Paul McGillion is a Scottish 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.
McGillion was born 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 Shetlandoil rigs. He is the sixth of seven children.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] Though the part ultimately went to Simon Pegg, McGillion still appeared in the film in a different role.[3]
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.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Paul McGillion news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paul McGillion is a Scottish 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 McGillionMcGillion at the 2011 Phoenix ComiconBornPaisley Renfrewshire Scotland United KingdomOccupationActorYears active1994 presentChildren1Websitepaulmcgillion wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditMcGillion was born 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 1 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 1 Career EditMcGillion 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 2 Though the part ultimately went to Simon Pegg McGillion still appeared in the film in a different role 3 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 EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1995 The Final Goal Jeff ConwayCrying Freeman Detective Andrews1996 Have You Seen My Son Mr McQuinnShe Woke Up Pregnant Marshall1997 NightScream Deputy Nance1998 Saving Grace GeneSploosh Angus1999 A Cooler Climate Young Police OfficerSomething More Andrew2000 Skullduggery Marlon CarlsonDangerous Attraction Phillip BrogerMy 5 Wives Paul the Waiter Danny2001 NTSB The Crash of Flight 323 JoeLove and Treason Richard KeithReplicant Hal the Captain2002 Lonesome Joe Coffee Shop Man2003 A Guy Thing CurtSee Grace Fly Dominic McKinleyThanksgiving Family Reunion Sheriff Kirkland2004 Romeo The DirectorJack Bob2005 The Deal Richard Kester2006 Engaged to Kill Lester Denton TV movieA Dog s Breakfast Ryan2007 Beyond Loch Ness Michael Marshall TV movie2008 Mom Dad and Her Ben TV movie2009 Star Trek Barracks Leader2010 The Traveler Deputy Jerry Pine2011 Iron Invader SheriffChristmas Magic Scott Walker TV movie2012 Witchslayer Gretl Hansel2013 Yellowhead Inspector2015 Tomorrowland English TeacherIce Sculpture Christmas Frank Shaw2016 The Assignment Paul WincottHello Destroyer Ron Burr2017 Death Note PrincipalBigger Fatter Liar Tom Shepherd2018 Skyscraper On Scene CommanderTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1994 The Commish Officer Lee Burnett episode Ghost 1996 Sliders First Officer1997 The X Files Agent Comox Fred Neiman 2 episodesStargate SG 1 Young Ernest Littlefield episode The Torment of Tantalus 1999 The Sentinel Boz Tate episode Love Kills Mercy Point Private BaneFirst Wave RaphaelViper John Kane episode Seminar from Hell 2000 Seven Days Brandon episode Playmates and Presidents Higher Ground2001 Da Vinci s Inquest Constable Kozak2002 Just Cause Earl Wenk2003 Smallville episode Insurgence The Twilight Zone George episode It s Still a Good Life Jake 2 0 Earl Wenk2004 Cold Squad 4 episodes2004 2009 Stargate Atlantis Carson Beckett 60 episodes2007 2010 Sanctuary Terrance Wexford 5 episodes2009 24 Levinson episode Day 7 6 00 a m 7 00 a m Supernatural Jim Grossman episode Fallen Idols 2010 V Lawrence Parker episode Fruition 2012 Endgame Sebastian Wilks episode Deadman Talking Fringe Edwin Massey episode The Recordist Once Upon a Time Knave of Hearts 2 episodes2013 Cult Glen Nash episode The Prophecy of St Clare 2015 Supernatural Peter Harper episode There s No Place Like Home The Whispers Paul Wheeler episode Meltdown When Calls the Heart Floyd Conklin episode Heart and Soul 2018 The Flash Earl Cox 3 episodes2018 Frontier Major Vinnicombe 3 episodes2019 The Good Doctor Leo Adan episode 3x08 Moonshot2021 Firefly Lane Bud 6 episodesReferences Edit a b Bio Paul McGillion Archived from the original on 2013 11 12 Retrieved 2020 01 11 Read David 2007 10 01 McGillion up for Star Trek role GateWorld Retrieved 2021 01 11 Read David 2007 12 14 McGillion to appear in Star Trek XI GateWorld Retrieved 2021 01 11 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul McGillion Wikiquote has quotations related to Paul McGillion Paul McGillion at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul McGillion amp oldid 1124730033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
