Paul Spence
Paul Spence is a Canadian actor, author and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of headbanger Dean Murdoch in the 2002 mockumentary film FUBAR: The Movie, which he co-wrote with friends Dave Lawrence and Michael Dowse. He also reprised the character in the sequel film FUBAR 2, and the television series Fubar Age of Computer.
Paul Spence
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- Name
- Paul Spence
- Born
- 29 January 1976
- Birthplace
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Occupation
- Actor, musician
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
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Paul Spence is a Canadian actor, author and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of headbanger Dean Murdoch in the 2002 mockumentary film FUBAR: The Movie, which he co-wrote with friends Dave Lawrence and Michael Dowse. He also reprised the character in the sequel film FUBAR 2, and the television series Fubar Age of Computer.
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Paul Spence (born 1976) is an actor, musician and writer, of Canadian nationality. The actor was born in Calgary. Languages used include English.
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In 2005, he appeared in the film It's All Gone Pete Tong, and in 2007, he had a supporting role in I'm Not There. He also later launched Night Seeker, a parody heavy metal band in which he played in character as Dean Murdoch. In 2018, Night Seeker released the album 3069: A Space-Rock Sex Odyssey. Around the same time, Harry Shearer was releasing the album Smalls Change in character as Derek Smalls from This Is Spinal Tap, and Spence interviewed Shearer as Smalls for Vice. Spence received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2010 for FUBAR 2, and a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011 for the film's song "There's No Place Like Christmas".
Paul Spence from CPC Gangbangs playing live at 2005 Pop Montreal Festival.
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• Name — Paul Spence • Born — 29 January 1976 • Birthplace — Calgary, Alberta, Canada • Occupation — Actor, musician
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Anatomy of a Hate Crime — Man on Bike • 2009 — data-sort-value="Foundation, The" | The Foundation — Apollo — Five episodes • 2017 — Fubar Age of Computer — Dean Murdoch — Series lead; eight episodes • There Is Something in Slough Lake — Howard — Television film
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — FUBAR — Dean Murdoch — Also writer, producer, and composer • 2005 — It's All Gone Pete Tong — Alfonse • data-sort-value="Recommendations, The" | The Recommendations — Janos • These Girls — Lenny • 2007 — Beth — Paul • I'm Not There — Homer • 2008 — Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale — Dwayne • Sunday Afternoon — Claude • Who Is KK Downey? — Brett • 2009 — data-sort-value="Trotsky, The" | The Trotsky — History teacher • 2010 — FUBAR 2 — Dean Murdoch — Also producer and writer • Peepers — Peter • 2011 — Western Confidential — Luther — Also writer • 2013 — Goin Ape — Cow Punk • 2015 — data-sort-value="Saver, The" | The Saver — David • 2017 — Sir John A. and the Curse of the Anti-Quenched — Depressed Strip Club DJ • 2024 — Deaner '89 — Dean Murdoch — Also writer, producer, and composer
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- 1.Eric Volmers, "Deaner saves humanity; Fubar star's New Nightseeker record revels in metal parody". Sault Star, April 19, 2018.
- 2.Glen Schaefer, "FUBAR wins laughs, sympathy". Vancouver Sun, May 24, 2002.
- 3.Linda Barnard, "Raising the Fubar: Terry and Dean - a.k.a. Dave Lawrence and Paul Spence - up the ante for the sequel to the headbanging cult film". Toronto Star, September 10, 2010.
- 4.John Semley, "The gift that keeps on give'r-ing: Age of Computer revives beloved Canadian cult franchise Fubar for the internet age". The Globe and Mail, November 6, 2017.
- 5.Ben Rayner, "More than spin". Toronto Star, June 9, 2005.
- 6.John Griffin, "Visions of Dylan". Montreal Gazette, November 30, 2007.
- 7."Day in the park offers some pop, punk and polish". Montreal Gazette, September 9, 2007.
- 8.James Reaney, "Spence deep into Deaner mode". London Free Press, April 3, 2012.
- 9.Paul Spence, "Spinal Tap Bassist Derek Smalls Reveals His Cure for Erectile Dysfunction". Vice, March 26, 2018.
- 10.Glen Schaefer, "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics". The Province, January 4, 2011.
- 11.Brendan Kelly, "Barney's Version tops Genies". Montreal Gazette, February 3, 2011.
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