Adrian Paul
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Adrian Paul at Paris Comic Con 2010
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| Born |
Adrian Paul Hewett 29 May 1959 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Meilani Paul (1990–1997) Alexandra Tonelli (2009-present) |
| Website | adrianpaul |
Adrian Paul (born Adrian Paul Hewett; 29 May 1959) is an English actor known for his titular role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. In 1997, he founded the Peace Fund charitable organisation.
Paul was born in London, the first of three brothers, to an Italian mother and a British father. Paul first became a model, then a dancer and choreographer. As a teenager, he was a very capable soccer player and made several appearances for Cray Wanderers in the London Spartan League between 1976 and 1978. In 1985, he left Europe for the United States to pursue a dance and modelling career.
Paul has spent time in the theatre with numerous plays, the most notable of which was a guest appearance in Beauty and the Beast, which he has stated helped shape his acting ability.
In 1991, he was cast in the role that he would portray for several years, that of Duncan MacLeod in the syndicated television series Highlander: The Series, which aired in October 1992. Paul also starred in the spin-off film, Highlander: Endgame (2000), and the fifth Highlander film: Highlander: The Source, released as a made-for-TV film 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 (1986–87). This was followed by guest appearances on the television shows Beauty and the Beast (1987), two episodes of Tarzán (1991), Murder, She Wrote (1992), Relic Hunter (1999), and as himself in WWE 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 films Shooter (1988) and The Cover Girl Murders (1993), the latter of which starred Lee Majors.
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