Making several appearances as an extra in movies like Rub & Tug (2002) and The Tuxedo (2002), Paul Braunstein is a Canadian actor who made his first credited appearance in the 2011 movie, Jesus Henry Christ. Since then he has appeared in movies like The Thing (2011), Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012), and Undercover Grandpa (2017). On the television front, Braunstein has appeared in shows like History Bites (1998-2008), Nikita (2010-2013), Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Less Than Kind (2008-2013), Fargo (2014), Haven (2010-2015), The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015), Black Mirror (2011), and Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017).

In 2017 Braunstein starred as Ryan in director-duo Michael and Peter Spierig's, horror-mystery, Jigsaw. The movie is the eighth installment in the Saw franchise. The cast also includes Tobin Bell, Brittany Allen, Callum Keith Rennie, Laura Vandervoort, Cle Bennett, and Hannah Emily Anderson.