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Paul Leyden

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  • Director
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Paul Leyden
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Paul Leyden is an Australian born actor/writer/director. He moved to New York in 2000 where he played the popular rogue 'Simon Frasier' on 'As the World Turns' for four years. He was cast alongside Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood in NBC's 'LAX' which saw Paul relocate to Los Angeles. It was here after he sold his first screenplay to Joel Silver and Dark Castle Pictures, 'The Factory' starring John Cusack, that Paul made the permanent shift to writer and director and has since had many projects, both film and TV, produced and developed in the States and Australia. He married French actress Alexia Barlier in 2018.
BornDecember 16
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BornDecember 16
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Gina Gershon, David Arquette, Clifton Collins Jr., Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Emily Osment in Cleaners (2013)
    Cleaners
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Dark Suited Man
    Come Back to Me (2014)
    Come Back to Me
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2014
    John Cusack and Jennifer Carpenter in The Factory (2012)
    The Factory
    5.8
    • Writer(as Paul A. Leyden)
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
      The Doctor Blake Mysteries
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Ian Goldsmith
      • 2015
    • Gina Gershon, David Arquette, Clifton Collins Jr., Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Emily Osment in Cleaners (2013)
      Cleaners
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dark Suited Man
      • 2014
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Blake
      • Blake Joseph
      • 2010–2011
    • As the World Turns (1956)
      As the World Turns
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Simon Frasier
      • Simon Fraiser
      • Donovan Curry ...
      • 2000–2010
    • Sarah Chalke in Maneater (2009)
      Maneater
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Simon Taylor
      • 2009
    • Grant Bowler, Sibylla Budd, Charlie Clausen, Diana Glenn, Paul Leyden, Brooke Satchwell, Alyssa McClelland, Peta Sergeant, Patrick Brammall, and Sam Anderson in Canal Road (2007)
      Canal Road
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Spencer McKay
      • 2008
    • Ghost Whisperer (2005)
      Ghost Whisperer
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Anthony de Angelo
      • 2005
    • Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood in LAX (2004)
      LAX
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Tony Magulia
      • 2004–2005
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Perry Williams
      • 2003
    • Ethan Embry and Ed O'Neill in Dragnet (2003)
      Dragnet
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Detective Langler
      • 2003
    • Daniel Goddard in BeastMaster (1999)
      BeastMaster
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Chiron (as Paul Leydon)
      • 2000
    • Tribe (1999)
      Tribe
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Andrew Jenkins
      • 1999
    • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)
      Farscape
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Captain Larraq
      • 1999
    • Home and Away (1988)
      Home and Away
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Warren 'Wazza' Edwards
      • Wazza Edwards
      • 1999
    • A Margherita with Hot Salami
      Short
      • 1999

    Director



    • Jeffrey Donovan and Penelope Mitchell in R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022)
      R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Alec Baldwin, Malin Akerman, and Bella Thorne in Chick Fight (2020)
      Chick Fight
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Gina Gershon, David Arquette, Clifton Collins Jr., Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Emily Osment in Cleaners (2013)
      Cleaners
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Come Back to Me (2014)
      Come Back to Me
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Bye Bye Sally (2009)
      Bye Bye Sally
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer



    • Jeffrey Donovan and Penelope Mitchell in R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022)
      R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
      4.6
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Ron Perlman, Adam Brody, Martin Freeman, Edi Gathegi, and Otmara Marrero in StartUp (2016)
      StartUp
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Gina Gershon, David Arquette, Clifton Collins Jr., Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Emily Osment in Cleaners (2013)
      Cleaners
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013–2014
    • Come Back to Me (2014)
      Come Back to Me
      5.8
      • screenplay by
      • 2014
    • John Cusack and Jennifer Carpenter in The Factory (2012)
      The Factory
      5.8
      • written by (as Paul A. Leyden)
      • 2012
    • Bye Bye Sally (2009)
      Bye Bye Sally
      7.0
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Miss Monday (1998)
      Miss Monday
      5.9
      • writer
      • 1998

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Paul A. Leyden
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • December 16
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Spouses
        Alexia BarlierAugust 29, 2018 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Raphaëlle Anaïs Leyden

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      He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1998.

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