Paul J. Harkins

Paul J. Harkins

Known for

Acting

Biography

Paul J. Harkins is an American musician and actor best known for playing the high-school-aged drummer Billy Tettore in the 1987 rock drama film Light of Day. In the movie, he performed as the drummer for the fictional, blue-collar Rust Belt rock band The Barbusters, playing alongside real-life rock legend Joan Jett and co-star Michael J. Fox.

Best known work

Light of Day
Light of Day
1987
Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel
1988

Filmography

  1. 1988

    Heartbreak Hotel

    as Brian Gasternick

  2. 1987

    Light of Day

    as Billy Tettore

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