Paul Henshall (born 1977 in Staffordshire) is a British actor. He uses a wheelchair because he has cerebral palsy.Paul is best known for playing the roles of medical student Dean West in Holby City, and Paul in I'm With Stupid. He has also had roles in A Thing Called Love and Casualty. Henshall also performed in the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a new play for 'Liberated Theatre' called "Mutton" at the Gillded Balloon. He was seen as Alan in Rock Rivals in 2008.
He and his partner, actress Anna Scutt, set up the Clean Slate acting company in 2004. They tour plays in which able-bodied and disabled actors perform alongside each other with no reference to disability.
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He uses a wheelchair because he has cerebral palsy.