Paul Campbell | |
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 Paul Campbell on the red carpet at CTV Television Network's 2014 Upfront presentation | |
| Born | Paul Campbell June 22, 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse | Lorie Metz Campbell |
| Children | 1[1] |
Life and career
Paul grew up in White Rock, British Columbia,[2] and graduated from Semiahmoo Secondary in 1997.[3]
From 2004 to 2006 he portrayed Billy Keikeya on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.[4] Campbell's character was a personal assistant to President Laura Roslin.
Campbell made his first foray into comedy in 2005, starring in the Bill Lawrence TV pilot Nobody's Watching, for The WB. The pilot was not picked up to series but gained later notoriety when it was posted to YouTube. He starred in National Lampoon's Bag Boy with Dennis Farina in 2007.
In 2008, Campbell appeared in the romantic comedy Play the Game alongside Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts, Liz Sheridan, and Marla Sokoloff. Campbell played a young ladies' man who teaches his lonely, widowed grandfather how to re-enter the dating world after a 60-year hiatus.
Also in 2008, Campbell, playing "Billy" for the second time co-starred on NBC's Knight Rider reboot.
In March 2009, Campbell was cast in an ABC comedy pilot based on the British series No Heroics, which revolves around four B-list superheroes. He played the leader of the group, Pete, aka Chillout, a Canadian-born superhero who can freeze small objects. The pilot was not picked up by ABC.[5]
In 2010, Campbell starred in the comedy series Almost Heroes alongside series co-creator Ryan Belleville and actors Colin Mochrie, Lauren Ash and Athena Karkanis. The series debuted on Showcase in June 2011, with the finale of the eight-episode first season airing July 21.
Campbell led the cast of the CTV comedy series Spun Out, alongside Dave Foley, Rebecca Dalton, Al Mukadam, Holly Deveaux, J. P. Manoux and Darcy Michael.[6]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Guy in Truck (uncredited) | |
| Ill Fated | Jimmy | ||
| 2005 | The Long Weekend | Roger | |
| Severed | Tyler | ||
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | Albert Jackson | |
| Bagboy | Phil Piedmonstein | ||
| 2011 | The Big Year | Tony | |
| 2014 | Dirty Singles | Jack | |
| Preggoland | Danny Makerman | ||
| Rusty Steel | Mike | Direct-to-video | |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | We'll Meet Again | Bobby Burke | Television film |
| The Dead Zone | Chuck Chattsworth | Season 1, episode 13: "Destiny" | |
| 2003 | John Doe | Unshaven Teenager | Episode 16: "Illegal Alien" |
| Black Sash | Grant | Episode 4: "Date Night" | |
| Andromeda | Lt. Bowlus | 2 episodes | |
| Peacemakers | Tom | Episode 3: "No Excuse" | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Billy Keikeya | Miniseries | |
| 2004–2006 | Battlestar Galactica | Billy Keikeya | 25 episodes |
| 2006 | Nobody's Watching | Will | Television film |
| Days of Our Lives | Will | Uncredited Episode #1.10432 | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Will | Uncredited Season 2, episode 7: "Swarley" | |
| Scrubs | Will | Uncredited Season 6, episode 2: "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby" | |
| 2008–2009 | Knight Rider | Billy Morgan | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2009 | Play the Game | David Mitchell | |
| No Heroics | Pete | Television film | |
| 2010 | Bond of Silence | Officer Haines | Television film |
| 2011 | Normal | Dr. Tatsciore | Television film |
| Almost Heroes | Terry | Main role; 8 episodes | |
| Killer Mountain | Tyler | Television film | |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Don Richardson | Season 8, episode 9: "Citizen Fang" |
| 2013 | Emily Owens M.D. | Scott | 2 episodes |
| Window Wonderland | Jake Dooley | Television film | |
| 2014 | Motive | Peter Ward | Season 2, episode 8: "Angels with Dirty Faces" |
| 2014–2015 | Spun Out | Beckett Ryan | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2015 | Surprised By Love | Maxwell Gridley | Television film |
| Once Upon a Holiday | Jack Langdon | Television film | |
| 2017 | Man Seeking Woman | Guy at Head of Table | Season 3, episode 5: "Shrimp" |
| Sun, Sand & Romance | Michael Shepard | Television film Producer | |
| 2018 | Take Two | Galen Eckhart | Episode 8: "All About Ava" |
| The Girl in the Bathtub | Paul | Television film | |
| A Godwink Christmas | Gery Conover | Television film | |
| 2019 | The Last Bridesmaid | Kyle | Television film |
| Holiday Hearts | Dr. Ben Tyler | Television film | |
| 2020 | Wedding Every Weekend | Nate | Television film |
| Christmas by Starlight | Will Holt | Television film Writer | |
| 2021 | Turner & Hooch | Grady Garland | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| The Santa Stakeout | Ryan | Television film | |
| The Nine Kittens of Christmas | Mason | Television film | |
| An Unexpected Christmas | N/A | Television film Writer | |
| Christmas at Castle Hart | N/A | Television film Writer | |
| 2022 | Love, Classified | Bartender | Television film (Uncredited) |
| Moriah's Lighthouse | N/A | Television film Writer Executive Producer | |
| Dating the Delaneys | Michael Taylor | Television film | |
| Three Wise Men and a Baby | Stephan Brenner | Television film Writer | |
| 2023 | The Cases of Mystery Lane | Alden Case | Television film |
| 2023 | Magic in Mistletoe | Harry | Hallmark Movie |
References
- ↑ "Paul Campbell as Jake on Window Wonderland".
- 1 2 Paul Campbell's bio at www.northernstars.ca
- ↑ "The Hero who would have been carpenter". archive.is. July 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Actor Paul Campbell on TV times three" by Debra Yeo at www.thestar.com
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva (March 18, 2009). "Freddie Prinze Jr. cast in "No Heroics"". Reuters. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Canada's CTV Orders Dave Foley Comedy 'Spun Out' to Series". The Hollywood Reporter, March 7, 2013.