Paul Adelstein was born on April 29, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an American television and film actor.

He began his career in theatre, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack. Making his film debut in 1990 in The Grifters. Next film appearance was in the 1997 film Peoria Babylon.

He appeared in several television series which include Cupid, ER, Without a Trace and Scrubs. Paul is best known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the television series, Prison Break. His last credits include Order Up (2007) and TV series "Grey's Anatomy" (2007) and "Private Practice" (2007).

In November 2006, Adelstein married actress Liza Weil.

Filmography

• Little Fish, Strange Pond (2008)
• The Missing Person (2008)
• "Private Practice" (9 episodes, 2007)
• Order Up (2007)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (2 episodes, 2007)
• "Prison Break" (44 episodes, 2005-2007)
• "Scrubs" (1 episode, 2006)
• Nobody's Watching (2006) (TV)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Medium" (1 episode, 2005)
• Be Cool (2005)
• "Las Vegas" (1 episode, 2004)
• Collateral (2004)
• Bandwagon (2004)
• Lawrence Melm (2004)
• "Hack" (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
• "Without a Trace" (1 episode, 2003)
• "The Lyon's Den" (1 episode, 2003)
• Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
• Partners and Crime (2003) (TV)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Breaking News" (2002) TV series
• "ER" (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
• R.U.S./H. (2002) (TV)
• Bedazzled (2000)
• "Turks" (9 episodes, 1999)
• "Cupid" (10 episodes, 1998-1999)
• Peoria Babylon (1997)
• "Missing Persons" (1 episode, 1994)
• The Grifters (1990)