# Paul Spence
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{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{For|the Canadian politician|Paul-Henri Spence}}
{{Infobox person
| image = CPC-Gangbangs-Spence.jpg
| caption = Paul Spence playing live with [CPC Gangbangs](/source/CPC_Gangbangs) in 2005.
| name = Paul Spence
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|29}}
| birth_place = [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada
| occupation = Actor, musician
| years_active =
| spouse =
}}
'''Paul Spence''' is a [Canadian](/source/Canadian) actor, author and musician.[Eric Volmers, "Deaner saves humanity; Fubar star's New Nightseeker record revels in metal parody". ''[Sault Star](/source/Sault_Star)'', April 19, 2018.] He is best known for his portrayal of headbanger Dean Murdoch in the 2002 mockumentary film ''[FUBAR: The Movie](/source/FUBAR%3A_The_Movie)'', which he co-wrote with friends [Dave Lawrence](/source/Dave_Lawrence) and [Michael Dowse](/source/Michael_Dowse).[Glen Schaefer, "FUBAR wins laughs, sympathy". ''[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)'', May 24, 2002.] He also reprised the character in the sequel film ''[FUBAR 2](/source/FUBAR_2)'',[Linda Barnard, "Raising the Fubar: Terry and Dean - a.k.a. Dave Lawrence and Paul Spence - up the ante for the sequel to the headbanging cult film". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', September 10, 2010.] and the television series ''[Fubar Age of Computer](/source/Fubar_Age_of_Computer)''.[John Semley, "The gift that keeps on give'r-ing: Age of Computer revives beloved Canadian cult franchise Fubar for the internet age". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', November 6, 2017.]
In 2005, he appeared in the film ''[It's All Gone Pete Tong](/source/It's_All_Gone_Pete_Tong)'',[[Ben Rayner](/source/Ben_Rayner), "More than spin". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', June 9, 2005.] and in 2007, he had a supporting role in ''[I'm Not There](/source/I'm_Not_There)''.[John Griffin, "Visions of Dylan". ''[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', November 30, 2007.]
As a musician he has played in bands such as The Infernos, Lyle Sheraton and the Daylight Lovers, and [CPC Gangbangs](/source/CPC_Gangbangs).["Day in the park offers some pop, punk and polish". ''[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', September 9, 2007.] He also later launched Night Seeker, a parody heavy metal band in which he played in character as Dean Murdoch.[James Reaney, "Spence deep into Deaner mode". ''[London Free Press](/source/London_Free_Press)'', April 3, 2012.] In 2018, Night Seeker released the album ''3069: A Space-Rock Sex Odyssey''.[ Around the same time, [Harry Shearer](/source/Harry_Shearer) was releasing the album ''Smalls Change'' in character as Derek Smalls from ''[This Is Spinal Tap](/source/This_Is_Spinal_Tap)'', and Spence interviewed Shearer as Smalls for ''[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine))''.][Paul Spence, [https://www.vice.com/en/article/spinal-tap-bassist-derek-smalls-reveals-his-cure-for-erectile-dysfunction/ "Spinal Tap Bassist Derek Smalls Reveals His Cure for Erectile Dysfunction"]. ''[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine))'', March 26, 2018.]
Spence received a [Vancouver Film Critics Circle](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle) nomination for [Best Actor in a Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Canadian_Film) at the [Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2010](/source/Vancouver_Film_Critics_Circle_Awards_2010) for ''FUBAR 2'',[Glen Schaefer, [https://theprovince.com/entertainment/movies/incendies-gets-five-nods-from-vancouver-film-critics "Incendies gets five nods from Vancouver film critics"]. ''[The Province](/source/The_Province)'', January 4, 2011.] and a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nomination for [Best Original Song](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Original_Song) at the [31st Genie Awards](/source/31st_Genie_Awards) in 2011 for the film's song "There's No Place Like Christmas".[Brendan Kelly, "Barney's Version tops Genies". ''[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', February 3, 2011.]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2002
|''[FUBAR](/source/FUBAR_(film))''
|Dean Murdoch
|Also writer, producer, and composer
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|''[It's All Gone Pete Tong](/source/It's_All_Gone_Pete_Tong)''
|Alfonse
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Recommendations, The" | ''The Recommendations''
|Janos
|
|-
|''[These Girls](/source/These_Girls)''
|Lenny
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|''Beth''
|Paul
|
|-
|''[I'm Not There](/source/I'm_Not_There)''
|Homer
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|''Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale''
|Dwayne
|
|-
|''Sunday Afternoon''
|Claude
|
|-
|''[Who Is KK Downey?](/source/Who_Is_KK_Downey%3F)''
|Brett
|
|-
|2009
|data-sort-value="Trotsky, The" | ''[The Trotsky](/source/The_Trotsky)''
|History teacher
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''[FUBAR 2](/source/FUBAR_2)''
|Dean Murdoch
|Also producer and writer
|-
|''[Peepers](/source/Peepers_(film))''
|Peter
|
|-
|2011
|''Western Confidential''
|Luther
|Also writer
|-
|2013
|''Goin Ape''
|Cow Punk
|
|-
|2015
|data-sort-value="Saver, The" | ''[The Saver](/source/The_Saver)''
|David
|
|-
|2017
|''Sir John A. and the Curse of the Anti-Quenched''
|Depressed Strip Club DJ
|
|-
|2024
|''[Deaner '89](/source/Deaner_'89)''
|Dean Murdoch
|Also writer, producer, and composer
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[Anatomy of a Hate Crime](/source/Anatomy_of_a_Hate_Crime)''
| Man on Bike
|
|-
| 2009
| data-sort-value="Foundation, The" | ''[The Foundation](/source/The_Foundation_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| Apollo
| Five episodes
|-
| rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[Fubar Age of Computer](/source/Fubar_Age_of_Computer)''
| Dean Murdoch
| Series lead; eight episodes
|-
| ''There Is Something in Slough Lake''
| Howard
| Television film
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{imdb name|1091328}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian musicians
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian punk rock musicians
Category:Male actors from Calgary
Category:Musicians from Calgary
Category:Living people
Category:1976 births
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