Paul Gross is the eldest of two brothers. He was an Army brat; his father, Bob Gross, was a Tank Commander in the Canadian Army. As a consequence Paul and his family moved around a lot: he has lived in Canada, the U.S, England and Germany. Paul was introduced to acting in his early teens, while the Gross family was in Washington. He performed in stage plays such as Canterbury Tales and Faustus. From the age of 14 he appeared in television commercials, which enabled him to pay for his degree in Drama at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.


Composes and performs music with actor David Keeley 1998 Paul broke a rib while trying to cure himself of the hiccups by using the Heimlich Maneuver. Has a son, Jack Gross and daughter, Hannah Gross , with wife Martha Burns. Went to Earl Haig SS in North York in the Claude Watson Arts program.