Paul Augustine Leyden (born 16 December 1972) is an Australian actor. He currently best known as playing the role of Simon Frasier

Simon Frasier

Simon Frasier is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. The character of Simon first appeared in February 2000, and is played by Australian actor Paul Leyden. The character of Simon appear on As the World Turns from February 2000 to February 28, 2003 and...

 on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns

As the World Turns

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...

. He also played as Simon in the 2009 mini series "Maneater".

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 Farscape

Farscape

Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...

, BeastMaster

BeastMaster (TV series)

BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons...

and Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

.

Leyden's hobbies include playing outdoor sports, the saxophone, and guitar. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

His wife since September 2007 is Estelle Andrewartha.

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