Paul Swan
Not everything is as simple as it looks.
Played by
Gregor Howie
Gregor Howie is a Scottish actor and recent graduate of the University of St Andrews. He recently began formal training through an acting course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is building experience in screen performance while pursuing professional opportunities.
Who is Paul Swan?
Paul Swan moves carefully. Measured. Observant. Always slightly outside the chaos — but never completely removed from it.
His connection to Debbie places him inside the emotional core of the Grant family, yet Paul is not defined by Avalon Models or its power struggles. He exists in the spaces between decisions — offering comfort, advice, and sometimes silence when it’s safer than truth.
Where others react emotionally, Paul calculates. He listens more than he speaks. But beneath his calm exterior lies a man who understands the fragility of loyalty and the cost of involvement.
Paul develops under the weight of secrecy and tension. He is supportive — but cautious. In a world where alliances shift quickly, Paul knows that proximity to the Grants is both opportunity and risk.
He is not chasing power. But he is not immune to its influence. And as the season unfolds, it becomes clear that Paul may know more than he lets on.
Character Quotes
"Loyalty's tested when friends become family. And around here, everything is a test."
"I've hurt the people I love the most."
"I thought I could juggle everything - turns out I dropped the wrong thing."
Getting to know Gregor
1. Why did you want become an actor?
I enjoyed acting from a young age but didn’t decide to pursue it until recently. The opportunity to put yourself in other people’s shoes, see the world from many different angles and viewpoints, and try and find out why people act in different ways has always been something I found interesting.
2. Given the chance, which actor would you most like to work with?
Christian Bale. The way he is able to completely transform for different roles is something I’ve always admired and to see this first hand would be amazing!
3. If you could play any character from a tv series or film who would it be, and why?
I always thought James Bond was really cool. Also, the movies are normally set across multiple different locations around the world, and so I would love to travel to all of them and film there!
4. What director, living or dead, would you most like to work with, and why?
Christopher Nolan because I love his movies and how he always opts for practical effects over cgi. Also how he doesn’t email scripts, but gets actors to come to his house and read them in person before accepting a script.
5. What actor would play you in a movie?
Robbie Amell, as I’ve been told we look alike.
