Paul de Gelder
- Known For
- Acting
- Active Years
- 2017–2026 (10 Years)
- Total Credits
- 20 credits in database
Biography
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Source [1]: Paul de Gelder is known for acting. He has 20 known credits.
Source [2]: Actor in Warhorse One: Paid in Blood. As a teenager, he was involved in drinking, fighting, and stealing. He left his hometown to start a new life working in strip club bars.
Source [3]: Mentions shark attack survival, Navy diving career, height, education, family life, and net worth (but doesn't provide the actual details, just that they are in the bio).
Source [4]: In February 2009, a 10-foot bull shark attacked him during a Navy dive, severing his hand and leg.
Source [5]: Shark attack survivor, global keynote speaker, advocate for resilience and transformation.
Paul de Gelder is an actor with 20 known credits.
He appeared in Warhorse One: Paid in Blood.
During his teenage years, he was involved in drinking, fighting, and stealing before leaving his hometown to work in strip club bars.
He had a career in Navy diving.
In February 2009, he survived an attack by a 10-foot bull shark during a routine Navy dive, which resulted in the loss of his hand and leg.
He is a shark attack survivor, a global keynote speaker, and an advocate for resilience and transformation.
Draft 1: Paul de Gelder is an actor with 20 known credits, including a role in Warhorse One: Paid in Blood. During his youth, he was involved
Career overview
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20 known credits (TMDB).
Actor in Warhorse One: Paid in Blood (IMDb).
Teenage years: drinking, fighting, stealing (IMDb).
Left hometown, worked bars of strip clubs (IMDb).
Navy diving career (PeopleCabal/GCCA).
Feb 2009: 10-foot bull shark attack during routine Navy dive, severed hand and leg (GCCA).
Global keynote speaker and advocate for resilience and transformation (Pauldegelder.com).
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
20 titles- Invasion of the Mega Sharks (2026) as Self
- Bull Shark Dinner Bell (2026) as Self
- How To Survive A Shark Attack (2025)
- Deadliest Bite (2024) as Self
- Sydney Harbor Shark Invasion (2024)
- Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood (2024) as Self
- Sydney Harbor Shark Invasion (2024) as Self
- The Real Sharkano (2024) as Self
- Shark Attack Island (2024) as Himself
- The Real Sharkano (2024) as Himself
- The Traitors (2022) as Self - Contestant
- Seaspiracy (2021) as Self
- Envoy: Shark Cull (2021) as Self
- Tyson vs. Jaws: Rumble on the Reef (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Fighting Season (2018) as Corporal Travis Davis
- Ronda Rousey - du ring aux requins (2018)
- Shark Week 2017 (2017) as Self
- Crikey! It's Shark Week as Self
- Sharkwrecked: Crash Landing
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What movies or TV shows is Paul de Gelder best known for?
Paul de Gelder is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Invasion of the Mega Sharks (2026), Bull Shark Dinner Bell (2026), The Traitors (2022), The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019).
How many credits does Paul de Gelder have?
Paul de Gelder has accumulated over 20 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2017 to 2026.
What is Paul de Gelder's background in cinema and television?
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