Paul Spurrier (born 23 May 1967 Suffolk) is a British former

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, television, and film, and a screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than thirty different roles, with credits including ''

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'' and '' The Lost Boys'' for the

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, '' Tales of the Unexpected'' for

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, and the feature film ''

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'' as

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's son Emile.

Early life

Spurrier was educated at Briar Clyffe School in Lowestoft, and

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, followed by the

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and the

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) * ' (1982, TV miniseries) * '' Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future'' (1985) * '' King of the Wind'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' P'' (2005) * '' The Forest'' (2016) * '' Eullenia'' (2018, Series) * '' The Maestro'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Inhuman Kiss: The Last Breath'' (2023)

Awards

* ''The Maestro'' - Casablanca Film Factory Awards - Best Feature Film (2022)

References

External links

*
Interview with Paul Spurrier
''Eat My Brains'', 11 August 2005
Review of The Forest
''Variety'', 21 August 2016 Living people English male child actors English film directors English expatriates in Thailand 1967 births University of Southern California alumni People educated at Norwich School {{UK-film-director-stub Male actors from Suffolk