Adrian Paul

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birthname = Adrian Paul Hewett
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location = London, England, United Kingdom
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yearsactive = 1987–present
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website = http://adrianpaul.net
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Adrian Paul Hewett (born 29 May 1959), better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series "" as Duncan MacLeod. He was born in London, England in 1959, the first of three brothers to an Italian mother and a British father. Paul first became a model, then a dancer and choreographer. In 1985, he left Europe for the United States to pursue a dance and modeling career. In 1998, he founded The Peace Fund charitable organization.

Acting career

He was cast in the role that would bring him to the most prominence to date, that of Duncan MacLeod in the syndicated television series ', in 1992. Paul also starred in the spin-off movie, ' (2000), and the fifth "Highlander" film: "", released as a made-for-TV movie on the SCI-FI channel on 15 September 2007.

His first role was on the ABC television series, "The Colbys" as the Russian ex-patriate ballet dancer, Kolya (1987–1988). This was followed by guest appearances on the television shows "Beauty and the Beast" (1987), "Murder, She Wrote" (1984), "Tarzan" (1991), "Relic Hunter" (1999), and as himself in "WWF SmackDown" (1999). He appeared in a January 2003 episode of "Charmed" and off Broadway in the play "Bouncers". He also appeared in the made-for-TV movies "Shooter" (1988) and "The Cover Girl Murder" (1993) which starred Lee Majors.

He appeared in a regular role in the second season of the television series "War of the Worlds" (1989-1990) as John Kincaid, three episodes of "Dark Shadows" (1991) as Jeremiah Collins, and made a pilot for CBS Television for a series called "The Owl" (1991). In 2001, he starred in "Tracker".

Paul's first film appearance was in the 1988 film "Last Rites", which starred Tom Berenger. He starred in the remake of "The Masque of the Red Death" (1989), a re-telling of the Edgar Allan Poe tale. Other movies which he has starred or co-starred are "Dance to Win" (also known as "War Dancing") (1989), "Love Potion No. 9" (1992) as Enrico Pazzoli, "Dead Men Can't Dance" (1997), "Susan's Plan" (also known as "Dying to Get Rich") (1998), "" (1999) as Lancelot, "Convergence" (also called "Premonition") (1999), "The Void" (2001), "The Breed" (2001), "Code Hunter" (2002), "Nemesis Game" (2003) "Throttle" (2005), and "Phantom Below" (also known as "Tides of War") (2005). In 2006 he co-starred in the horror film "Séance" and in "Little Chicago". He also starred as Ananias Dare in the Sci Fi original film, "Wraiths of Roanoke" (2007). He has recently finished work on the futuristic thriller "Eyeborgs", and the thriller/drama "The Heavy", both of which are currently in post-production.

Other Career Work

During his tenure with "" Paul directed and produced numerous shows which eventually led to his role as Producer for the spinoff movies of the series. In 2008 he began voice acting the character of Patrick O'Brien in the animated "War of the Worlds" television show. Paul has spent time in the theater with numerous plays, the most notable of which being a guest appearance in "Beauty and the Beast" which he has stated helped shape his acting ability.

Personal life

Paul was married to actress Meilani Paul but later divorced. He has no children. Since 1997, Paul has worked extensively for his charity organization PEACE (Protect, Educate, Aid Children Everywhere) under the auspices of Athletes and Entertainers for Kids, which puts into action the "School Makes a Difference" program, taking celebrities into schools and community centers to mentor children.

External links

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* [http://adrianpaul.net/ Official website]