[7] He played the lead role in his launching film, Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki, in 2013.
[8] He was the playwright behind "Bawal Tumawid, Nakakamatay", one of the plays selected to be produced on stage in the seventh edition of Virgin Labfest (VLF).
[2] At that time as well, Paras worked as an acting coach and a workshop facilitator for children in TP and the El Niño de Salambao Academy.
[12] Prior to entering the film industry, Paras began his acting career as a stage actor from TP.
[2][5] He later joined numerous productions,[10] eventually being noted with his performance in the 2006 rerun of the musical version of a comic character entitled Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal.
[1][2][5] He rose to fame in the indie films after being discovered in Zsazsa Zaturnnah by independent filmmaker Veronica Velasco, who then cast him in the 2009 drama comedy Last Supper No.
[7] For prison movie Dance of the Steel Bars, he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role from (Enpress) Golden Screen Awards.
[4] An advocate for local theater and film actors, Paras founded the Teatro Expedicion de Filipinas,[17] an organization supporting new young actors from underprivileged areas,[17] providing free acting workshops,[10] and staging original theater works;[2] as well as the Powerhouse Ensemble which offers free production training.