James Robert Hyde (born October 9, 1962) is an American

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, and former

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who played the role of Sam Bennett on the

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''. He was born and raised in

Lancaster, Ohio Lancaster ( ) is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the south-central part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,552. The city is near the Hocking River, about southeast of Columbus and southwest of Zanesville. It is ...

Biography

Hyde had roles in the films ''The Blackout'' and ''Let's Talk About Sex''. ''The Blackout'' has not yet been released in the US. He won an open casting call competition for '' Sunset Beach'' in 1996 and appeared in the promos for the show. He was cast for the recurring role of Neil Johansson on the television series '' Another World'' in 1997. He also had a short stint as Liam on the television series ''

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'' in 1999. Hyde was picked as a dancer for British new wave band Dead or Alive, which was fronted by singer Pete Burns. Hyde toured in Japan and the US with the band in 1987, 1989 and 1990. He can be seen as one of the two dancers in the concert film ''Rip It Up Live'', which was filmed at two of their Japanese concerts, and released on VHS in 1988. Additionally Hyde appeared in Dead or Alive's music videos for ''Turn Around & Count 2 Ten'', ''Come Home With Me Baby'' and ''Your Sweetness is Your Weakness''. He also appeared in a minor role on the short-lived TV series, ''

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'' as a friend of Taja's, in the episode titled "Undying Dream". Currently, he is working as a

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for Pacific Union Los Angeles. Hyde and his wife, Sue-Ling Garcia, were married in 1994 and they have a son, James Moses, born in 2004.

Filmography

External links

NBC ''Passions'' Official bio
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