Adrian Paul Hewett was born on 29 May 1959 and is an English actor best known for the titular role of Duncan MacLeod on the television series Highlander: The Series.
15 Facts About Adrian Paul
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Adrian Paul first became a model, then a dancer and choreographer.
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In 1985, Adrian Paul moved to the United States to pursue careers in dance and modeling.
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Adrian Paul spent time in the theatre, appearing in numerous plays, and has stated that these, along with an early television appearance on Beauty and the Beast, helped to shape his acting abilities.
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Adrian Paul appeared in a January 2003 episode of Charmed and in the Off-Broadway play Bouncers, as well as in the television films Shooter and The Cover Girl Murders, the latter of which starred Lee Majors.
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Adrian Paul starred in the remake Masque of the Red Death, a re-telling of the Edgar Allan Poe tale.
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Adrian Paul appeared in Sheena Easton's "Days Like This" music video as her love interest and Duran Duran's "My Own Way" music video as a dancer.
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In 1992, Adrian Paul was cast in his most widely known role of Duncan MacLeod in the syndicated television series Highlander: The Series, which first aired in October 1992.
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Adrian Paul would portray the role on and off for the next 15 years, starring in the big screen sequel Highlander: Endgame, and the television film Highlander: The Source, released on the Sci-Fi Channel on 15 September 2007.
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Also in 2007 Adrian Paul played the lead role in the TV movie Tides of War as Commander Frank Habley, a gay officer in charge of a submarine that infiltrates North Korean waters where he instinctively discovers a secret stealth North Korean submarine and destroys it.
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In 2008, Adrian Paul began voice acting the character of Patrick O'Brien in the animated War of the Worlds television show.
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Adrian Paul starred as Sir Francis Drake in the Sci-Fi Channel original film The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake, the futuristic thriller Eyeborgs, and the thriller-drama The Heavy.
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In 2012, Adrian Paul did a character voice-over in the Malaysian animated science fiction film War of the Worlds: Goliath.
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Adrian Paul starred in the 2013 science fiction film AE: Apocalypse Earth, a post-apocalyptic action-adventure film.
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Adrian Paul is involved in the development and production side of the entertainment industry.