Paul McGillion (born January 5, 1969) is a Scottish-Canadian actor, who has worked in television, film and theatre. He is best known for his role on the television series Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Carson Beckett.

Paul McGillion
McGillion at the 2011 Phoenix Comicon
Born (1969-01-05) January 5, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Children1
Websitepaulmcgillion.com

Early life

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McGillion was born on January 5, 1969[1] in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His family moved to Canada when he was two years old. McGillion returned to Scotland with his family during his early teens, for a few years, while his father worked on the Shetland oil rigs. He is the sixth of seven children.[2] He has a degree in teaching and while studying at Brock University, was part of their national championship-winning wrestling team. After graduating, McGillion began his career teaching theatre in Toronto, squeezing in time to attend auditions. He finally made the move to Vancouver, where he has worked extensively in film, TV and theatre.[2]

Career

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McGillion taught scene study at the Vancouver Film School in 1998 and 1999. McGillion played young Ernest Littlefield in Stargate SG-1's first season, in the episode "The Torment of Tantalus", the first Tau'ri to have passed through the Stargate after its burial. In 2004, McGillion was cast in the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis as the Scottish medical doctor, Carson Beckett. He was initially cast as a recurring guest, but his character appeared so frequently in the show's first season, he was promoted to main character for seasons two and three. Dr. Beckett went back to a recurring character for seasons four and five, where he appears as the clone of the now-deceased Beckett.

McGillion has appeared in films, The Traveler with Val Kilmer, Confined with Emma Caulfield, and The Deal with Christian Slater. And has starred in the 2003 multi-award-winning film See Grace Fly. He stars in the short film A Fine Young Man, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews and won the Leo Awards for Best Short Film and Lead Actor for McGillion.

McGillion expressed great interest in auditioning for the role of Montgomery Scott in the 2009 eleventh Star Trek film. "I grew up watching Star Trek and Scotty was my favourite character. It would be a great honour to follow in James Doohan's footsteps," McGillion said. He had the endorsement of Chris Doohan, the son of original Scotty actor James Doohan, to play the role of Scotty in the film.[3] Though the part ultimately went to Simon Pegg, McGillion still appeared in the film in a different role.[4]

McGillion appeared in season 7 on the TV series 24 as Dr. Levinson, a doctor who tried to extract a dangerous pathogen from Jack Bauer's bloodstream.

