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Born · March 5, 1969 (55 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Wellington, Shropshire, England
Accomplished British actor Paul Blackthorne returned to primetime TV fall 2012 as determined Detective Quentin Lance on the CW’s hit series ‘Arrow’. This role follows that of manipulative reality show producer Clark Quietly in ABC’s paranormal thriller ‘The River’. Recently he has also appeared opposite Ted Danson in ‘CSI’ and Callie Thorne in ‘Necessary Roughness’. Blackthorne was born in Shropshire, England, 1969. Blackthorne had his first acting experience at the age of 12 with the National Youth Music Theatre at the Edinburgh festival in 1981. Later he went on to study the Spiritual Psychology of Acting in London from 1996-98 before earning his first roles in British TV and film. In 2000 he found himself in India portraying the villainous Captain Russell in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Lagaan’. The Oscar campaign brought him to Los Angeles where he went on to appear in many American TV shows including ‘24’, ‘ER’, ‘The Dresden Files’, ‘Lipstick Jungle’, ‘Deadwood’ and ‘Burn Notice’. On the feature side, he has appeared in ‘Four corners of suburbia, ‘Special’ and “A Christmas Carol.” Alongside acting Blackthorne spent much of the 90’s traveling the world and exhibiting his photography in London. His first exhibition entitled ‘Fish Heads and other things’ raised money for Greenpeace. Another, ‘Bollywood Backpack’ raised money for the Gujarat Indian earthquake victims. The last exhibition he held, ‘Delhi to Manhattan’, took place at Tibet House, New York in April 2009. This exhibition (view here) chronicles a journey through India trekking in the Himalayan-Tibetan communities and meeting with the Dalai Lama in Dharmsala as part of ‘The Missing Peace’ project. Proceeds from this exhibition went to the Tibetan children’s villages in India. Recently Paul completed a documentary he produced with acclaimed Australian photographer Mister Basquali entitled ‘This American Journey’. Blackthorne’s directorial debut tells the story of the two men traveling across America interviewing everyday Americans about how they feel about the state of the country and their hopes for its future. Along the way, stereotypes are shattered and wisdom found in the most unexpected places. In the meantime ‘Arrow’ was nominated for best new drama at the People’s choice awards 2013, ‘This American Journey’ is being submitted to film festivals and in partnership with musician James Carrington, Blackthorne is releasing an innovative app called ‘Forte’ teaching children how to read music.
John Baylor · (1 episode)
7.1
2023
William Bourcier
6.5
2021
Tom Hackett · (10 episodes)
7.2
2019
Xavier · (1 episode)
7.6
2018
Robert Stergen
7.0
2017
Quentin Lance · (2 episodes)
7.3
2016
Emergency Room Doctor
5.6
2014
Quentin Lance · (2 episodes)
7.8
2014
Self
0.0
2013
Quentin Lance · (141 episodes)
6.8
2012
Quentin Lance (voice) · (2 episodes)
6.8
2012
Quentin Lance (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.8
2012
John Corben / Metallo / Henry Ackerson (voice)
7.4
2012
Clark Quietly · (8 episodes)
6.6
2012
Jack St. Cloud · (1 episode)
6.8
2011
Christian Harper · (6 episodes)
6.5
2010
Guest #3 / Business Man #2 (voice)
6.9
2009
Julian Larson · (1 episode)
8.3
2009
Julian Larssen · (1 episode)
8.3
2009
Larry Newley · (1 episode)
7.7
2009
Tony Kadjic · (2 episodes)
7.6
2008
Shane Healy · (20 episodes)
6.1
2008
Terrence Hill · (8 episodes)
7.0
2007
Thomas O'Neill · (1 episode)
7.5
2007
Harry Dresden · (12 episodes)
6.9
2007
Jonas Exiler
6.3
2006
Walt Samson
6.0
2005
Henry Stoller / Henry Stoller's Son · (1 episode)
7.5
2005
Jack Quinn
0.0
2004
Hearst's man needling Cornishmen · (2 episodes)
8.1
2004
Dr. Matt Slingerland · (16 episodes)
8.0
2002
(1 episode)
7.7
2002
Dr. Polanski · (1 episode)
7.9
2002
Stephen Saunders · (10 episodes)
7.8
2001
Dan
6.0
2001
Captain Andrew Russell
7.3
2001
John
3.0
2000
Victor Ward
3.6
1998
Willis
0.0
0.0
Tom Laudner · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Gino · (1 episode)
7.5
1997
Jeremy Lawson · (5 episodes)
7.8
1994
Liam McGregor · (4 episodes)
5.9
1993