David Paisley
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David Paisley is a Scottish
actor
, especially well known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in Holby City
, Ryan Taylor in Tinsel Town
and most recently Rory Murdoch in River City
.
gay
himself, some of his characters have been controversial due to their sexual orientation. He starred in the short film Sweat, screened at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
2008, and selected for screening at NewFest in New York, June 2008. Sweat is available on the successful short film compilation series Boys on Film distributed by Peccadillo Pictures
.
He has been voted 'Britain's sexiest man' by readers of Gay Times
magazine. Has just completed filming on his regular role as Rory Murdoch on BBC Scotland's River City
, the son of gangster Lenny Murdoch. He departed the show in 2009 leaving the door open for him to return in the future.
David recently starred as Gary in the play The Back Room by Adrian Pagan at The Cock Tavern Theatre
in Kilburn, London.
David also starred in the successful stage production of Mumah at the HighTide Festival
in early 2009. October 2009 has seen him take to the stage again in the UK Tour of Over The rainbow - The Eva Cassidy story, in which he plays the part of "Danny Cassidy".
In 2010 David made his directorial debut with the play 'The Lasses, O' at the Edinburgh Festival
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, especially well known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Ryan Taylor in Tinsel Town
Tinsel Town
Tinsel Town is a television drama co-produced by BBC Scotland and Raindog/Deep Indigo Productions. It ran for two series, the first debuting on BBC2 in 2000 and the second airing on BBC Choice the following year. Set throughout the city of Glasgow, Scotland, it deals with the lifestyles of eight...
and most recently Rory Murdoch in River City
River City
River City is a Scottish television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow...
.
Career
Paisley began acting as a teenager with 7:84 theatre company in Glasgow, openlyComing out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
himself, some of his characters have been controversial due to their sexual orientation. He starred in the short film Sweat, screened at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival takes place every spring in London, England. It began as a season of gay and lesbian films at the National Film Theatre in 1986 and 1987 under the title "Gay's Own Pictures", curated by Peter Packer of the Tyneside Cinema, and was renamed the London...
2008, and selected for screening at NewFest in New York, June 2008. Sweat is available on the successful short film compilation series Boys on Film distributed by Peccadillo Pictures
Peccadillo Pictures
Peccadillo Pictures is a UK based film distributor of art house, gay and lesbian, independent and world cinema. They have provided distribution for many award winning films such as XXY, Eyes Wide Open, Four Minutes, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Transylvania, Cockles and Muscles and Summer...
.
He has been voted 'Britain's sexiest man' by readers of Gay Times
Gay Times
Gay Times is one of the United Kingdom's leading gay magazine for gay and bisexual men.-Publication and content:...
magazine. Has just completed filming on his regular role as Rory Murdoch on BBC Scotland's River City
River City
River City is a Scottish television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow...
, the son of gangster Lenny Murdoch. He departed the show in 2009 leaving the door open for him to return in the future.
David recently starred as Gary in the play The Back Room by Adrian Pagan at The Cock Tavern Theatre
The Cock Tavern Theatre
The Cock Tavern Theatre was a multi-award winning pub theatre located in the heart of Kilburn in the north-west of London. The venue specialised in new works and critical revivals...
in Kilburn, London.
David also starred in the successful stage production of Mumah at the HighTide Festival
HighTide Festival
HighTide Festival Theatre is a not-for-profit new writing theatre company in Suffolk that produces an annual festival and tours nationally and internationally.-About:...
in early 2009. October 2009 has seen him take to the stage again in the UK Tour of Over The rainbow - The Eva Cassidy story, in which he plays the part of "Danny Cassidy".
In 2010 David made his directorial debut with the play 'The Lasses, O' at the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
.