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John Paisley (actor)

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Occupation
  
Actor

Spouse
  
Zheng Keying (m. 2005)

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
John Paisley

Years active
  
1959 - present


Born
  
1938 (age 76–77)
Scotland

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Movies
  
City of Life and Death, Empire of Silver, CZ12, Gasp

John Paisley (born 1938) is a Scottish actor working in China.

Early life and acting career

Paisley was born in Scotland in 1938. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama, followed by the Royal Academy of Music and Drama in 1959. He initially worked as an actor and stage manager as part of a repertory in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1961, working as an actor, teacher, writer, and playwright. He relocated to China to lecture at the Beijing University Department of Foreign Languages from 1999 to 2005, before returning to film work in Chinese productions. He married the painter Zheng Keying, his third wife, in 2005.

His most significant recent role was as John Rabe in the 2009 movie City of Life and Death.

References

John Paisley (actor) Wikipedia