Tom Paolino is an actor, writer, director and producer living in New York City. Upcoming films include "A Little Something for your Birthday" and "Passaic". Two stories he wrote are now short films, including "Please Punish Me" which has been accepted into 21 film festivals. Tom graduated from Brown University and trained with Sanford Meisner and Larry Moss. He currently studies with Austin Pendleton at HB Studios. When he is not acting, Tom directs original plays in the NYC prison system through his theatre company, Xavier Theatre.