Paul Wilms, born in Herdecke in 1993, studied acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University in Leipzig from 2015 to 2019. He received a scholarship for singing lessons during his school years and gained valuable experience at the Festival d'Avignon after high school. Throughout his career, he has worked with notable directors like Mina Salehpour and Volker Lösch. In the 2018/19 season, he led the Club of Dramatic Citizens at the Dresden State Theater and has been a permanent member of the Hans Otto Theater ensemble in Potsdam since the 2019/20 season being awarded the Potsdam Theater Prize in 2022.

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