Paul Michael Gross,
OC (born April 30, 1959) is a
Canadian actor,
producer,
director,
singer and
writer born in
Calgary,
Alberta. He is known for his lead role as
Constable Benton Fraser in the television series
Due South as well as his 2008 war film
Passchendaele, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. During
Due South's final season, Gross acted as
executive producer in addition to starring, wrote the season three opener and finale, the two part series finale and wrote and sang songs for the show, some of which can be found on the two
Due South soundtracks. He later found success with another Canadian TV series,
Slings and Arrows. He also produced one film with
Akshay Kumar called
Speedy Singhs starring
Camilla Belle and
Vinay Virmani.