Adrian Paul Hewett (born 29 May 1959), better known as
Adrian Paul, is an
actor best known for his role on the
television series
Highlander: The Series as
Duncan MacLeod. He was born in
London,
England in 1959, the first of three brothers to an
Italian mother and a
British father. Paul first became a model, then a
dancer and
choreographer. In 1985, he left
Europe for the
United States to pursue a dance and modeling career. In 1998, he founded
The Peace Fund charitable organization.
Acting career
He was cast in the role that would bring him to the most prominence to date, that of Duncan MacLeod in the syndicated
television series
Highlander: The Series, in 1992. Paul also starred in the spin-off movie,
Highlander: Endgame (2000), and the fifth
Highlander film:
Highlander: The Source, released as a made-for-TV movie on the SCI-FI channel on 15 September 2007.
