Paul Gross Biography (1959-)

Born April 30, 1959, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; married Martha Burns (an actress), 1987; children: Hannah, Jack. Addresses: Agent: Bresler, Kelly, and Associates, 11500 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90064.;Contact: c/o Due South, Alliance Communications Corp., 121 Bloor St. East, 14th Floor, Toronto ON M4M 3M5, Canada.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, playwright, screenwriter
Birth Details: April 30, 1959; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Northern Lights Theatre, Edmonton, Canada, 1980
Silvius, As You Like It, Northern Lights Theatre, 1980
Dunois, D' Estivet, attendant, St. Joan, Northern Lights Theatre,1981
Florizel, The Winter's Tale, Northern Lights Theatre, 1981
Frank Gardner, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Theatre Calgary, Canada,1981
Unseen Hand, Theatre Calgary, 1982
Raglan, Father West, Theatre Calgary, 1982
Woody, CC, Mary, Jimmy, The Deer and the Antelope Play, Theatre Network, Edmonton, Canada, 1982
Donald Lampert, Take Me Where the Water's Warm, Festival Lennoxville, Lennoxville, Canada, 1982
Motherwell, The Kite, Festival Lennoxville, 1982
Constable Clarence Underhill, Walsh, National Arts Centre, Ottawa,Canada, 1983
George Garga, In the Jungle of Cities, Toronto Free Theatre, Canada, 1983
Dorante, Successful Strategies, Centaur Theatre, Montreal, Canada,1985
Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Toronto Free Theatre, High Park, 1985
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching toward the Somme, Canadian Stage, Toronto, Canada, 1988
Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Manitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg, Canada, 1989
Jack, 14th Earl of Gurney, The Ruling Class, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 2000
Title role, Hamlet, Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada,2000
Dorian Gray, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Avon Theatre, Stratford,Ontario, 2000
Stage Work
Assistant director, Saint Jon, 1984
Film Appearances
Turning to Stone, 1985
Divided Loyalties, 1989
Stephen Miller, Cold Comfort, Canadian Pictures, 1989
Augustus, Buried on Sunday (also known as Northern Extremes), Falter Street Productions, 1992
Jeremy Brimfield, Married to It, Orion, 1993
T. J. Burke, Aspen Extreme, Buena Vista, 1993
Morton Ridgewell, Paint Cans, Libra Films, 1994
Daniel Howl, Whale Music, Alliance, 1994
Chris Cutter, Men with Brooms, Alliance Atlantis, 2001
Film Work
Director
Men with Brooms, Alliance Atlantis, 2001
Television Appearances
Movies
Alex Bresnyachuk, Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (also known as Buffalo Jump), 1990
Bucky Dean, XXX's & OOO's, CBS, 1994
Patrick Kelly, Murder Most Likely, CTV, 1999
Pilots
Constable Benton Fraser, Due South, CTV and CBS, 1994
Series

Constable Benton Fraser, Due South (also known as Direction: Sud and Tandem de choc), CBS, 1994-1996 syndicated, 1997-?
Steelstring, CTV, 2001-?
Miniseries
Jake Kincaid, Chasing Rainbows, CBC, 1988
Brian Hawkins, "Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City," American Playhouse, PBS, 1994
Ned Land, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, CBS, 1997
Episodic
"Mars Is Heaven," The Ray Bradbury Theater, 1987
"Film Noir," Street Legal, 1989
Steven Hines, "Soul Custody," Street Legal, 1989
Kevin Black, The Red Green Show, PBS, 1991
"1997: Year of the Farce," Royal Canadian Air Farce, CBS, 1997
Awards Presentations
Host, Canadian Country Music Awards, 1996
Host, BANFF Television Festival Rockie Awards, 1996
Host, 10th Annual Gemini Awards, 1996
Host, Canadian Country Music Awards, 1997
Host, Gemini Awards, CBC, 1997
Host, 12th Annual Gemini Awards, 1998
Cohost, BANFF Film Festival Rockie Awards, 1998
Host, 14th Annual Gemini Awards, 1999
Specials
Narrator, The Battle of Vimy Ridge-Part 1: Setting the Stage, 1997
Narrator, The Battle of Vimy Ridge-Part 2: Keys to Victory, 1997
Narrator, The Battle of Vimy Ridge-Part 3: The Battle Looms, 1997
Alexander the Great, Witness to Yesterday, CBS, 1998
TSN Sports Celebrity Event, TSN, 1998
Narrator, Far from Home: Canadians in WWI, CBC, 1999
Red Green Live, PBS, 1999
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, Murder Most Likely, CTV, 1999
Series
Executive producer, Due South (also knwon as Direction: Sudand Tandem de choc), CBS and CTV, 1994
Executive producer, Due South (also known as Un tandem de choc), CTV and syndicated, 1997
Producer, Steelstring, CTV, 2001
Specials
Executive Producer (with others) The Real Patsy Kline, syndicated,1987
RECORDINGS
Albums
Two Houses, 1997
Holiday Heroes, 1998
Songs of Love and Carnage, 2000
Music Videos
Santa Drives a Pickup, 1998
Voodoo, 1998
My Papa's Front Porch, 1998
32 Down on the Robert Mackenzie, 1998
Two Houses, 1998
WRITINGS
Plays
The Deer and the Antelope Play, Northern Light Theatre, Edmonton,Alberta, 1981
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Damascus, 1982
The Dead of Winter, Toronto Free Theater, Canada, 1982
Sprung Rhythm (also known as Buchanan, Toronto Free Theater), National Arts Centre, 1984
Thunder, Perfect Mind, Toronto Free Theatre, 1986
Tension Zero (also known as Buchanan), Le Theatre de la Bordee, Montreal, Canada, 1986
Screenplays
Men with Brooms, 2001
Television Movies
Gross Misconduct, CBC, 1993
Television Episodes
"In This Corner," For the Record, CBC, 1986
Due South, CBS, 1996-1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 25, 1994, p. 58

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