Paul Henshall
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Paul Henshall is a British actor. He uses a wheelchair because he has cerebral palsy
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Henshall is best known for playing the roles of medical student Dean West in Holby City
, and Paul in I'm With Stupid
. He has also had roles in A Thing Called Love and Casualty
. Henshall also performed in the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a new play for 'Liberated Theatre' called "Mutton" at the Gillded Balloon. He was seen as Alan in Rock Rivals in 2008.
's Theatre School in 2001, where he was the first disabled person in the country to gain a BADC certificate in stage combat (armed and unarmed).
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
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Henshall is best known for playing the roles of medical student Dean West in Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, and Paul in I'm With Stupid
I'm With Stupid (UK TV series)
I'm with Stupid is a British television programme starring Paul Henshall and Mark Benton.The series was created by BBC Comedy North. Peter Keeley was series consultant and it was written by Danny Peak...
. He has also had roles in A Thing Called Love and Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
. Henshall also performed in the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a new play for 'Liberated Theatre' called "Mutton" at the Gillded Balloon. He was seen as Alan in Rock Rivals in 2008.
Education
Henshall graduated from Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
's Theatre School in 2001, where he was the first disabled person in the country to gain a BADC certificate in stage combat (armed and unarmed).