Paul Bishop (actor)

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Paul Bishop
Born (1966-09-04) 4 September 1966 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Actor
Director
Politician
Years active1997–present
SpouseElise Parups
Children4

Paul Bishop is an Australian actor and politician who has served as the Division 10 Councillor in Redland City since 2012. [1] [2] [3]

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Acting career

Born in Gladstone, Queensland, raised in Wynnum, Queensland Bishop's film debut was in Bruce Beresford's 1997 movie Paradise Road , and appeared as Sergeant Ben Stewart on Blue Heelers [4] from 1998 to 2004 for which he received Logie nominations in both 1999 and 2000. Other roles include the telemovie Never Tell me Never , MDA III , Heartbreak High , and G.P. with ABCTV, House Gang with SBS, and Murder Call for Channel 9. [5]

Theatre roles include The Importance of Being Earnest , Three Days of Rain , Money and Friends , Take Me Out , The Shaughraun , at Melbourne Theatre Company, Blackrock , The John Wayne Principle and Anthony Crowley's The Frail Man at Melbourne's Playbox, The John Wayne Principle , As You Like It , Poor Super Man , Saint Joan , Amy's View and Money and Friends with Sydney Theatre Company. Romeo and Juliet , Oedipus Rex , Away , Taming of the Shrew , The Game of Love and Chance and more than 20 other professional credits with Queensland Theatre Company since 1986. [6]

In 2006, Bishop appeared in the movie 48 Shades , based on the Nick Earls novel 48 Shades of Brown and he appeared on stage in Operator for La Boite Theatre, The Carnivores for Black Swan Theatre, Perth, The Woman Before and Puss in Boots with Queensland Theatre Company. In 2007 he performed in and toured Private Fears in Public Places for QTC and NSW tour, and played a minor role in the feature How to Change in 9 Weeks.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1997 Paradise Road Dennis Leighton-JonesFeature film
1998 Never Tell Me Never ScottTV movie
2006 48 Shades Mr WilkesFeature film
2009 In Her Skin DoctorFeature film
2010 Sisters of War Geoff LempriereTV movie
2015SkinDaveShort film
2015The Fear of DarknessScientistFeature film
2018RefractionJay's FatherShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1996 House Gang Duane BradleyTV series, season 1, 1 episode
1996 G.P. Al TynanTV series, 1 episode
1997 Heartbreak High TimTV series, 1 episode
1997 Murder Call Mike OlsenTV series, season 1, 1 episode
1998-2004 Blue Heelers Ben Stewart TV series, 256 episodes
2001 The Weakest Link SelfTV series, 1 episode
2005 MDA II Dr Tim Whitney (intern)TV series, 4 episodes
2006 H2O: Just Add Water MitchTV series, 3 episodes
2008TV Land: Myths and LegendsSelfTV series, 1 episode
2013 Reef Doctors Inspector Matthew StantonTV miniseries, 1 episode
2015-16 Mako: Island of Secrets Dr RossTV series, 4 episodes
2016 Wanted BernieTV series, 2 episodes
2018 The Bureau of Magical Things JaredTV series, 8 episodes

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References

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  2. "Division 10". Redland City Council. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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