Born in London, Paul, who is half-Italian, is a natural athlete who grew up playing cricket, rugby and eventually semi-professional soccer. He turned to modeling and dance, and then -- eager as always to run the show -- to choreography. Looking to a career in acting, he moved to the United States, and was cast in his first major role in ABC's The Colbys. For a season he played a Russian ballet dancer, using his dance background and his facility with accents to create the darkly sensual Baryshnikov-esque character who first brought him to the attention of American audiences. More television followed, as did feature films including a role in Sandra Bullock's first major feature, "Love Potion Number Nine." In the early '90s, he was tapped to star as MacLeod in Highlander: The Series.