Paul Gross

Acting

Paul Gross

Born April 30, 1959 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada (age 67)

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 star…

Known For

GunlessGunless · 2010
Gunless
6.42010
MovieDramaAction
American gunslinger Sean Rafferty—aka The Montana Kid—is unable to find someone to duel in a Canadian town where no one understands the brutal code of the American Wild West.
Due SouthDue South · 1994
Due South
8.71994
MovieTV MovieCrime
The movie that the TV series was spun off from. When a legendary Canadian Mountie is murdered, his son (and fellow RCMP) Constable Benton Fraser follows the trail of his killers to Chicago, where he teams up with a local cop to bring them to justice. However, he soon finds that the trail leads closer to home than he ever imagined.
H2OH2O · 2004
H2O
5.32004
MovieDramaThriller
When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office and is drawn into a deceptive world of power and corruption.
Barney's VersionBarney's Version · 2010
Barney's Version
7.02010
MovieComedyDrama
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Whale MusicWhale Music · 1994
Whale Music
6.51994
MovieComedyDrama
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
Hyena RoadHyena Road · 2015
Hyena Road
6.82015
MovieWarDrama
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. A unique and dramatic look at the Canadian Army in Afghanistan.
Hobo with a ShotgunHobo with a Shotgun · 2011
Hobo with a Shotgun
5.92011
MovieCrimeAction
A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.
Men with BroomsMen with Brooms · 2002
Men with Brooms
5.32002
MovieComedyRomance
A decade ago, curler Chris Cutter disappeared suddenly on the verge of stardom, dropping his curling stones to the bottom of a lake and leaving his fiancée, Julie Foley, at the altar. But when his former coach dies, Cutter returns home for the funeral and attempts to fulfill the man's last wishes. The team is reunited under Cutter's estranged dad, Gordon — himself a former curling star — for a final attempt at glory.

