Paul Spurrier (born 23 May 1967 Suffolk) is a British former child
actor on stage, television, and film, and a screenwriter and film
director. He appeared in more than thirty different roles, with
credits including Anna Karenina and The Lost Boys for the BBC, Tales
of the Unexpected for Anglia Television, and the feature film The Wild
Geese as Richard Harris's son Emile. He also appeared in Der schwarze
Bumerang [de] â€" an Australian/German TV-Serial in 4 parts in 1982.
Here he played the role of the 15-year-old boy, had adventures in
Australian outbacks with some aborigines.Spurrier was educated at
Norwich School, an independent school in the city of Norwich in East
Anglia, followed by the University of Southern California and the
London International Film School.Spurrier worked for the Ministry of
Defence in Great Britain and for such companies as Avid, 3Com, and
Cisco before writing and directing feature films including Live on
Arrival, Underground (1998), and P (2005). The latter was made in the
Thai language in Thailand, where Spurrier has now settled. In 2007,
Spurrier was director of photography for The Edge of Empireâ€"an epic
historical drama about the birth of the Thai nation. In 2009, he was
director of photography for 60 episodes of a Thai television series
Nak Su Nork Sang Wian, the first time a Westerner had performed this
task. In 2008 and 2009, Spurrier was the international administration
director of the Bangkok International Film Festival. In 2015 he
directed the Thai feature film, The Forest' and in 2019 'Eullenia'.
actor on stage, television, and film, and a screenwriter and film
director. He appeared in more than thirty different roles, with
credits including Anna Karenina and The Lost Boys for the BBC, Tales
of the Unexpected for Anglia Television, and the feature film The Wild
Geese as Richard Harris's son Emile. He also appeared in Der schwarze
Bumerang [de] â€" an Australian/German TV-Serial in 4 parts in 1982.
Here he played the role of the 15-year-old boy, had adventures in
Australian outbacks with some aborigines.Spurrier was educated at
Norwich School, an independent school in the city of Norwich in East
Anglia, followed by the University of Southern California and the
London International Film School.Spurrier worked for the Ministry of
Defence in Great Britain and for such companies as Avid, 3Com, and
Cisco before writing and directing feature films including Live on
Arrival, Underground (1998), and P (2005). The latter was made in the
Thai language in Thailand, where Spurrier has now settled. In 2007,
Spurrier was director of photography for The Edge of Empireâ€"an epic
historical drama about the birth of the Thai nation. In 2009, he was
director of photography for 60 episodes of a Thai television series
Nak Su Nork Sang Wian, the first time a Westerner had performed this
task. In 2008 and 2009, Spurrier was the international administration
director of the Bangkok International Film Festival. In 2015 he
directed the Thai feature film, The Forest' and in 2019 'Eullenia'.
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