
Paul Telfer
Biography
Paul Telfer (born 30 October 1979 in Paisley, Scotland) is a British actor, who has lived and worked in both his native United Kingdom and the United States. Telfer graduated with First Class honours in Film Studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1999. He has appeared in episodes of two Sky One series: Is Harry on the Boat? (2002) (as Matt, a handsome airline ground crew member who is tragically untalented on the dancefloor) and Mile High (2003) (as Rory, a male stripper).
Telfer has also appeared in a series of ancient history and mythological epics: as Gannicus in the 2004 TV movie Spartacus, Hephaestion in the 2007 movie Young Alexander the Great and the title role in the 2005 TV miniseries Hercules.[1][2] In 2007, Telfer appeared in five episodes of the second series of the BBC drama Hotel Babylon (as Luke, a less-than-trustworthy concierge), and also in the TV series NCIS, in which he played Marine Corporal Damon Werth, a psychotic Marine recently returned from an Iraq tour of duty.
The episode, "Corporal Punishment", was broadcast on CBS in the United States. He also appeared in 2 episodes in season 7, "Outlaws and In-laws" and "Jack Knife" as Damon Werth. Telfer has also lived in New Zealand during the past few years, and has co-written theatre work. Away from acting, he posed nude in the women's magazine Cosmopolitan in support of the testicular and prostate cancer charity Everyman. He appeared in the 2011 movie Son of Morning.
Known For

TV
NCIS
Damon Werth
2003

TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Rex
2000

TV
The Vampire Diaries
Alexander
2009

TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Viro
2013

TV
Once Upon a Time
Lord Macintosh
2011

TV
Cosmos
Angry Scholar #2 (voice)
2014

TV
Days of Our Lives
Xander Cook Kiriakis
1965

TV
Mile High
Rory
2003

TV
Spartacus
Gannicus
2004

TV
Hercules
Hercules
2005

TV
Unsinkable
Able Seaman McNeill
2024

Film
Miss Conception
Luca
2008

Film
Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas
Xander Kiriakis
2021

Film
Son of Morning
Glenn
2011

Film
California No
Jocko
2018

Film
Young Alexander the Great
Hephaestion
2010
Film
Bunker
Fisk
2014

Film
Star Trek: First Frontier
Commander McCain
2020

Film
The Thin Line
Tone Jimenez
2019

Film
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Reggie (segment 'Playing Dead')
2015
Filmography
2024TVUnsinkableas Able Seaman McNeill2021FilmDays of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmasas Xander Kiriakis2020FilmGreen Rushas Ticker2020FilmStar Trek: First Frontieras Commander McCain2019FilmThe Thin Lineas Tone Jimenez2018FilmCalifornia Noas Jocko2015FilmFun Size Horror: Volume Twoas Reggie (segment 'Playing Dead')2014TVCosmosas Angry Scholar #2 (voice)2014FilmBunkeras Fisk2013TVMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as Viro2011TVOnce Upon a Timeas Lord Macintosh2011FilmSon of Morningas Glenn2010FilmYoung Alexander the Greatas Hephaestion2009TVThe Vampire Diariesas Alexander2008FilmMiss Conceptionas Luca2005TVHerculesas Hercules2004TVSpartacusas Gannicus2003TVNCISas Damon Werth2003TVMile Highas Rory2000TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Rex1965TVDays of Our Livesas Xander Cook Kiriakis