Paul Welsh

Paul Welsh is an American actor improvisational comedian and writer originally from New Fairfield Connecticut who later became active in the world of television and sketch comedy He attended Georgetown University where he studied political science and Italian before embarking on a career in comedy and performance Welsh has performed extensively at the Upright Citizens Brigade UCB becoming a noteworthy member of the improv and sketch community by 2008 regularly appearing with the house improv team JV His comedic talents have been featured in two solo showsMen in Paintings and Paul Welsh Goes to a TED Conferenceas well as in numerous performances across UCB stages on both coasts As an actor Welsh is best known for his television roles including portraying Trent Maddock on Crazy ExGirlfriend 20152018 and for playing the character Brad Portenburg in Brooklyn NineNine 2013 guest appearance in Season 7 episode aired in 2020 In addition to acting Welsh has built a significant career as a writer and producer He served as coproducer and executive story editor on Brooklyn NineNine 20192021 during which he wrote or contributed to multiple episodes alongside his writing partner Madeline Walter marking them as the first writing duo hired on the show Following his work on Brooklyn NineNine Welsh cowrote for the sitcom Killing It 2022 and penned the screenplay for the feature film Mack Rita 2022 Beyond television Welsh continues to be engaged in the comedy and improv scene both through performances and podcast appearances such as sharing a story arc with Madeline Walter on an Earwolf podcast