Paul Blackthorne is an English actor who works both in the film and television industry. He started his acting career by doing TV commercials. The Grim Reaper commercial for Virgin Atlantic gave him the major breakthrough in the Ad world. He first came into limelight with his debut role as Captain Andrew Russell in the Osca-nominated Bollywood film Lagaan for which he learned Hindi for 6 months. After that, he appeared in the television series like ER, 24, The Dresden Files, and Lipstick Jungle. In 2013, he marked his directorial debut 'This American Journey' which was a road trip documentary film. His other popular character is Detective Quentin Lance from the American superhero television series Arrow. His character is based on the DC Comics character, Larry Lance. His other noteworthy works are Presidio Med (2002-03), Big Shots (2007), and The River (2012).