Movies

GunlessGunless · 2010
Gunless
6.42010
MovieDramaAction
American gunslinger Sean Rafferty—aka The Montana Kid—is unable to find someone to duel in a Canadian town where no one understands the brutal code of the American Wild West.
Due SouthDue South · 1994
Due South
8.71994
MovieTV MovieCrime
The movie that the TV series was spun off from. When a legendary Canadian Mountie is murdered, his son (and fellow RCMP) Constable Benton Fraser follows the trail of his killers to Chicago, where he teams up with a local cop to bring them to justice. However, he soon finds that the trail leads closer to home than he ever imagined.
H2OH2O · 2004
H2O
5.32004
MovieDramaThriller
When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office and is drawn into a deceptive world of power and corruption.
Barney's VersionBarney's Version · 2010
Barney's Version
7.02010
MovieComedyDrama
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Whale MusicWhale Music · 1994
Whale Music
6.51994
MovieComedyDrama
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook
Hyena RoadHyena Road · 2015
Hyena Road
6.82015
MovieWarDrama
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. A unique and dramatic look at the Canadian Army in Afghanistan.
Hobo with a ShotgunHobo with a Shotgun · 2011
Hobo with a Shotgun
5.92011
MovieCrimeAction
A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.
Men with BroomsMen with Brooms · 2002
Men with Brooms
5.32002
MovieComedyRomance
A decade ago, curler Chris Cutter disappeared suddenly on the verge of stardom, dropping his curling stones to the bottom of a lake and leaving his fiancée, Julie Foley, at the altar. But when his former coach dies, Cutter returns home for the funeral and attempts to fulfill the man's last wishes. The team is reunited under Cutter's estranged dad, Gordon — himself a former curling star — for a final attempt at glory.
Sam's ArmySam's Army · 1999
Sam's Army
9.01999
MovieDocumentaryWar
Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
Cottage CountryCottage Country · 2013
Cottage Country
5.42013
MovieActionComedy
When Todd takes his girlfriend Cammie up to the family cottage for a reclusive proposal, the last thing he expected to be doing was dealing with was his slacker brother and his hippie girlfriend. But in this comedy of errors, Todd and Cammie, have to deal with his accidentally murdered brother in order to live happily ever after.
FallingFalling · 2020
Falling
6.42020
MovieDrama
John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father Willis from Los Angeles who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.
Pirate's PassagePirate's Passage · 2015
Pirate's Passage
5.52015
MovieAdventureAnimation
Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the death of his father and forced to endure schoolyard bullying each day, Jim manages to carry on, buoyed by his optimistic imagination and fueled by his sense of adventure. The sudden arrival of Captain Johnson, whose small sailboat has been thrown off course by a storm, changes Jim’s life. The Captain quickly becomes a mentor and friend to Jim, giving him extraordinary lessons in self-reliance and determination. Soon, Jim develops a liberating self-assurance that so deeply touches the Captain that he allows Jim to see evidence that the Captain may be more than meets the eye. Is Captain Johnson the same Charles Johnson who was a pirate there two hundred years ago? The lad goes with him on a literal journey into the past to find out and emerges able to navigate the course of his life.
Good Night, and Good LuckGood Night, and Good Luck · 2025
Good Night, and Good Luck
7.32025
MovieDramaHistory
Livestreamed from the penultimate show at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this stage adaptation of George Clooney's 2005 film follows the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
The Parting GlassThe Parting Glass · 2018
The Parting Glass
5.42018
MovieDrama
A family dealing with their sister's death travel across country to collect her belongings and piece together their memories of the woman they lost.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · 1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5.81997
MovieAdventureAction
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
PasschendaelePasschendaele · 2008
Passchendaele
6.12008
MovieDramaRomance
Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle
The Middle ManThe Middle Man · 2021
The Middle Man
6.12021
MovieComedyDrama
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.
Divided LoyaltiesDivided Loyalties · 1990
Divided Loyalties
8.01990
MovieHistoryDrama
Story of Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawks. During the time of the American Revolution, Britain faces insurrection in its American colonies. The Iroquois Confederacy of the Six Nations must choose between their British ally and the American revolutionaries, whose democratic ideals they share.
Beeba BoysBeeba Boys · 2015
Beeba Boys
3.82015
MovieCrimeDrama
Gang leader Jeet Johar and his young, loyal, and often-brutal crew dress like peacocks, love attention, and openly compete with an old style Indo crime syndicate to take over the Vancouver drug and arms scene. Blood is spilled, hearts are broken, and family bonds shattered as the Beeba Boys do anything to be seen and to be feared in a white world.
RemembranceRemembrance · 2009
Remembrance
2009
Movie
A vignette produced for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation, award-winning actor, writer, producer and director, Paul Gross reflects on becoming an actor, his film on the First World War battle at Passchendaele, and Remembrance.
XXX's & OOO'sXXX's & OOO's · 1994
XXX's & OOO's
7.01994
MovieDramaMusic
Four ex-wives become friends bonding through their shared experiences as ex-wives of country music singers.
Aspen ExtremeAspen Extreme · 1993
Aspen Extreme
5.91993
MovieAdventure
T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J. advances to the most popular instructor of the school during the season, he has to take care for Dexter, who's future is less bright and who's eventually thinking about jobbing as drug courier - bringing their friendship to a test. Meanwhile the rich business woman Brice supports T.J. in his writing ambitions and invites him to live at her home. But in her absence he falls in love with the stunningly beautiful blond radio moderator Robin.
Married to ItMarried to It · 1991
Married to It
6.01991
MovieComedyRomance
While setting up a school pageant, the parents at an elite private academy in New York City with contrastive lifestyles and professional paths reflect on their lives and marriages.
The Horses of McBrideThe Horses of McBride · 2012
The Horses of McBride
5.82012
MovieDramaFamily
When Nicki finds two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she makes it her mission to find a way to get them to safety. With no other options, she picks up a shovel and starts to dig out the mile-long path, inspiring her father, Matt, and the rest of the community to join together and save the horses in the spirit of Christmas.

