Paul Adelstein is an American film actor. His most famous role was the work in the drama television series “Escape”. In the movie, the actor played the role of a hired killer, who fulfills all the orders received from the government of the country.
Biography and filmography of the actor
Actor Paul Adelstein was born in the city of Chicago in 1969. He began his career as an actor with work in the theater. Paul performed in various theatrical productions and performances. In addition, the actor was fond of music in the late 90s, he became one of the soloists of the group Doris. The group released several albums, where the songwriter was Paul Adelstein.
Work in the world of cinema began for the actor in 1990. He was cast to participate in the dramatic film "Scam." His debut role in the film was secondary, but laid the foundation for an acting career. After that, Paul played in several other films, the most famous of them are: “Clinic”, “Memoirs of a geisha”, “Unbearable cruelty”. In 2005, he goes to the casting of the television series “Escape” for the role of Lincoln Burroughs, but another actor gets it. In the film, Paul Adelstein will play undercover agent Paul Kellerman. Thanks to this character, the actor became famous throughout the world.
Work in the series "Escape"
In the series "Escape" Paul Adelstein initially plays the role of a negative character. His hero - Paul Kellerman - a secret service officer who is in the personal guard of Carolyn Reynolds, who soon became president of the country.
This hero is a participant in the hostilities and a former special forces officer. All his life he committed his actions for the good of the country. Having entered the service of Carolyn Reynolds, Kellerman implicitly obeys her orders. He kills and blackmails people on her tip. The hero believes that he is doing everything right and these killings for the sake of peace and tranquility in the country.
The main goal that the government set for Kellerman is to find and kill Lincoln Burroughs and his brother, as well as all their accomplices and family members. After Carolyn Reynolds, with the help of Paul Kellerman, becomes president of the country, she pulls him away from herself. All orders to Paul now come from the company. However, now the hero begins to doubt his actions and faith in the president.
He begins to realize that everything is controlled by the company, and Carolyn Reynolds all this time simply deceived him. Kellerman takes the side of Scofield and Burroughs and helps them hide from the authorities. However, the brothers do not believe him and do not accept him in their team. Kellerman is increasingly laden with the burden of what he did and how many innocent people he killed. Paul is trying to commit suicide, but the attempt is unsuccessful.
Then he surrenders to the authorities and tells the whole truth about his crimes. He is considered dead, since the van where Kellerman was during a trip to prison was blown up. However, he reappears on screens in the 4th and 5th seasons of the film. At the beginning of season 5, the hero is killed in his own house.
Personal life
Paul Adelstein was married to film actress Lisa Weill. In 2010, they had a daughter, Josephine. In 2016, the marriage broke up. Former spouses resolve contentious issues of custody of their daughter.