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Andrew Paul (born Paul Andrew Herman; 17 March 1961 in
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,
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) is an English actor, known for portraying PC Dave Quinnan in the ITV drama ''
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'' for 13 years. He is also known for his other roles in ''
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as'' Maxwell Moon and ''
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as'' Dan Jones.


Life and career

Paul grew up in Manor House, North London, attending Clissold Park Secondary School, Hackney, from the age of 11. He played a member of a gang in "
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''. At the age of 14, he enrolled at the Anna Scher Theatre School. He appeared in the film ''
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'' at 14 and in an episode of the police drama ''
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'' at the age of 16. In 1978, he played Paul Ross in Trevor Preston's innovative crime drama ''
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''. A year later, he took the background role of convict Betts in the cinematic re-make of the controversial borstal film '' Scum''. Betts' character was notable in the film, as he was the only one seen to be released, albeit temporarily, for his wedding. In 1980, he appeared in "On His Back" a UK government public information film discouraging drinking and driving. He played the role of a formerly disqualified driver struggling to get insurance. He spent much of the 1980s on stage, working with the
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, and played a major role in ''Going Out'', which is about a group of teenagers in the
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area. He took a part in the 'lukewarmly' received ITV sitcom '' Tripper's Day'' in 1984. Set in a supermarket, this was the final television work undertaken by the distinguished British actor
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prior to his sudden death. Paul stayed in the series when it was re-cast with
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two years later and renamed ''
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''. In 1989, he appeared as an arson suspect in the tenth episode of ''
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''.


''The Bill''

In 1989, he joined ''The Bill'', a long-running police serial, as PC Dave Quinnan. He had previously appeared as a witness to a crime in series 3, in the episode titled "Missing, Presumed Dead". When the series decided to focus more on the officers themselves and less on crime, Quinnan was given a number of serious story lines. These included being stabbed and beaten up by a gang of youths and having to spend several weeks in hospital on a drip, falling in love and having an affair with a colleague's girlfriend (and marrying her after the affair became public), and then having an extramarital relationship with PC Polly Page (played by Lisa Geoghan). The character was eventually transferred after successfully undertaking undercover work. This move was tied to Paul's decision to leave ''
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'' after 13 years.


Later work

He briefly played Maxwell Moon in the popular
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soap opera ''
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'' and went on to be a regular cast member in '' Where the Heart Is'', playing Billy Boothe, until the series was axed in 2006. He guest starred in '' City Homicide'' and ''
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''. He appeared in the ITV series of ''
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'' shown on ITV and ITV3 in 2014. In June 2015, Paul started appearing in ''
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'' as the brewery worker Dan Jones, a love interest for
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). On 29 October 2016, he made a guest appearance in ''
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''. In 2017, he guest starred in the fifth and final season of ''
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''. In 2018, in an episode of ITV's '' Endeavour'' titled Quartet, he played Joe Dozier, a tobacconist/drinker/wife-beater who was part of an embedded spy ring in Oxford. This appearance makes him one of the few actors to have had parts in all three Inspector Morse TV series. Then in October 2022, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''
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'' as Terry Bedford. In 2025 Paul appeared in the new series of Itv's Unforgotten.


Personal life

Paul has been married to Laura Paul since 1985. They have three boys together whom he has kept out of the public domain.


Filmography


Television


Film


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Andrew English male television actors English male film actors 1961 births Living people Royal Shakespeare Company members People from Manor House, London Actors from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Alumni of the Anna Scher Theatre School Actors from the London Borough of Hackney Male actors from London People from Mile End