Paisley was born in
Scotland in 1938. He graduated from
Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama, followed by the
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1959. He initially worked as an actor and stage manager as part of a repertory in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1961, working as an actor, teacher, writer, and playwright. He relocated to China to lecture at the
Beijing University Department of Foreign Languages from 1999 to 2005, before returning to film work in Chinese productions. His most significant recent role was as
John Rabe in the 2009 movie
City of Life and Death. ==Filmography==