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Paul Gross

Acting Born Apr 30, 1959 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Republic of Doyle

as Kevin Crocker

Due South

as Constable Benton Fraser

The Red Green Show

as Kevin Black
Film

The Deer Hunter

1978

Full filmography

  • Republic of Doyle (2010) as Kevin Crocker
  • Due South (1994) as Constable Benton Fraser
  • The Red Green Show (1991) as Kevin Black
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as Skip
  • Street Legal (1987)
  • Rick Mercer Report (2004)
  • Tales of the City (2019) as Brian Hawkins
  • Y: The Last Man (2021) as President Ted Campbell
  • Eastwick (2009) as Darryl Van Horne
  • Tales of the City (1993) as Brian Hawkins
  • Alias Grace (2017) as Thomas Kinnear
  • The Eleventh Hour (2002)
  • Slings & Arrows (2003) as Geoffrey Tennant
  • Hyena Road (2015) as Pete
  • H2O (2004) as Thomas David McLaughlin
  • Caught (2018) as Roy Patterson
  • The Trojan Horse (2008) as Thomas David McLaughlin
  • Barney's Version (2010) as Constable O'Malley of the North
  • Falling (2020) as Dr. Solvei
  • Eastwick (2009) as Darryl Van Horne
  • Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006) as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
  • Passchendaele (2008) as Michael Dunne
  • Beeba Boys (2015) as Jamie
  • Chasing Rainbows (1988)