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 opp ... osite 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
Arrow
as Quentin Lance
Episodes: 141
First Aired: Oct 10, 2012
Lipstick Jungle
as Shane Healy
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Feb 07, 2008
Presidio Med
as Dr. Matt Slingerland
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 24, 2002
The Dresden Files
as Harry Dresden
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 21, 2007
24
as Stephen Saunders
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Nov 06, 2001
The InBetween
as Tom Hackett
Episodes: 10
First Aired: May 29, 2019
Big Shots
as Terrence Hill
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 27, 2007
The River
as Clark Quietly
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Feb 07, 2012
The Gates
as Christian Harper
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 20, 2010
ER
as Jeremy Lawson
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
Peak Practice
as Liam McGregor
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 10, 1993
Deadwood
as Hearst's man needling Cornishmen
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 21, 2004
Leverage
as Tony Kadjic
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 07, 2008
The Flash
as Quentin Lance
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 07, 2014
Arrow
as Quentin Lance (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 10, 2012
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Quentin Lance
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 21, 2016
Medium
as Henry Stoller / Henry Stoller's Son
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Monk
as Dr. Polanski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 2002
Jonathan Creek
as Gino
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 09, 1997
Burn Notice
as Thomas O'Neill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 28, 2007
Arrow
as Quentin Lance (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 2012
The Company You Keep
as John Baylor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 19, 2023
White Collar
as Julian Larson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2009
White Collar
as Julian Larssen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2009
Warehouse 13
as Larry Newley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2009
Necessary Roughness
as Jack St. Cloud
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 29, 2011
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Tom Laudner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
Magnum P.I.
as Xavier
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2018
CSI: Miami
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2002
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