Paul Smith (born 1968 in Sydney) is a former Australian actor, who started his career as a

child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated t ...

. He is most known as Steve in the children's television series ''

The Henderson Kids ''The Henderson Kids'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the ...

'', before being the original Simon Kelly in the sitcom '' Hey Dad...!''

Career

He got his start in acting during his first year of high school when a production company was holding a film audition for children in the area. He appeared in over 15 television shows and movies from the 1980s until the early 1990s in Australia.

Filmography

* '' G.P.'' (TV series) (1992) * ''

Police Rescue ''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by ABC and Southern Star Xanadu in association with the BBC. Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pi ...

'' (TV series) (1991) * '' The Private War of Lucinda Smith'' (TV movie) (1990) * '' Mission: Impossible'' (TV series) (1988) * ''The Henderson Kids II'' (TV series) (1987) * '' Hey Dad..!'' (TV series) (1987) * ''

Platypus Cove ''Platypus Cove'' is a 1983 Australian television film about a tugboat.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p121 Cast *Tony Barry as Frank Nelson * Carmen Duncan as Margaret Davis *Simone Buchanan ...

'' (Filmed 1983, released 1986) * ''

'' (TV series) (1985) * ''

Crime of the Decade ''Crime of the Decade'' is a 1984 Australian TV movie.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p32 References External links *''Crime of the Decade''at Ozmovies Australian drama television films ...

'' (TV movie) (1984) * '' The Cowra Breakout'' (TV mini-series) (1984) * ''

The Fire in the Stone ''The Fire in the Stone'' is a 1984 Australian TV film about teenagers in the town of Coober Pedy.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p61-62 It is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Coli ...

'' (1984) * '' A Country Practice'' (TV series) (1984) * ''Boy in the Bush'' (TV mini-series) (1984) * ''

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'' (TV series) (1983) * ''Fighting Back'' (1982)

References

External links

* 1968 births Living people Australian male television actors Male actors from Sydney Australian male child actors 20th-century Australian male actors {{Australia-actor-stub