Paul Blackwell

Paul Blackwell (born 29 January 1954) is a well-known Australian stage actor and occasional film actor.

He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts from 1980 to 1982 and has appeared in many productions from some of Australia's best-known theatre companies, including Company B, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Patch Theatre and Opera Australia.

He has appeared in several films, though often in small parts. His only major film role so far has been in the 1996 film The Quiet Room directed by Rolf De Heer; it was critically acclaimed and was screened as part of the main competition of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. His recent film appearances include Candy, directed by Neil Armfield and starring Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush and Abbie Cornish; December Boys, starring Daniel Radcliffe; Hey Hey its Esther Blueburger and the silent film Dr. Plonk, another collaboration with Rolf De Heer.

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Paul Blackwell (footballer)

Paul Blackwell (born 13 January 1963, Mancot) is a former Welsh professional footballer who nearly 100 Football League appearances for Chester City, mainly as a midfielder.

Although born in Flintshire, Blackwell grew up in Chester and represented the Chester and Cheshire Schoolboys sides as a youngster. Although Blackwell opted to remain at school for sixth form rather than join Chester as an apprentice, the club offered him a professional contract when he left school in 1981 and he was to spend the next four years at Sealand Road.

Blackwell made his debut for Chester in a 1–0 defeat at Burnley on 3 November 1981 and he went on to make 23 league appearances in each of his first two seasons in the side. The 1983–84 season saw Chester finish bottom of Division Four, but Blackwell was to enjoy regular football with 39 league appearances to his name and he scored his first goal for the club against Reading. In the summer of 1984, Blackwell became a part-time player due to combining playing with being a student at Crewe and Alsager College. He was restricted to just nine more league outings for the club and at the end of the 1984–85 season he moved into non-league football with Rhyl.