Paul Garred (born 23 May 1985) is the percussionist for British indie rock band The Kooks.

Although the band was formed in Brighton, Garred was born in Seaford. He attended Seaford Head Community College, where his mother was still a teacher as of 2007. When he was about 16 years old he was in a local band called Stairwell, who changed their name to Little Help before disbanding. Garred later attended the BRIT School in Croydon and met Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris. He enrolled at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music where they met Max Rafferty and formed The Kooks.

His musical influences include The Police and Dire Straits.