TV Shows

Republic of DoyleRepublic of Doyle · 2010
Republic of Doyle
7.02010
SeriesComedyDrama
Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.
Due SouthDue South · 1994
Due South
7.61994
SeriesDramaCrime
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.
American PlayhouseAmerican Playhouse · 1982
American Playhouse
6.61982
SeriesDramaComedy
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
The Red Green ShowThe Red Green Show · 1991
The Red Green Show
7.51991
SeriesComedy
The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006, on CBC. The Red Green Show is essentially a cross between a sitcom and a sketch comedy series, and is a parody of home improvement, do-it-yourself, fishing, and other outdoors shows.
Street LegalStreet Legal · 1987
Street Legal
7.31987
SeriesDrama
The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in a small downtown Toronto law firm. However they do not necessarily always see eye to eye on things.
The Ray Bradbury TheaterThe Ray Bradbury Theater · 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.91985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Alias GraceAlias Grace · 2017
Alias Grace
7.22017
SeriesCrimeDrama
Based on the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid and immigrant from Ireland who was imprisoned in 1843, perhaps wrongly, for the murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear. Grace claims to have no memory of the murder yet the facts are irrefutable. A decade after, Dr. Simon Jordan tries to help Grace recall her past.
Tales of the CityTales of the City · 2019
Tales of the City
6.82019
SeriesDramaMystery
Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.
Y: The Last ManY: The Last Man · 2021
Y: The Last Man
6.72021
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. Follow the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.
EastwickEastwick · 2009
Eastwick
5.92009
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Three very different women find themselves drawn together by a mysterious man who unleashes unique powers in each of them, and this small New England town will never be the same.
The Eleventh HourThe Eleventh Hour · 2002
The Eleventh Hour
5.32002
SeriesDrama
The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005. The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television newsmagazine series, The Eleventh Hour. Unhappy with the newsmagazine's shrinking audience, the network has brought in a new executive producer, Kennedy Marsh, to reorient the show in a more ratings-driven tabloid journalism direction. The tension between the ratings imperative and the more traditional journalistic ethics of the show's senior staff is the primary conflict that drives the show, but storylines also include the team's efforts to get the stories that will make it to air each week. The Eleventh Hour was produced by Alliance Atlantis, Canada's largest film and television production house. It aired in the U.S. on Sleuth, under the title Bury the Lead, to distinguish it from a CBS series with a similar name.
Tales of the CityTales of the City · 1993
Tales of the City
7.71993
SeriesDramaMystery
Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.
Cra$h & BurnCra$h & Burn · 2009
Cra$h & Burn
5.02009
SeriesDramaComedy
Follow streetwise insurance adjuster Jimmy Burn as he navigates the gritty city streets. He is squeezed between the cutthroat corporate culture that is big insurance, the con artists that make a living claim by claim and the city-wide infiltration of organized crime. Jimmy must dodge shifty clients, crooked lawyers, backstabbing co-workers and the Russian mob as he fights to keep his job. All the while, fighting to make a life for himself and struggling to grab a piece of the middle-class dream – home, family and security.
Slings & ArrowsSlings & Arrows · 2003
Slings & Arrows
7.32003
SeriesDramaComedy
This darkly comic Canadian series follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe at the fictional New Burbage Festival, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and artistic miracles that happen behind the scenes.
CaughtCaught · 2018
Caught
6.82018
SeriesCrimeDrama
David Slaney escapes from jail and attempts to hook up with his partner for one last deal, while evading the detective on his trail. Based on the novel by Lisa Moore.
ZOS: Zone of SeparationZOS: Zone of Separation · 2009
ZOS: Zone of Separation
9.02009
SeriesDrama
ZOS: Zone of Separation is a Canadian television drama mini-series, co-executive produced by Paul Gross. It is an eight-part Canadian original drama mini-series about the life and death struggle to enforce a U.N.-brokered ceasefire in the fictional, Sarajevo-like town of Jadac.
H2OH2O · 2004
H2O
9.02004
SeriesDrama
H2O is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on the CBC Television October 31, 2004. It starred Paul Gross and Leslie Hope, with former politician Belinda Stronach making a cameo appearance. Written by Gross and John Krizanc and directed by Charles Binamé, it was nominated for five Gemini Awards and four DGC Craft Awards. It won one Golden Nymph Award for best actor.
The Trojan HorseThe Trojan Horse · 2008
The Trojan Horse
4.02008
SeriesDrama
Politician Tom McLaughlin watches from the sidelines as Canada relinquishes sovereignty and joins the United States. He refuses to lose his country without a fight, whether it's fair or not.
Hockey: A People's HistoryHockey: A People's History · 2006
Hockey: A People's History
2006
SeriesDocumentary
Hockey: A People's History is a television documentary series from the CBC's Documentary Unit. It premiered on September 17, 2006. It aired on Sunday nights, in two-episode blocks, on CBC Television; repeats were made later in the week on CBC Newsworld. Much like previous series Canada: A People's History, the series told the history of the sport of ice hockey from a personal perspective, giving voice to various individuals, major and minor, as the sport grows and evolves in Canada. The series ran for 10 hours in total, and was shot in HD. Episode narration was by actor Paul Gross.
Men with BroomsMen with Brooms · 2010
Men with Brooms
5.52010
SeriesComedy
Men with Brooms is a Canadian television sitcom, which debuted on CBC Television on October 4, 2010. It is a television adaptation of the 2002 film Men with Brooms, and was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The series stars Brendan Gall, William Vaughan, Joel Keller, Anand Rajaram, Aliyah O'Brien, Glenda Braganza, and Siobhan Murphy. The show's producer, Paul Gross, narrates and makes occasional appearances as Chris Cutter, his character in the original film. Men with Brooms aired for one season and was not renewed.
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas StoryPrairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story · 2006
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
5.82006
SeriesDrama
In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader who transformed Canada.