her surname from Parsekian to Paul.