---
name: "Paul Lieberstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-lieberstein"
fi1m_id: "paul-lieberstein"
imdb_id: "nm0509425"
tmdb_id: 1213125
wikidata_id: "Q2671438"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "22 February 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-30T20:33:53.547572+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Lieberstein

## Identity

Paul Lieberstein

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-lieberstein
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-lieberstein
- **IMDb ID:** nm0509425
- **TMDB ID:** 1213125
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2671438
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lieberstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2671438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509425/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213125

Director and writer. Born 22 February 1967 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 22 February 1967, Westport, Connecticut, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Paul Bevan Lieberstein
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 directing, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [David Rogers](https://film.one/person/david-rogers.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [B.J. Novak](https://film.one/person/b-j-novak.md), [Brent Forrester](https://film.one/person/brent-forrester.md), [Charles McDougall](https://film.one/person/charles-mcdougall.md), [Charlie Grandy](https://film.one/person/charlie-grandy.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as director, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 72 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lieberstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2671438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509425/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213125

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82), [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paul Lieberstein is an American writer, director, producer and actor. Born on 22 February 1967 in Westport, Connecticut, he is best known for his work on the NBC series *The Office* (2005–2013). He wrote 16 episodes, directed seven, served as executive producer and showrunner for seasons five to eight, and played the recurring role of human resources manager Toby Flenderson.

Earlier in his career he wrote for *King of the Hill* (1997), *The Drew Carey Show* (1995) and *Dead Like Me* (2003), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the former. He has since directed episodes of *The Newsroom* (2012) and *The Mindy Project* (2012), and contributed as writer and director to later projects including *Space Force* (2020) and *The Paper* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Directed (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Toby Flenderson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Paper* (2025), series, Director, Writer, Consulting Producer
- *Not an Artist* (2023), as Dominic
- *Platonic* (2023), series, as Dr. Melfi — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/platonic.md)
- *Lucky Hank* (2023), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Out of Office* (2022), Writer, Director
- *Space Force* (2020), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Other
- *The Big Break* (2019), as Ted
- *Song of Back and Neck* (2018), as Fred · Director, Writer, Producer
- *Ghosted* (2017), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Togetherness* (2015), series, as Greg
- *Bad Teacher* (2014), series, as Evaluator
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Little Mike (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Cuddle Spot Man · Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *The Newsroom* (2012), series, as Richard Westbrook · Director
- *The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard* (2009), as Selleck Last Customer
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Toby Flenderson · Writer, Director, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Dead Like Me* (2003), series, Writer
- *Greg the Bunny* (2002), series, Writer
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, Writer
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, Writer
- *The Naked Truth* (1995), series, Writer
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Writer

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