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Paul Gross
Acting · Born 1959-04-30 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series Due South as well as his 2008 war film Passchendaele, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. During Due South's final season, Gross acted as executive producer in addition to starring, wrote the season three opener and finale, the two part series finale and wrote and sang for the show, some of which can be found on the two Due South soundtracks. He later found success with another Canadian TV series, Slings and Arrows. Gross studied acting at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, but he left during the third year of his study. He went back later to complete the half-credit needed to receive his fine arts degree. He appeared in several stage productions, such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Other productions in which he appeared include Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and As You Like It. After the play Successful Strangers, Gross starred in his first movie, Turning to Stone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Gross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Due South
Constable Benton Fraser

American Playhouse
Brian Hawkins

The Red Green Show
Kevin Black

Republic of Doyle
Kevin Crocker

Street Legal
1987

The Ray Bradbury Theater
Skip
Rick Mercer Report
2004

Tales of the City
Brian Hawkins

Y: The Last Man
President Ted Campbell

Eastwick
Darryl Van Horne
Filmography
- 2025Good Night, and Good LuckWilliam S. Paley
- 2021The Middle ManThe Sherriff
- 2021Y: The Last ManPresident Ted Campbell
- 2020FallingDr. Solvei
- 2019Tales of the CityBrian Hawkins
- 2018The Parting GlassSean
- 2018CaughtRoy Patterson
- 2017Alias GraceThomas Kinnear
- 2015Beeba BoysJamie
- 2015Hyena RoadPete
- 2015Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Sevenvoices of Arthur Lismer & AJ Casson
- 2015Pirate's PassageCalico Jack (voice)
- 2013Cottage CountryExecutive Producer
- 2012The Horses of McBrideExecutive Producer
- 2011Still Rowdy After All These Years
- 2011Hobo with a ShotgunProducer
- 2010Barney's VersionConstable O'Malley of the North
- 2010Men with Brooms
- 2010GunlessSean 'The Montana Kid' Rafferty
- 2010Republic of DoyleKevin Crocker
- 2009Cra$h & BurnExecutive Producer
- 2009EastwickDarryl Van Horne
- 2009EastwickDarryl Van Horne
- 2009RemembranceSelf
- 2009ZOS: Zone of SeparationExecutive Producer
- 2008Hooked on SpeedmanPaul
- 2008PasschendaeleMichael Dunne
- 2008The Trojan HorseThomas David McLaughlin
- 2007Hamlet {Solo}Self
- 2006Hockey: A People's HistoryNarrator
- 2006Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas StoryPrime Minister John Diefenbaker
- 2005Burnt ToastScott
- 2004H2OThomas David McLaughlin
- 2004H2OThomas David McLaughlin
- 2004Wilby WonderfulBuddy French
- 2004Rick Mercer Report
- 2003Slings & ArrowsGeoffrey Tennant
- 2002The Eleventh Hour
- 2002Men with BroomsChris Cutter
- 1999Murder Most LikelyPatrick Kelly
- 1999The Last 100 DaysNarrator
- 1999The Battle of Vimy RidgeNarrator
- 1999Sam's ArmyNarrator
- 199720,000 Leagues Under the SeaNed
- 1994Whale MusicDaniel Howl
- 1994Due SouthConstable Benton Fraser
- 1994Paint CansMorton Ridgewell
- 1994XXX's & OOO'sBucky Dean
- 1994Due SouthConstable Benton Fraser
- 1993Tales of the CityBrian Hawkins
- 1993Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian SpencerWriter
- 1993Aspen ExtremeT.J.
- 1992Buried on SundayAugustus Knickel
- 1991The Red Green ShowKevin Black
- 1991Married to ItJeremy Brimfield
- 1990Divided LoyaltiesWalter Butler
- 1990Getting Married in Buffalo JumpAlex Bresnyachuk
- 1989Cold ComfortStephen Miller
- 1988Chasing Rainbows
- 1987Street Legal
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSkip
- 1985Turning to StoneBilly
- 1982American PlayhouseBrian Hawkins
- —The FallersCarl
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