Paul Herzberg (born 1953) is a South African-born actor and playwright. Born in Cape Town, he studied acting at the University of Cape Town and scriptwriting at the University of Pretoria. He moved to the UK in 1976, after having served as a conscripted soldier on the Namibian border, during the period of the Angolan war. He then studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Roles include Futz by Rochelle Owens and It’s My Weekend, Too by Sheila Roberts at The Space in 197*, * . He wrote the plays The Dead Wait, Sweet Like Suga and Be Bop the Ruler.