Trivia

He spent six months learning Hindi for his role in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001).

In the final episode of the third series of 24 (2001): Day 3: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., a profile of his character, Stephen Saunders, is seen on a computer screen. It describes him as being only 5' 10", despite the fact that he is notably taller.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), the film in which he made his film debut, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

He has played the same character (Quentin Lance) in three different series: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016).

Paul Blackthorne stars in the NBC television show, "The InBetween," in which he uses his native British accent. His American accent in previous TV shows is so fluent that hearing him speak with a British accent can be a bit startling until the viewer gets used to it. (July 2019)

Originally auditioned on 24 (2001) to play Michael Amador.