David Paisley (born 2 February 1979) is a Scottish actor, domestic violence and LGBTQIA+ rights campaigner,[1][2][3] known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in Holby City, Ryan Taylor in Tinsel Town and Rory Murdoch in River City.
Then in 2002, he landed the part of midwife Ben Saunders in BBC1's popular medical soap Holby City.
Paisley starred as 'Madam' Gary in the play The Backroom by Adrian Pagan at The Cock Tavern Theatre in Kilburn, London in March–May 2009,[11] where he provided a 'particularly credible' performance as his 'nervy and paranoid' character.
[14] In 2010, he made his directorial debut with the play The Lasses, O (written by his mother Janet Paisley).
[20][21] In November 2019, he returned to River City as Rory Murdoch, back from the dead having faked his own suicide.
[32][33][34] Paisley declared in August 2021 that he would move from Scotland as he "no longer feels safe" after being doxed.