Paul Gutrecht

Paul Gutrecht (born September 5, 1967) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and therapist. He played Mark Wilson in the first entry of the Saw film series. He has also had guest appearances in television series.

Personal life

Gutrecht attended Cornell University from 1985-1989. Aside from his acting career, Gutrecht attended Antioch University Los Angeles from 2012-2013 and became a marriage and family therapist working in Santa Monica, California since 2016. His practice deals mostly with anxiety, anger-alleviation, substance use, communication, marriage enrichment and/or divorce-related issues. He works with individuals, couples and families, navigating anger, anxiety and depression, dealing with divorce, co-parenting, life transitions and litigation stress reduction. He also works with clients on substance abuse issues, and runs groups on communication skills, family dynamics and self-care.

Filmography

Film

Year

Film

Role

Notes

2002

Dragonfly

Simon

Uncredited

2004

Saw

Mark Wilson

Television

Year

Film

Role

Notes

1999

Will & Grace

Bartender Paul

1 episode

2001

V.I.P.

Wilton Knight

1 episode

2001

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tony

1 episode

2001

Ally McBeal

Clerk

1 episode

2002

First Monday

Frank Willis

1 episode

2003

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

Jay

TV Movie

2004

Monk

Frank Wicks

1 episode

2004

Century City

Role

1 episode

2007

Burn Notice

Ilan Zamar

1 episode

2010

The Good Guys

Dr. Kuss

1 episode

2015

Complications

Dr. Paul Farkas

3 episodes