In March 2019, it was announced that Usher would join the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders. He portrays the recurring role of Danny Hardcastle.

Usher was educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys. He met his wife Charlotte while working on The Bill. They married in Rhodes, and have one child, Lucas. His son, James, from a previous marriage, died in 2014.

Usher made his television debut in an episode of Z Cars, as a gang member. In 1982, he began appearing in Channel 4 soap opera Brookside as Barry Grant. He also appeared in Liverpool 1 and London’s Burning and starred in Six Bend Trap. In 1999, he appeared in Swing as Liam Luxford. In 2001, he began appearing in The Bill, an ITV police drama, as PC Des Taviner. He continued his role as Des until 2004, appearing in a total of 135 episodes.

Paul Usher (born 20 April 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Barry Grant on the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and Des Taviner in ITV drama The Bill. In 2019, he began appearing in BBC soap opera EastEnders as Danny Hardcastle.