Paul Preston

Winner of the 2025 Best Actor Award, Paul Preston is an accomplished British screen actor whose recent performances have firmly placed him on the industry's radar. His award-winning work featured in a film premiered at Raindance, and his momentum shows no signs of slowing down. Paul's most recent lead role as Mark Taylor in the gripping feature film Clean Right Hook - in which he plays a man caught in a dangerous world of guns, drugs and betrayal - is already being talked about as a breakout performance. Paul has also made appearances in the iconic British crime franchise Rise of the Footsoldier. Fun facts: Paul is a Guinness World Record beaker and holds black belt in kick-boxing.