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Paul McGillion (born 5 January 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. Early life McGillion was born 5 January 1969 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. 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. Career 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. Though the part ultimately went to Simon Pegg, McGillion still appeared in the film in a different role. 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 TV Movies Television References External links Paul McGillion at IMDb. Discover the Gill Paul popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Gill Paul books.
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Till the Boys Come Home
Cynthia Harrod-EaglesThe final book in Cynthia's War at Home series Pack Up Your Troubles is available to preorder now.'Always a stayupallnight read with Cynthia HarrodEagles! 'Fabulous series of boo...
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Tick Bite Fever
David BennunTick Bite Fever is the unconventional memoir of a very unconventional childhood. In the early Seventies, Dave Bennun's family transplanted themselves from Swindon to the wilds of K...
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Piracy, Turtles and Flying Foxes
William DampierDampier's (16511715) adventures and writing inspired both Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels, but in his own right he was a remarkable, observant and enjoyable writer whether ...
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Scandalous Women
Gill PaulMad Men meets the world of publishing in international bestselling author Gill Paul’s new novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two dynamic, groundbreaking writers...
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How To Stop Smoking And Stay Stopped
Martin RawHow to Stop Smoking and Stay Stopped is published to support a panBBC campaign, Kick the Habit, launching in March 2000 on the subject of addiction. The author takes the line that ...
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Borneo, Celebes, Aru
Alfred Russel WallaceRacked with fever, virtually broke and earning a precarious living through sending back to London the plumes of beautiful birds, Wallace (18231913) ultimately became one of the mos...
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It Never Rains
Roger McGoughIt Never Rains by Roger McGough an expanded edition of comic verse and free line drawings, from the nation's favourite poetWhile up at MagdalenSpent the time dagdalen.Moved on to ...
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The Lost Daughter
Gill PaulIf you loved I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon you won't want to miss this novel about her sister, Grand Duchess Maria. What really happened to this lost Romanov daughter? A new nove...
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Selected Poems
Tony HarrisonA revised edition of Tony Harrison's awardwinning Selected Poems This indispensable new selection of Tony Harrison's poems includes over sixty poems from his famous sonnet sequence...
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Valentine
The Estate of Rebecca FarnworthWill a shocking secret cause a rising star to fall?Valentine Fleming dreams of making it as an actress but after years of failed auditions and bit parts her hopes are fading fast ...
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Out In The Midday Sun
Elspeth HuxleyElspeth Huxley captivated readers throughout the world with her 'memories of an African childhood' in THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA and THE MOTTLED LIZARD. In this final volume ...
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100 Ways to Beat the Blues
Tanya Tucker"This book is like a good song; it will reach so many people right where they live." Tanya TuckerHow do you beat the blues? We all have moments in life when we're down, lonely, or ...
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Beyond a Broken Sky
Suzanne FortinSome secrets are better left buried... 2022. Stainedglass expert Rhoda Sullivan is called to Telton Hall to examine a window designed by an Italian prisoner of war during WW2. It ...
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The Girl Behind the Gates
Brenda DaviesTOP TEN BESTSELLER'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.' Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of The Forgotte...
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Paper Tigers
Nicholas ColeridgePaper Tigers is a riveting, authoritative and indepth study of newspaper barons of the world – men and women who wield immense power, and whose everchanging media empires make comp...
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The Girl With No Name
Reine AndrieuHeartbreaking. Gripping. Terribly captivating.'Read it in one sitting!' Madeleine, Amazon reviewerShe may not remember her name,but her body knows.1940. When a French family is fo...
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The Kid
Kevin LewisKevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten and starved by his parents, ignored by the social services and bullied at school, he was offered a chance to escape ...
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Des jours et des vies
Gill Paul & Elisabeth Luc2016Confrontée à l'infidélité de son mari, Kitty Fisher quitte Londres pour se réfugier dans le chalet de son arrièregrandpère, aux ÉtatsUnis. Là, sur les rives du lac Akanabee, el...
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A Loo with a View
Luke BarclayThe toilet it's small, functional and using it usually involves staring at a door. But for the water closet connoisseur, there are a handful of places where the loo is an area of ...
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All That We Have Lost
Suzanne FortinPapa always told us that to be brave doesn't mean you have no fear. It just means you can move forwards in spite of that fear. 2019. When Imogen Wren's husband dies, she m...
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The Manhattan Girls
Gill PaulIt’s a 1920s version of Sex and the City, as Dorothy Parkerone of the wittiest women who ever wielded a penand her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. ...
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Adventures in the Rocky Mountains
Isabella BirdEndlessly restless and endlessly curious, Isabella Bird (18311904) travelled the world looking for new experiences, but never more delightfully than in her ponybound adventures in...
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My World in Motion
Jo WhileyJo Whiley is someone millions of us recognise but very few of us know. Jo's a mother, sister, DJ, wife and musicindustry insider who throughout her career and in an age of fleetin...
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Eat To Stay Young
Gill PaulGrowing older is natural, but eating the right foods can slow the process down and keep your body's stores of agefighting nutrients topped up. Featured in this book are the key fo...
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My Town
David GentlemanDavid Gentleman has lived in London for almost seventy years, most of it on the same street. This book is a record of a lifetime spent observing, drawing and getting to know the ...
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We Sink or Swim Together
Gill PaulIt was a matter of life and death …7 May 1915Gerda Nielsen is on her way from Brooklyn to Liverpool aboard the illfated Lusitania.Jack Walsh is returning to England to take up a po...
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The Book Of Career Questions
Max EggertWhat job would you do if you knew could not fail? When have you been most happy in your life, and what does that tell you you should be doing at work? If you were appraised today w...
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The Affair
Gill PaulLOVE. GLAMOUR. SECRETS.Rome, 1961. As the cameras roll on Cleopatra, the world is transfixed by the love affair emerging between Hollywood’s biggest stars: Richard Burton and Eliza...
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The Bank
Matt MarshallThe European Cenrtral Bank starts operations on January 1st 1999. As the independant bank which issues euro banknotes and controls European monetary policy, it is one of the key fi...
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A Beautiful Rival
Gill PaulIn this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanne...