Paul Augustine Leyden (born 16 December 1972) is an Australian actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He is best known for playing the role of Simon Frasier on the daytime soap opera ''

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''. He played Simon in the 2009 mini-series "Maneater". He also had a brief stint on ''

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'' as "Blake". Leyden was born and raised in Melbourne by his parents, John and Ros Leyden. He is one of five children. The actor starred in the mini-series ''Tribe'', and can be seen in episodes of ''

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'', '' BeastMaster'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Leyden's hobbies include playing outdoor sports, the saxophone, and guitar. He is married to

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, having done so in 2018. They have a daughter and live in

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Filmography

* ''

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'' (2017, producer, screenwriter) * ''

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'' (2020, director) * ''R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned'' (2022, directorhttps://m.imdb.com/name/nm0508025/?ref_=m_ttfcd_dr1)

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