Paul Campbell (born June 22, 1979) is a

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.Paul Campbell's bio
at www.northernstars.ca

Life and career

Paul grew up in

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, and graduated from Semiahmoo Secondary in 1997. From 2004 to 2006 he portrayed

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on the reimagined ''

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''."Actor Paul Campbell on TV times three"
by Debra Yeo at www.thestar.com Campbell's character was a personal assistant to President

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. Campbell made his first foray into comedy in 2005, starring in the Bill Lawrence TV pilot ''

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'', for

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. The pilot was not picked up to series but gained later notoriety when it was posted to

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. He starred in '' National Lampoon's Bag Boy'' with

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in 2007. In 2008, Campbell appeared in the romantic comedy '' Play the Game'' alongside Andy Griffith,

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, and

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. Campbell played a young ladies' man who teaches his lonely, widowed grandfather how to re-enter the dating world after a 60-year hiatus. Also in 2008, Campbell, playing "Billy" for the second time co-starred on NBC's '' Knight Rider'' reboot. In March 2009, Campbell was cast in an ABC comedy pilot based on the British series '' No Heroics'', which revolves around four B-list superheroes. He played the leader of the group, Pete, aka Chillout, a Canadian-born superhero who can freeze small objects. The pilot was not picked up by ABC. In 2010, Campbell starred in the comedy series '' Almost Heroes'' alongside series co-creator

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and actors

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and

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. The series debuted on

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in June 2011, with the finale of the eight-episode first season airing July 21. Campbell led the cast of the CTV comedy series '' Spun Out'', alongside Dave Foley,

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and

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''

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'', March 7, 2013.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Paul 1979 births Living people Male actors from Vancouver Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors 21st-century Canadian male actors