Paul Dillon is an American

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who began his career in show business in

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. His film career began in 1994 with the film '' Blink'' in which he played the role of Neal Booker. He played Paddy O'Brien in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', the most successful film in which he has a credited role. Dillon also has appeared on many hit TV series including ''

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'', and his recurring role as Angelo in '' The Pretender''. Most recently, he had a guest appearance as Ezekiel in the new ABC drama '' Night Stalker''. Currently, he plays Gary in the play '' Rantoul and Die''. He is also the founder and artistic director of the Bang Bang Spontaneous Theatre group.

Filmography

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On the Road ''On the Road'' is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagonis ...

'' (2012) as Montana Slim *'' The Butcher'' (2009) as Doyle *''Stellina Blue'' (2009) as Paul *''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt poli ...

'' ** episode "Moving Day" (2008) as Chaffee ** episode "Parricide" (2008) as Chaffee ** episode "Bitches Brew" (2008) as Chaffee *'' The Blue Hour'' (2007) as Sal *''One Night with You'' (2006) as Will *''

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'' (2006/I) as Wells *''Just'' (2006) as Lou Tanner *''

The Closer ''The Closer'' is an Television in the United States, American television police procedural starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Chief of police#United States, deputy chief. A CIA-trained interrogator o ...

'' episode "Blue Blood" (2006) as Captain Leahy *''Sixth Street Bridge'' (2006) as Driver *'' Night Stalker'' episode "Malum" (2005) as Ezekiel Seaver *''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' episode "Room Service" (2005) as Joe Cavanaugh *''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Who ...

'' episode "First Response" (2005) as Frank the Truck Driver *''

'' episode "Pirated" (2004) as Owen Harrell *''

'' episode "My Aim Is True" (2003) as Probation Officer, Paul Tibbits *'' P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!'' (2002) as Pidgeon *'' The Pretender: Island of the Haunted'' (2001) as Angelo *''

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'' (pilot episode) (2001) as Philip Parker *'' The Pretender 2001'' (2001) as Angelo *'' Held for Ransom'' (2000) as John *'' The Pretender'' (1996-2000) as Angelo *''

Fight Club ''Fight Club'' is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is d ...

'' (1999) (uncredited) as Irvin *''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' episode "Admissions" (1999) as Eddie Clayman *''

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'' (1998) as Slade *'' Chicago Cab'' (1998) as Cab Driver *'' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) as Paddy O'Brien *''Platform Six'' (1997) as The Candlemaker *''

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'' (

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) (1996) as The Frenchman *''

Cutthroat Island ''Cutthroat Island'' is a 1995 adventure swashbuckler film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert King and Marc Norman from a story by Michael Frost Beckner, James Gorman, Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. It stars Geena Davis, Matt ...

'' (1995) as Snelgrave *'' Fair Game'' (1995) as Leonid Volkov (The Hacker) *''

Natural Born Killers ''Natural Born Killers'' is a 1994 American crime film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. The film tells the story of two victims of traumatic childho ...

'' (1994) (uncredited) as Prison Inmate Who Breaks TV *''

Dead at 21 ''Dead at 21'' is an American drama series broadcast by MTV in 1994. The series ran for eleven thirty-minute episodes with a two-part final episode. The series was created by Jon Sherman, and written by Sherman, P.K. Simonds and Manny Coto. Prem ...

'' episode "Life During Wartime" (1994) as Roderick *''Under the Influence'' (1994) as Villain *'' Blink'' (1994) as Neal Booker *''

Missing Persons A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, de ...

'' (pilot episode) (1993) as Cecil McIntire

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