Paul Campbell
Paul Campbell is heralded as Jamaica's most popular contemporary actor of screen and stage. In Jamaica his distinctive voice can be heard, on the local radio as the voice of Fame-FM where he delivers the station's many sound bites. He is recognized not only in Jamaica, but also throughout the Caribbean, the African American Communities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan and throughout Africa, For his leading roles in Palm Picture's _Lunatic, The (1991/I)_, the notorious and unforgettable villain priest, in Dancehall Queen (1997) and the highest grossing film out of Jamaica, Third World Cop (1999). In this film, Paul portrays a larger than life heroic cop Capone, who must wrestle with his personal and professional loyalties. His screen credits include soon to be released Jamaica Beat with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Wide Sargasso Sea, shown on Showtime. His latest film is _Shottas (2001)_. Television credits include leading roles in Entry Denied, Final Verdict, Country of the one-Eyed God, and Salome for Television Jamaica Corporation. His stage credits include leading roles in Intermission, Flame Heart, Checkers, The Mikado, and White Witch of Rose Hall, Foreign Mind, Masquerade and Mansong for various prestigious theaters companies. Paul Campbell has also worked in the United Kingdom and the United States, his credits include the lead role of Bogle in "Catch A Fire" for BBC TV, and the lead roles in the stage productions Nine Nights, Whiplash, Jumbie Jamboree and Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". His New York credits include the world premiere of the Stage Production, Christopher Columbus by Nikos Kazantzakis (Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ) directed by Tony Award winner, Mr. Lloyd Richards. Mr. Campbell, who attended the Jamaica School of Drama in Kingston, Jamaica is also an accomplished painter whose works have been exhibited in Kingston, Jamaica, London, England and Lugano, Switzerland. Mr. Campbell was honored at the Media-mix 25th Anniversary Award Ceremony were he won the Doctor Bird Award (The Jamaican Academy Award) for excellence of performance in film and Television. Mr. Campbell has also been awarded the best actor award at the Jamerican Film and Music Festival two years in succession.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.405 |
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Place of Birth | Jamaica |
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1996
Catch a Fire
0/0
This award winning drama/doc tells the story of Paul Bogle, leader of the Morant Bay Rebellion 1865. This rebellion had a major impact on attitudes to...
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Catch a Fire
1991
The Lunatic
8.1/7
A Jamaican comedy, the story of a village madman, Aloysious, who has the amazing ability to talk to anything, including trees, cows and cricket balls.
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The Lunatic
2015
Jamaican Mafia
7.7/5
Jamaican Gangsters
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Jamaican Mafia
2010
Machete Joe
1.5/2
A group of out-of-work actors decide to take their careers into their own hands by shooting a low-budget horror film, about an urban myth. With only 1...
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Machete Joe
1997
Dancehall Queen
6.4/11
Street vendor Marcia is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter is being hounded by a rich sugar dad...
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Dancehall Queen
2012
Home Again
4.1/4
Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different...
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Home Again
1993
Wide Sargasso Sea
5/32
In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's y...
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Wide Sargasso Sea
1995
Klash
6.3/5
Reggae music is featured in this romantic thriller set in Jamaica. Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito), a photojournalist, is assigned by a U.S. music magazin...
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Klash
1999
Third World Cop
6.8/4
Loose cannon cop Capone returns to his home town of Kingston to join a group of officers fighting organised crime in the area. On his first day he unc...
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Third World Cop
2008
First Sunday
5.7/230
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they...
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First Sunday
2011
Out the Gate
4/1
After a turn of unfortunate events in Jamaica, Everton leaves his home to make it big in the music business in America. Everything is not a bed of ros...
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Out the Gate
2002
Shottas
7.669/328
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive....
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Shottas
2022
When Morning Comes
0/0
A young boy struggles with his widowed mother's decision to relocate the family from Jamaica to Canada.
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When Morning Comes
1989
Passion and Paradise
4/2
Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy British aristocrat is murdered by his son-in-law, revealing international intrigue and deception in the Bahamas before Worl...
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Passion and Paradise
2017
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
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The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline.
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Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2002
Fire 2002
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Directed by Aleta Chappelle. With Paul Campbell, Federico Castelluccio, Anthony Crivello, Mitzie Pratt.
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Fire 2002
2004
Return of Fire
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After taking the fall for the mob and doing five years, Fire is back to find that his best friend sent him to prison and in the meantime the mob boss...
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