Paul Henshall (born 1977 in

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

) is a British actor. He uses a wheelchair because he has

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

. Paul is best known for playing the roles of medical student Dean West in ''

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'', and Paul in ''I'm With Stupid''. He has also had roles in ''A Thing Called Love'', ''Casualty'' and the film ''

The Confusion of Tongues ''The Confusion of Tongues'' is a 2014 multi-narrative comedy film written and directed by James Fair. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Sadie Frost, Gemma Atkinson, Ewen MacIntosh, Kate O'Toole, Paul Henshall and Katie Sher ...

'' (2014). Henshall also performed in the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a new play for 'Liberated Theatre' called "Mutton" at the Gillded Balloon. He was seen as Alan in Rock Rivals in 2008. In June 2015, he appeared in two 'Blue Badge' specials of '' Off Their Rockers'' on

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. He lives in

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Education

Paul graduated from

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has over 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Educat ...

's Theatre School in 2001, where he was the first disabled person in the country to gain a BADC certificate in stage combat (armed and unarmed).

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* Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University English male television actors Living people 1977 births Male actors from Staffordshire People with cerebral palsy People from Truro Male actors from Cornwall {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub