Paul Bradley Hanson is an American actor who was born in Roseville, California, to Laurel Hanson and Kenneth Hanson and has two sisters. He grew up playing music in jazz clubs with his friends and other bands outside of school. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue it further landing gigs as an instrumentalist in films which then inspired to him to pursue acting. The last name "Dietz" is an homage to his grandfather, Jack.