Adrian Paul

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Biography

With over 30 films and 200 hours of television experience, versatility, discipline and a solid work ethic have been the underpinnings of Adrian's very successful 30-year acting career. Internationally recognized for his role as Duncan Macleod, in Highlander-The Series", Adrian has also produced and directed both film and television projects. Born and raised in London, England, Adrian arrived in the United States in 1984, working as a choreographer and a model. After a year of taking acting classes with acting coaches, Ivana Chubbuck and Roy London, his first series role came on the ABC television show, The Colbys. This led to a role in the Broadway play, "Bouncers", in 1987, a guest role on the television show, Beauty and the Beast , with Gary Stretch, Stephen Rea and Christopher Lee. Also in 2010, Adrian co-founded his first production company Filmblips Inc. Since 2010, while working as an actor on several other films and TV movies, Adrian also wrote three screenplays, developed financial and artistic presentation packages for film and television, along with spearheading his charity, The Peace Fund, that he founded in 1997. Peace stands for Protect. Educate. Aid. Children. Everywhere. Over the past 17 years, Adrian has overseen the work of the fund in countries such as Romania, Bellarus, Niger, Hungary, Haiti, Cambodia, Thailand and the United States. In 2012, Adrian launched Peace Fund Radio that he co hosts with Ethan Dettanmaeir, with an estimated audience of between 1.8 and 2 million listeners a month. The innovative radio show, has been host to many celebrities with causes of their own and is the catalyst behind the Peace Fund's partnership and donation to bring computers into LAUSD schools. Through the radio shows influence the fund has also partnered with Kimberly Moore's," Adopt a Letter" program to fulfill children's wishes at Christmas, brought books for libraries and lights for homes in El Salvador, along with connecting like minded charities to fulfill their initiatives. In 2015, Adrian helped launch his second production company, Radical Road, aimed at lower budget films, some of which Adrian is set to direct and act in. In 2016 Adrian has two movies, "The Secret of Emily Blair" and "Stormageddon", releasing and he is getting ready to direct his first feature, "Chemical Influence", a screenplay he wrote from an original script. Adrian also launched, "The Sword Experience" in 2016. Half day seminars of sword training, that include stage and real life combat and safety tips aimed at individuals, corporations, film, stage, re-enactment societies, martial artists and role playing groups. He is still married to Alexandra and they have two children together, Angelisa and Royce.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·producer·director
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 29 May 1959
  • Place of birth
  • London
  • Spouses
  • Meilani Paul
  • Knows language
  • Spanish language·French language
  • Member of
  • Cray Wanderers F.C.

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Hobbies include golf, volleyball, reading.

Has studied Martial Arts for 7 years including: Kung Fu forms choy La Fut and Hung Gar, Tae-Kwon-Do, Wing Chun, and boxing; Has also done extensive sword training with the Japanese Katana.

Favorite authors: William Shakespeare Tennessee Williams and Anne Rice.

Played semi-pro soccer and is still a soccer fan

In the fall of 1993, he was lauded as a hero when a thief ran through the set of "Highlander" with a stolen video camera and Paul pounced on him, holding the suspect until police could arrive.

Favorite Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , "Reggae", and Enigma.

(24 November 2000) Adjudicator at Hungarian Queen of the Worlds Final.

(November 2000) Given title "Sexiest Action Star" from People Magazine.

Was considered for the role of Caledon Cal Hockley in Titanic .

Adrian and girlfriend Alexandra welcomed their first baby, a girl named Angelisa Valentina Rose on the January 8, 2010.

Ex-brother-in-law of Leilani Sarelle and Miguel Ferrer.

Quotes

[interviewed in 1990) I would love to play a vampire because they are so,sexual. And they are the dark side of human thought. What a possibility,to play someone that can see what your heart is doing, feel the blood,running through your veins, know what you are thinking, and have all,the experience of years and years. It would be so interesting. .

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