Paul Francis is an American actor, born in Kansas City, Kansas. He had an early role on the television miniseries Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit (PBS, 1994), and he appeared in the TV movie WindRunner (Disney Channel, 1994). Later on, Francis landed roles on various dramatic series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS, 1996), Nash Bridges (CBS, 1996), and Touched by an Angel (CBS, 1999). His work around this time also included a part on the TV movie The Last Man on Planet Earth (UPN, 1999). Following that project, he appeared in The Warlock III: End of Innocence (1999), the Jack Noseworthy crime picture Clean and Narrow (2000), and the Ben Affleck box office smash action film Pearl Harbor (2001). He was also featured in the TV movie The X Team (ABC, 2003), and he appeared in the action flick Tears of the Sun (2003) with Bruce Willis. On television, he tackled roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS, 2003), North Shore (2004), Conviction (NBC, 2005), Just Legal (The WB, 2005), E-Ring (NBC, 2005), and 24 (Fox, 2009). Francis also acted in The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) with Rachel McAdams, and starred in Deadline (2011).
The short film One Whore (1997), which he wrote, produced and directed, won critical acclaim at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Francis has also appeared in more than 30 national TV commercials.
