directorial debut with the play The Lasses, O (written by his mother Janet Paisley). at the Edinburgh Festival. He also starred as Rick in the 2010 horror film Unhappy Birthday. In 2013, Paisley "starred" in a short film produced for the Dutch Film Festival called Fall-out, described as a post-apocalyptic romantic comedy. In 2016, he played the role of Saki in Katherine Rundell's Life According to Saki at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the play went on to win the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award and subsequently toured Off-off-Broadway. In November 2019, he returned to River City as Rory Murdoch, back from the dead having faked his own suicide. Filmography Awards and nominations |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award | Best of Edinburgh | Life According to Saki | | Personal life Paisley is a vegetarian. He was voted 'Britain's sexiest man' by readers of Gay Times magazine in 2003. In 2021, SNP MP Joanna Cherry alleged he had defamed her on Twitter, though he denied this and Cherry did not take the matter to court. In March 2021 Paisley was nominated for '"Awesome" Ally of the Year' by Diva magazine. In May 2021 Paisley was nominated for '"Celebrity" of the Year' at the National Diversity Awards. In June 2021 he was announced as a winner of the Attitude Pride Awards 2021. In August 2021 he was shortlisted for the "Community Champion Award" at the Proud Scotland Awards. Paisley declared in August 2021 that he would move from Scotland as he "no longer feels safe". References External links 1979 births Alumni of the University of Glasgow Living people Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors Scottish male soap opera actors Scottish gay actors Scottish LGBT entertainers Alumni of Glasgow Caledonian University