Paul Hopkins

Paul Hopkins (born July 12, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is also a theatre producer and director.

Career As an actor, he is known for his portrayal of Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the TV miniseries More Tales of the City (1998) and its follow-up Further Tales of the City (2001). These miniseries were sequels to Tales of the City (1993), which starred Marcus D'Amico in the role of Mouse. Paul is also known for his portrayal of Karl in the Canadian TV series Vampire High (2001–2002) and Jim Bouchard on 19-2.

Between 2004 and 2005, Hopkins spent two seasons with the Stratford Festival of Canada, where he was a member of the Birmingham Conservatory of Classical Theatre Training.

In 2007, he became the artistic director and producer of Repercussion Theatre, Montreal's touring Shakespeare-in-the-Park company, a position he held until 2015. During his tenure he oversaw over 200 presentations seen by over 70,000 people throughout Greater Montreal and the province of Quebec. These presentations included seven Shakespeare-in-the-Park tours, two co-productions with the Montreal Baroque Festival (Macbeth in Hell: A Cabaret! and Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen), Shakespeare Unplugged, and, in collaboration with Centaur Theatre's Wildside Festival, Repercussion Theatre presented Raoul Bhaneja's Hamlet Solo and Teaching Hamlet by Keir Cutler.

While at Repercussion Theatre, Hopkins conceived innovative ways to create strong community ties and loyal audiences. Since 2010, approximately 100 local youth were featured in cameo roles in the summer productions and children's workshops were added, resulting in pre-show vignettes performed by the young participants that were introduced to Shakespeare and live theatre in a fun, interactive way. Repercussion Theatre also became a research partner in a five-year project called Early Modern Conversions, Religions, Cultures, Cognitive Ecologies led by McGill University’s Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI).

In 2013, Hopkins' efforts were recognized when he was named one of three finalists for the Christopher Plummer Award of Excellence in Classical Theatre by the Shakespeare Globe Centre of Canada.

Filmography Title Year Episode Character Are You Afraid of the Dark? 1994 The Tale of Long Ago Locket (1994) Lt. William Highlander III: The Sorcerer 1994 Tommy War at Sea: The Black Pit 1995 Ken Lunny Snowboard Academy 1996 Paul Barry For Love Alone: the Ivana Trump Story 1996 A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1996 Sir Galahad Captive 1998 Paul Summers The Hunger 1998–2000 Hidebound (1998) – I'm Very Dangerous Tonight (2000) Colin King / Henry Seecam More Tales of the City 1998 Michael "Mouse" Tolliver Who Gets the House? 1999 Hoss' Son The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (TV movie) 1999 Knickerbocker The Great Gatsby (2000 film) 2000 Police Detective Are You Afraid of the Dark? 2000 The Tale of the Last Dance Lurker Nuremberg (2000 film) 2000 Capt. Kiley Island of the Dead 2000 Rodger Mackloe The Art of War 2000 Ray, FBI Agent Big Wolf on Campus 1999–2001 Stormy Weather (2001); The Wolf is Out There (1999) Chris Cutler / Stormfront Vampire High 2001–2002 Karl Todman Further Tales of the City 2001 Michael "Mouse" Tolliver Aftermath (2002 film) 2002 Agent Burton Bliss (TV series) 2002 In Praise of Drunkenness and Fornication John Tracker (TV series) 2002 Remember When; Back into the Breach; Breach Ramel / Wes Furley / Kres Mambo Italiano (film) 2003 Hunky Pilot Alien Tracker (video) 2003 My First Wedding (2006 film) 2006 Andre The Covenant 2006 Fireman Thrill of the Kill 2006 Hank Still Life 2007 Henry Lemon Stephen King's Dead Zone 2007 Outcome Andrew The Perfect Assistant 2008 John Price The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall 2008 McGuire – Dave Die 2010 Cop #1 Being Human 2011 Some Thing to Watch Over Me Officer Garrity' Jack of Diamonds 2011 Vance Vartan Nanny's revenge 2012 Mark Wright Assassin's Creed III 2012 Benedict Arnold (voice) Shockwave 2013 Paul Red 2 2013 Funeral Director Charming Christmas 2015 Daniel Botchwick 19-2 2015–2016 Recurring Role Jim Bouchard Zombies 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Dale