Paul Darrow: Paul Darrow. Actor: Blake's 7. Paul Darrow was born on 2 May 1941 in Surrey, England. He went to Haberdashers' Aske's School and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He performed with the Bristol Old Vic and started to get acting roles on British TV in the 1960s. After roles in such series as The Saint (1962) and Doctor Who (1963), he was cast as Avon in the cult...