Paul McGillion is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Dr. Anton.
Biography[]
Early life[]
McGillion was born on January 5, 1969 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 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.
McGillion 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. He played young Ernest Littlefield in Stargate SG-1's first season, in the episode "The Torment of Tantalus". 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. He has starred in the 2003 multi-award-winning film See Grace Fly. He starred 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. 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. He appeared as the husband of a dying patient, in a season 5 episode of The Good Doctor. His other TV credits include Sanctuary, Once Upon a Time, The Flash, Firefly Lane, Supernatural and When Calls the Heart, among others.
In 2021, McGillion was cast as Dr. Anton on A Million Little Things.
Appearances[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 3 | ||||||||
| "Hit & Run": | "Writings On the Wall": | "Letting Go": | "The Talk": | "Non-essential": | "Miles Apart": | "Timing": | "The Price of Admission": | "The Lost Sheep": |
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| "Trust Me": | "Redefine": | "Junior": | "Listen": | "United Front": | "Not Alone": | "No One Is to Blame": | "Justice: Part 1": | "Justice: Part 2": |
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