Paul Blackthorne
| Paul Blackthorne | |
|---|---|
 Blackthorne in August 2016. | |
| Born |
5 March 1969 Wellington, Shropshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website |
www |
Paul Blackthorne (born 5 March 1969) is an English actor for film, television, and radio. Although born in Shropshire, England, he spent his early childhood on British Military bases in both England and Germany.[1] Blackthorne broke into acting via television commercials in England. His breakthrough commercial in the UK came in the Grim Reaper commercial for Virgin Atlantic, which was hugely successful. Numerous radio commercials followed.
Blackthorne's first film role was in the highly successful 2001 Bollywood film Lagaan. Since then, he has mostly appeared in American films and television shows. He had recurring roles in the American series ER and 24, both in 2004, and has been a regular cast member in the series The Dresden Files (2007), in which he played the title character, as well as Lipstick Jungle (2008–09) and Arrow (2012–present).
Film
Blackthorne's first film role was as Captain Andrew Russell in the Oscar-nominated Bollywood film Lagaan. He spent six months learning Hindi for the role.
He also starred in Mindcrime and the festival-winning indie feature-length film Four Corners of Suburbia, winner of both the Crossroads Film Festival in Best Narrative Feature (2006) and in the category of Best Composer at the Avignon Film Festival, Avignon, France (2006).
Additional indie film credits include Bret Easton Ellis's This Is Not an Exit, and a starring role in the British film The Truth Game. Blackthorne appeared as Jonas Exiler in Special, with Michael Rapaport.
Blackthorne’s directorial debut This American Journey was released in 2013. The road trip documentary film follows Blackthorne and Australian photographer Mister Basquali as they travel across America interviewing everyday Americans about how they feel about their country and their hopes for its future. The film was featured at the Hollywood, Carmel, Ojai and Big Bear Film Festivals. It was released through Cinema Libre Studios.
It was announced on 18 June 2015 that Blackthorne would be joining the cast of Dark Ascension starring as Willis[2]
Television
Minor and supporting roles
In 2002, Blackthorne portrayed British import Doctor Matt Slingerland of Presidio Med and made notable appearances as Guy Morton in the British television series Holby City, Liam MacGregor in Peak Practice, Doctor Jeremy Lawson in NBC's ER and biological terrorist Stephen Saunders on 24. He also made appearances on Medium in two roles (one uncredited as Henry Stoller, Junior), Deadwood, and an episode of Monk Season 5 Episode 10 "Mr. Monk and the Leper" as dermatologist Aaron Polinski. He appeared as Shane Healy, a British musician and husband of Wendy Healy (played by Brooke Shields), in the NBC series Lipstick Jungle for two seasons. He played an Irish terrorist in the US series Burn Notice in 2009 in one episode. In 2010 he appeared in two episodes of Leverage as an arms dealer and in an episode of CSI: Miami directed by Rob Zombie. Later that year he had a recurring role in The Gates as Christian Harper. Also on 7 December 2010, he appeared in the Christmas episode ("Secret Santa") of the SyFy series Warehouse 13. He appeared in a two-part cliffhanger during the mid-season break of White Collar Season 2.
Lead character
In the Sci Fi Channel's 2007 series, The Dresden Files, Blackthorne portrayed the lead character, wizard / detective Harry Dresden.
Blackthorne starred as Clark Quitely in the ABC original paranormal/adventure/horror television series The River about a group of people on a mission to find a missing TV explorer in the Amazon.
In the fall of 2012, he joined the cast of Arrow as series regular, Detective Quentin Lance.
Personal life
As of 2015, Blackthorne is reportedly dating actress Kaley Cuoco.[3]
Photography and philanthropy
Paul Blackthorne is also an accomplished photographer. His exhibition, Delhi to Manhattan, appeared at Tibet House in New York City from April to June 2009, to benefit the Tibetan children of the city of Dharamsala.[4][5]
In 2001, shortly after filming of Lagaan finished in India, the town where filming took place was levelled by an earthquake, including the apartment building in which the cast of Lagaan was staying. To assist the earthquake victims, Blackthorne exhibited his photography in a special show in London.[6][7][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Road House | A guy in bar | Cameo |
| 1998 | Romeo Thinks Again | Romeo[9] | |
| 2001 | The Truth Game | Dan[10] | |
| 2001 | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | Captain Andrew Russell | |
| 2003 | Mindcrime | Man | |
| 2005 | Four Corners of Suburbia | Walt Samson | |
| 2006 | Special | Jonas | |
| 2008 | The Gold Lunch | Ex-Husband | |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom | John Corben / Metallo Henry Ackerson | Voice |
| 2013 | This American Journey | Self[11] | |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Emergency Room Doctor | |
| 2016 | Dark Ascension | Willis | |
Television
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jonathan Creek | Gino | 1 episode, "The Eye of Tiresias" |
| 2000 | Rhythm & Blues | John[12] | |
| 2001 | Holby City | Guy Norton | 11 episodes |
| 2002–03 | Presidio Med | Dr. Matt Slingerland | 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Gramercy Park | Jack Quinn | Unaired pilot |
| 2004 | ER | Dr. Jeremy Lawson | 5 episodes |
| 2004 | 24 | Stephen Saunders | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Medium | Henry Stoller | 1 episode, "I Married a Mind Reader" |
| 2006 | Monk | Dr. Aaron Polanski | 1 episode, "Mr. Monk and the Leper" |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files | Harry Dresden | Lead role, 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Terrence Hill | 9 episodes |
| 2008–09 | Lipstick Jungle | Shane Healy | 20 episodes |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | Thomas O'Neill | 1 episode, "Long Way Back" |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Larry Newly | 1 episode, "Secret Santa" |
| 2010 | Leverage | Tony Kadjic | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Tony Enright | 1 episode, "L.A." |
| 2010 | White Collar | Julian Larssen | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Gates | Christian Harper | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | The River | Clark Quitely | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Professor Tom Laudner | 1 episode, "Trends with Benefits" |
| 2012 | Necessary Roughness | Jack St. Cloud | 1 episode, "Mr. Irrelevant" |
| 2012–present | Arrow | Quentin Lance | Main Cast |
| 2015 | The Flash | Quentin Lance | episode "Who is Harrison Wells?" |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Quentin Lance | 2 episodes |
References
- ↑ Eirik Knutzen (26 January 2007). "TV Close-Up: Paul Blackthorne". Bend Weekly News. Bend, Oregon. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ↑ "Paul Blackthorne to Star in New Action Movie DARK ASCENSION". Broadway World. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ Underwood, Khalea. "Kaley Cuoco Is Dating Arrow Star Paul Blackthorne" (16 December 2015). US Weekly. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "Photography - Paul Blackthorne". paulblackthorne.com.
- ↑ "Milarepa Children's Chorus, Tibet House, Paul Blackthorne's Delhi to Manhattan Exhibit". Flickr - Photo Sharing!.
- ↑ Интервью с Полом Блэкторном. Выставка упоминается в ответе на 9-ый вопрос.
- ↑ "Paul Blackthorne". poptower.com.
- ↑ Sheela Raval (25 June 2001). "Making of Lagaan - The nuts and bolts of the epic". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ Romeo Thinks Again, Brief Synopsis from The British films Catalogue
- ↑ The Truth Game, Brief Synopsis from The British films Catalogue
- ↑ Robbie Sherre. "This American Journey". thisamericanjourney.com.
- ↑ Rhythm & Blues, Brief Synopsis from The British films Catalogue
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