McGillion appeared as the husband of a dying patient, in a season 3 episode of The Good Doctor.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Final Goal Jeff Conway
Crying Freeman Detective Andrews
1998 Sploosh Angus Short film
1999 Something More Andrew
2000 Skullduggery Marlon Carlson
Dangerous Attraction Phillip Broger
My 5 Wives Paul the Waiter / Danny
2001 Replicant Hal the Captain
2002 Lonesome Joe Coffee Shop Man Short film
2003 A Guy Thing Curt
See Grace Fly Dominic McKinley
2005 The Deal Richard Kester
2007 A Dog's Breakfast Ryan
2009 Star Trek Barracks Leader
2010 The Traveler Deputy Jerry Pine
Confined Detective Chris Cornell
A Fine Young Man Mr. Grant Short film
2012 Hit 'n Strum Christopher
2013 Yellowhead Inspector Short film
2015 Tomorrowland English Teacher
Numb Pete
Mr. Richard Francis Mr. Richard Francis Short film
2016 The Assignment Paul Wincott
Hello Destroyer Ron Burr
2017 Death Note Principal
Bigger Fatter Liar Tom Shepherd
Heartbeats Richard Andrews
Joe Finds Grace Guitar Gene
2018 Midnight Sun Blake Davis
Before the Day Ray Short film
Tom and Grant Cop 1 Short film
Skyscraper On Scene Commander
O.I. Det. Dirk Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Commish Officer Lee Burnett Episode: "Ghost"
1994, 1997 The X-Files Agent Comox / Fred Neiman Episodes: "Duane Barry" & "Small Potatoes"
1995 Robin's Hoods George Cranshaw Episode: "Rock and a Hard Place"
1996 Sliders First Officer Episode: "Obsession"
Have You Seen My Son Mr. McQuinn TV movie
She Woke Up Pregnant Marshall TV movie
1997 Stargate SG-1 Young Ernest Littlefield Episode: "The Torment of Tantalus"
NightScream Deputy Nance TV movie
1998 The Sentinel Boz Tate Episode: "Love Kills"
Mercy Point Private Bane Episode: "New Arrivals"
First Wave Raphael Episode: "Lungfish"
1998, 2002,
2004
Cold Squad Conrad / Neil Cranston /
Constable Bacon
4 episodes
1999 Viper John Kane Episode: "Seminar from Hell"
A Cooler Climate Young Police Officer TV movie
2000 Seven Days Brandon Episode: "Playmates and Presidents"
Higher Ground Episode: "Our Strongest Link"
Strange World Frank Episode: "Food"
2001 Da Vinci's Inquest Constable Kozak Episode: "The Sparkle Tour"
Love and Treason Richard Keith TV movie
2002 Just Cause Earl Wenk Episode: "Code of Silence"
2003 Smallville Lex's Lackey Episode: "Insurgence"
The Twilight Zone George Episode: "It's Still a Good Life"
Jake 2.0 Earl Wenk Episode: "The Prince and the Revolution"
Thanksgiving Family Reunion Sheriff Kirkland TV movie
2004 Romeo! The Director Episode: "Hack Came, Hacksaw, Hack Conquered"
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 Joe TV movie
Jack Bob TV movie
The Life Jerry TV movie
2004–2009 Stargate: Atlantis Carson Beckett 62 episodes
2006 Engaged to Kill Lester Denton TV movie
2007, 2010 Sanctuary Terrance Wexford 5 episodes
2008 Beyond Loch Ness Michael Marshall TV movie
Mom, Dad and Her Ben TV movie
2009 24 Dr. Levinson Episode: "Day 7: 6:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m."
2009, 2015 Supernatural Jim Grossman / Peter Harper Episodes: "Fallen Idols" & "There's No Place Like Home"
2010 V Lawrence Parker Episode: "Fruition"
Shattered Victor Hugo Episode: "She Had You Fooled"
A Trace of Danger Mike TV movie
2011 Endgame Sebastian Wilks Episode: "Deadman Talking"
Against the Wall Sam Burns Episode: "Boys Are Back"
Metal Shifters Sheriff TV movie
Magic Beyond Words Pete Rowling TV movie
Finding a Family Jim Bante TV movie
Christmas Magic Scott TV movie
2012 Alcatraz Alan Sylvane Jr. Episode: "Pilot"
True Justice Magellan / Magellion 2 episodes
Fringe Edwin Massey Episode: "The Recordist"
Once Upon a Time Knave of Hearts 2 episodes
Witchslayer Gretl Hansel TV movie
2012, 2014 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Dad 2 episodes
2013 Cult Glen Nash Episode: "The Prophecy of St. Clare"
The Killing Andrew Clarke Episode: "Eminent Domain"
Delete Raymond Vince 2 episodes
Baby Sellers Special Agent Holmes TV movie
2014 Spooksville Commodore Whalepanz Episode: "Shell Shock"
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Henry Barrett Episode: "The Masterpiece"
Far from Home Graham Westlake TV movie
2015 The Whispers Paul Wheeler Episode: "Meltdown"
When Calls the Heart Floyd Conklin Episode: "Heart and Soul"
All of My Heart Chef Oliver TV movie
Reluctant Witness Warren Cooper TV movie
Ice Sculpture Christmas Frank Shaw TV movie
2015–2016 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Gil 3 episodes
2016 Rescue Me Larry TV movie
Unclaimed Peter Ritchie TV movie
2018 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco Howard Williams 2 episodes
Darrow & Darrow Coach Reed 2 episodes
Frontier Major Vinnicombe 3 episodes
Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas Lionel TV movie
2018–2019 The Flash Earl Cox 3 episodes
2019 Unspeakable J.C.W. Weber 2 episodes
The Good Doctor Leo Adan Episode: "Moonshot"
2019–2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries Nick Carlin 3 episodes
2021 A Million Little Things Dr. Anton Episode: "Not Alone"
Ann Rule's Circle of Deception Russell Douglas TV movie
An Unexpected Christmas Tom TV movie
Christmas in Tahoe Archie Donaldson TV movie
2021–2023 Firefly Lane Bud 12 episodes
2022 So Help Me Todd Trevor Rapp Episode: "Second Second Chance"
2022–2024 Family Law Chip Crombie 6 episodes
2023 Fargo Captain Muscavage 2 episodes
2025 Happy Face William Post-production

References

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  1. ^ "Jan. 5 Celebrity Birthdays". Orange County Register. January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bio". Paul McGillion. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Read, David (October 1, 2007). "McGillion up for 'Star Trek' role". GateWorld. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Read, David (December 14, 2007). "McGillion to appear in Star Trek XI". GateWorld. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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