MA Media Producing Class of 2027

Hometown: Seattle, Washington

Paul Michael Bloodgood is a 3x Lone Star EMMY® & CLIO Entertainment Award-winning film and commercial director, SAG-AFTRA stunt performer, virtual production director, and movement specialist. Bloodgood’s 20-year career as a professional ballet dancer presented him with the opportunity to perform a myriad of principal roles in theaters worldwide. Bloodgood holds a BA in Dance and the Humanities from Saint Edward’s University in Austin, Texas and is currently earning his MA in Media Producing from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Bloodgood is a 2024 AV Awards finalist in the “AV Freelancer of the Year” category and is a frequent guest speaker, including numerous film festival panels, the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Holocaust Museum Houston, university classes and InfoComm in Las Vegas. Bloodgood’s recent project, "POE / A Tale of Madness" was filmed on a virtual production soundstage with technology known as “The Volume” – combining real props with digital Unreal Engine environments.

Bloodgood trained in Tukong Moosul martial arts and fight choreography under Grandmaster Wonik Yi ("Sin City"). Stunt credits include Martin Scorsese’s "Killers of the Flower Moon," Robert Rodriguez’s "Hypnotic," 20+ episodes of "Fear the Walking Dead," "Leverage: Redemption," and a supporting role with Mena Suvari in the Wheatus “Teenage Dirtbag” music video for the film, "Loser."  Featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Adweek, and a 4-time Austin Critics Table Award recipient, Bloodgood credits his extensive background in film, music, and dance for his unique approach to creative storytelling. Visit Bloodgood's personal website and his IMDb page for more.