Screenwriter and Director Paul Sado was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Queens. He began his career as an actor, appearing on Law And Order and alongside Kevin Hart in his first film Paper Soldiers (Universal). He co-wrote, produced, and starred in the IFC Film The Undeserved before choosing to focus entirely on writing and directing. Sado consulted on Tom McCarthy's Win Win starring Paul Giamatti and Bobby Cannavle and went on to co-write the screenplay for The Cobbler (Image Entertainment) starring Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Buscemi, and Method Man, set for release in 2015.