Paul Blackthorne
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| Paul Blackthorne | |
| Birthplace | Wellington, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth | March 5, 1969 |
| Role on 24 | Stephen Saunders |
Paul Blackthorne played Stephen Saunders during Season 3 of 24. He is a British actor with simultaneous film, television and radio careers.
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[edit] Biography
Paul first broke into acting via television commercials in England. His breakthrough commercial came as The Grim Reaper for Virgin Atlantic. Numerous radio commercials followed.
On the big screen he starred as Captain Andrew Russell in Oscar Nominated Lagaan, Mindcrime and the indie feature length film, Four Corners of Suburbia. Additional independent film credits include Bret Easton Ellis's This is Not an Exit, and a starring role in the British movie, The Truth Game. Paul's most recent independent film role is Silence.
On television, he was Doctor Matt Slingerland of Presidio Med and made notable appearances as Guy Morton in the British telly series Holby City, Liam MacGregor in Peak Practice, and Doctor Jeremy Lawson in NBC's ER. He also made an appearance on Medium in two roles (one uncredited as Henry Stoller, Senior). He played the lead character of Harry Dresden in the SciFi Channel's The Dresden Files until its cancellation. He currently can be seen in Lipstick Jungle with fellow 24 cast member Kim Raver.
Paul is also a noted photographer and has had his photography exhibited.
[edit] Television appearances
- The Dresden Files (2007)
- Monk (2006)
- Deadwood (2006)
- Medium (2005)
- 24 (2004)
- ER (2004)
- Holby City (2001)
- Peak Practice (1999)
[edit] Trivia
- In the final episode of the third series of '24': Day 3: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m, a profile of his character, Stephen Saunders, is seen on a computer screen. It describes him as being only 5' 10", despite the fact that he is notably taller.
- Paul originally auditioned for the role of Michael Amador, another one of the Season 3 characters. After failing the audition, his agent negotiated with the producers and managed to get the role of Saunders.
