Paul Spence

Paul Spence is a Canadian actor, author and musician.^[1] He is best known for his portrayal of headbanger Dean Murdoch in the 2002 mockumentary film FUBAR: The Movie, which he co-wrote with friends Dave Lawrence and Michael Dowse.^[2] He also reprised the character in the sequel film FUBAR 2,^[3] and the television series Fubar Age of Computer.^[4]

Paul Spence
Paul Spence playing live with CPC Gangbangs in 2005.
Born	(1976-01-29) January 29, 1976 (age 48) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actor, musician

In 2005 he appeared in the film It's All Gone Pete Tong,^[5] and in 2007 he had a supporting role in I'm Not There.^[6]

As a musician he has played in bands such as The Infernos, Lyle Sheraton and the Daylight Lovers, and CPC Gangbangs.^[7] He also later launched Night Seeker, a parody heavy metal band in which he played in character as Dean Murdoch.^[8] In 2018, Night Seeker released the album 3069: A Space-Rock Sex Odyssey.^[1] Around the same time, Harry Shearer was releasing the album Smalls Change in character as Derek Smalls from This Is Spinal Tap, and Spence interviewed Shearer as Smalls for Vice.^[9]

Spence received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2010 for FUBAR 2,^[10] and a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011 for the film's song "There's No Place Like Christmas".^[11]