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While in Winnipeg, Canada to promote their movie Men with Brooms (2002), he and fellow co-star Leslie Nielsen received honorary citizenship from Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray at the Granite Curling Club on March 2, 2002.

Received the Order of Canada on February 13, 2015 in recognition of his contributions to the Canadian performing arts.

Composes and performs music with actor David Keeley

1998 Paul broke a rib while trying to cure himself of the hiccups by using the Heimlich Maneuver.

Working on the television mini-series Slings and Arrows (2003) about a stage actor who takes the role of artistic director to stage the Shakespearean play "Hamlet". The play also stars his wife, Martha Burns. (April 2003)

Admits to 'including hints of homoeroticism' in the final series of Ein Mountie in Chicago (1994). He is quoted as saying that his new co-star Callum Keith Rennie was incredibly sexy and that the new series would be very homoerotic.

Auditioned for the role on Billy Ansel in _The Sweet Hereafter_ , but was passed over in favor of Bruce Greenwood because of his looks. Director Atom Egoyan said in October 13, 1997 issue of the Canadian magazine Maclean's, "Paul is a very fine actor, and I was really close to casting him. The problem is that he is really good-looking. Paul is very pretty; Bruce looked rougher.".

Was originally cast in the lead role of the TV series EZ Streets (1996), created by Due South creator Paul Haggis, but had to drop out of the part at the last minute when Due South unexpectedly got another season.

Went to Earl Haig SS in North York in the Claude Watson Arts program.

He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Auditioned for the part of Simon Bishop in Besser geht's nicht (1997), but director James L. Brooks told him he was too "fine-featured" for the part.

He mentored Allan Hawco when he was just 19 years old.

Also theater actor.