David Paisley
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David Paisley (born February 2, 1979) is a Scottish actor, especially well-known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in Holby City and Ryan Taylor in Tinsel Town. Openly gay himself, both his characters were controversial due to their sexual orientation.[1] He starred in the short film Sweat, screened at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2008, and selected for screening at NewFest in New York, June '08.
He had a long-term relationship with Alex Mercer, (with whom he shared Britain's first on-screen gay threesome scene in Tinsel Town). David also had a part in the film adaptation of David Leavitt's While England Sleeps.
He has been voted 'Britain's sexiest man' by readers of Gay Times magazine.[2]
He can currently be seen in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City as Rory Murdoch.
[edit] References
- ^ Bogs, Eric (2002), “XY meets David Paisley”, XY Magazine, <http://www.xy.com/xycontent/articles/index.php?t=4&b=1&sort=author&a=articles/mag/xy36%20david%20paisley>. Retrieved on 2007-11-02
- ^ English, Paul (2007), “River City's New Star On Playing Gangster's Son”, Daily Record, <http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/comment/columnists/showbiz-tv-columnists/paul-english/2007/12/21/i-m-used-to-making-waves-86908-20261392>. Retrieved on 2008-02-04
