Paul Danan is a British actor who played Sol Patrick in the UK teen soap opera Hollyoaks between 1997-2001. In 2005, Danan appeared in Celebrity Love Island.

On stage, Paul played the part of the Monster in Desires of Frankenstein by James Martin Charlton at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2002.

In 2005 Danan appeared as a contestant on the first series of ITV1's Celebrity Love Island, and returned for the second series in 2006.

He recently presented a British Television series entitled Test drive my Girlfriend on ITV2. In the show he acts as a modern-day Cupid and dates the girls first. Paul meets the loveless bachelors to discover why they are single, assesses their love requirements and auditions suitable girls all over the UK to draw up a shortlist of two potential lovers.

In September 2006 he appeared on ITV2's "Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan" in which he spent 2 weeks with Calum Best and Fran Cosgrave, travelling from Texas to Los Angeles on America's Route 66. Along the way they had to earn money for their own food and petrol by working in various places such as Restaurants, Garages, Ranches and Nightclubs. The boys completed their 1200 mile journey in just under 2 weeks and despite a few problems with their Cadillac (and not to mention serious lack of food and money) the trip was regarded a success by all 3 boys.

In 2006, Danan was awarded a Loaded Laftas Comedy Award for funniest reality TV personality.