Paul Blackthorne

Accomplished British actor Paul Blackthorne returned to primetime TV fall 2012 as determined Detective Quentin Lance on the CWs hit series Arrow This role follows that of manipulative reality show producer Clark Quietly in ABCs paranormal thriller The River Recently he has also appeared opposite Ted Danson in CSI and Callie Thorne in Necessary Roughness Blackthorne was born in Shropshire England 1969 Blackthorne had his first acting experience at the age of 12 with the National Youth Music Theatre at the Edinburgh festival in 1981 Later he went on to study the Spiritual Psychology of Acting in London from 199698 before earning his first roles in British TV and film In 2000 he found himself in India portraying the villainous Captain Russell in the Oscarnominated film Lagaan The Oscar campaign brought him to Los Angeles where he went on to appear in many American TV shows including 24 ER The Dresden Files Lipstick Jungle Deadwood and Burn Notice On the feature side he has appeared in Four corners of suburbia Special and A Christmas Carol Alongside acting Blackthorne spent much of the 90s traveling the world and exhibiting his photography in London His first exhibition entitled Fish Heads and other things raised money for Greenpeace Another Bollywood Backpack raised money for the Gujarat Indian earthquake victims The last exhibition he held Delhi to Manhattan took place at Tibet House New York in April 2009 This exhibition view here chronicles a journey through India trekking in the HimalayanTibetan communities and meeting with the Dalai Lama in Dharmsala as part of The Missing Peace project Proceeds from this exhibition went to the Tibetan childrens villages in India Recently Paul completed a documentary he produced with acclaimed Australian photographer Mister Basquali entitled This American Journey Blackthornes directorial debut tells the story of the two men traveling across America interviewing everyday Americans about how they feel about the state of the country and their hopes for its future Along the way stereotypes are shattered and wisdom found in the most unexpected places In the meantime Arrow was nominated for best new drama at the Peoples choice awards 2013 This American Journey is being submitted to film festivals and in partnership with musician James Carrington Blackthorne is releasing an innovative app called Forte teaching children how to read music