Paul McGillion (born January 5, 1969) is a Canadian actor, who has worked in television, film and theatre. He appeared on the television series Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Carson Beckett.

Early life McGillion was born on January 5, 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

Film YearTitleRole Notes1995 The Final Goal Jeff Conway Crying Freeman Detective Andrews 1998 Sploosh Angus Short film 1999 Something More Andrew2000 Skullduggery Marlon Carlson Dangerous Attraction Phillip Broger My 5 Wives Paul the Waiter / Danny 2001 Replicant Hal the Captain 2002 Lonesome Joe Coffee Shop Man Short film2003 A Guy Thing Curt See Grace Fly Dominic McKinley 2005 The Deal Richard Kester 2007 A Dog's Breakfast Ryan 2009 Star Trek Barracks Leader2010 The Traveler Deputy Jerry Pine Confined Detective Chris Cornell A Fine Young Man Mr. Grant Short film 2012 Hit 'n Strum Christopher 2013 Yellowhead Inspector Short film2015 Tomorrowland English Teacher Numb Pete Mr. Richard Francis Mr. Richard Francis Short film2016 The Assignment Paul Wincott Hello Destroyer Ron Burr2017 Death Note Principal Bigger Fatter Liar Tom Shepherd Heartbeats Richard Andrews Joe Finds Grace Guitar Gene2018 Midnight Sun Blake Davis Before the Day Ray Short film Tom and Grant Cop 1 Short film Skyscraper On Scene Commander O.I. Det. Dirk Short film

Television YearTitleRole Notes 1994 The Commish Officer Lee Burnett Episode: "Ghost" 1994, 1997 The X-Files Agent Comox / Fred Neiman Episodes: "Duane Barry" & "Small Potatoes" 1995 Robin's Hoods George Cranshaw Episode: "Rock and a Hard Place"1996 Sliders First Officer Episode: "Obsession" Have You Seen My Son Mr. McQuinn TV movie She Woke Up Pregnant Marshall TV movie1997 Stargate SG-1 Young Ernest Littlefield Episode: "The Torment of Tantalus" NightScream Deputy Nance TV movie1998 The Sentinel Boz Tate Episode: "Love Kills" Mercy Point Private Bane Episode: "New Arrivals" First Wave Raphael Episode: "Lungfish" 1998, 2002,2004 Cold Squad Conrad / Neil Cranston /Constable Bacon 4 episodes1999 Viper John Kane Episode: "Seminar from Hell" A Cooler Climate Young Police Officer TV movie2000 Seven Days Brandon Episode: "Playmates and Presidents" Higher Ground Episode: "Our Strongest Link" Strange World Frank Episode: "Food"2001 Da Vinci's Inquest Constable Kozak Episode: "The Sparkle Tour" Love and Treason Richard Keith TV movie 2002 Just Cause Earl Wenk Episode: "Code of Silence"2003 Smallville Lex's Lackey Episode: "Insurgence" The Twilight Zone George Episode: "It's Still a Good Life" Jake 2.0 Earl Wenk Episode: "The Prince and the Revolution" Thanksgiving Family Reunion Sheriff Kirkland TV movie2004 Romeo! The Director Episode: "Hack Came, Hacksaw, Hack Conquered" NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 Joe TV movie Jack Bob TV movie The Life Jerry TV movie 2004–2009 Stargate: Atlantis Carson Beckett 62 episodes 2006 Engaged to Kill Lester Denton TV movie 2007, 2010 Sanctuary Terrance Wexford 5 episodes2008 Beyond Loch Ness Michael Marshall TV movie Mom, Dad and Her Ben TV movie 2009 24 Dr. Levinson Episode: "Day 7: 6:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m." 2009, 2015 Supernatural Jim Grossman / Peter Harper Episodes: "Fallen Idols" & "There's No Place Like Home"2010 V Lawrence Parker Episode: "Fruition" Shattered Victor Hugo Episode: "She Had You Fooled" A Trace of Danger Mike TV movie2011 Endgame Sebastian Wilks Episode: "Deadman Talking" Against the Wall Sam Burns Episode: "Boys Are Back" Metal Shifters Sheriff TV movie Magic Beyond Words Pete Rowling TV movie Finding a Family Jim Bante TV movie Christmas Magic Scott TV movie2012 Alcatraz Alan Sylvane Jr. Episode: "Pilot" True Justice Magellan / Magellion 2 episodes Fringe Edwin Massey Episode: "The Recordist" Once Upon a Time Knave of Hearts 2 episodes Witchslayer Gretl Hansel TV movie 2012, 2014 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Dad 2 episodes2013 Cult Glen Nash Episode: "The Prophecy of St. Clare" The Killing Andrew Clarke Episode: "Eminent Domain" Delete Raymond Vince 2 episodes Baby Sellers Special Agent Holmes TV movie2014 Spooksville Commodore Whalepanz Episode: "Shell Shock" Signed, Sealed, Delivered Henry Barrett Episode: "The Masterpiece" Far from Home Graham Westlake TV movie2015 The Whispers Paul Wheeler Episode: "Meltdown" When Calls the Heart Floyd Conklin Episode: "Heart and Soul" All of My Heart Chef Oliver TV movie Reluctant Witness Warren Cooper TV movie Ice Sculpture Christmas Frank Shaw TV movie 2015–2016 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Gil 3 episodes2016 Rescue Me Larry TV movie Unclaimed Peter Ritchie TV movie2018 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco Howard Williams 2 episodes Darrow & Darrow Coach Reed 2 episodes Frontier Major Vinnicombe 3 episodes Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas Lionel TV movie 2018–2019 The Flash Earl Cox 3 episodes2019 Unspeakable J.C.W. Weber 2 episodes The Good Doctor Leo Adan Episode: "Moonshot" 2019–2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries Nick Carlin 3 episodes2021 A Million Little Things Dr. Anton Episode: "Not Alone" Ann Rule's Circle of Deception Russell Douglas TV movie An Unexpected Christmas Tom TV movie Christmas in Tahoe Archie Donaldson TV movie 2021–2023 Firefly Lane Bud 12 episodes 2021–2026 Family Law Chip Crombie 6 episodes 2022 So Help Me Todd Trevor Rapp Episode: "Second Second Chance" 2023 Fargo Captain Muscavage 2 episodes 2025 Happy Face William 2 episodes

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