Portrait of Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Acting

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.

Born: April 30, 1959

Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Filmography

2025
Good Night, and Good Luck

as William S. Paley

2021
The Middle Man

as The Sherriff

2021
Y: The Last Man

as President Ted Campbell

2020
Falling

as Dr. Solvei

2019
Tales of the City

as Brian Hawkins

2018
Caught

as Roy Patterson

2017
Alias Grace

as Thomas Kinnear

2015
Beeba Boys

as Jamie

2015
Hyena Road

as Pete

2015
Pirate's Passage

as Calico Jack (voice)

2010
Barney's Version

as Constable O'Malley of the North

2010
Gunless

as Sean 'The Montana Kid' Rafferty

2010
Republic of Doyle

as Kevin Crocker

2009
Eastwick

as Darryl Van Horne

2009
2008
Passchendaele

as Michael Dunne

2008
The Trojan Horse

as Thomas David McLaughlin

2007
2006
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker

2005
Burnt Toast

as Scott

2004
H2O

as Thomas David McLaughlin

2004
H2O

as Thomas David McLaughlin

2004
Wilby Wonderful

as Buddy French

2003
Slings & Arrows

as Geoffrey Tennant

2002
Men with Brooms

as Chris Cutter

1999
Murder Most Likely

as Patrick Kelly

1999
1999
Sam's Army

as Narrator

1994
Whale Music

as Daniel Howl

1994
Due South

as Constable Benton Fraser

1994
Paint Cans

as Morton Ridgewell

1994
XXX's & OOO's

as Bucky Dean

1994
Due South

as Constable Benton Fraser

1993
Tales of the City

as Brian Hawkins

1993
1992
Buried on Sunday

as Augustus Knickel

1991
Married to It

as Jeremy Brimfield

1991
The Red Green Show

as Kevin Black

1990
Divided Loyalties

as Walter Butler

1990
1989
Cold Comfort

as Stephen Miller

1985