Paul O'Brien
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Paul O'Brien (born April 14, 1978) is a Logie Award winning actor from Australia. Born in South Africa, Paul grew up in Australia as well as Mauritius. He currently plays Summer Bay's cop Jack Holden on the Australian television soap opera Home and Away. Paul spent several years on the Gold Coast attending first St Kevins in Benowa and then Somerset and Marymount Colleges. He spent a year studying for a building degree, was a Chef, a model for Chadwicks and completed a Radio presenting course before deciding that his ambitions were for an acting career.
O'Brien lived and studied acting in Melbourne where he performed in stage productions, several short films, stand-up comedy and was an MC at Crown Casino.
O'Brien now lives in Sydney due to his commitments to Home and Away and has purchased a two bedroom unit in Manly. Paul won a silver logie as "Best New Male Talent" in 2006, and was also nominated for a Logie in 2007.Paul was voted first runner up in the Cleo Bachelor of the Year competition and was named TV week's Hottest on Television for 2006.
Paul has an older brother named Chad and younger sister Taryn-Lee. His nickname in high school was Ace and his family call him 'Paulie'.
Paul surfs, loves to cook, plays the guitar, composes songs, and plays golf.
Paul appeared in the pantomime Aladdin in Gravesend, London in December 2007 and Retford in January 2008. O'Brien has been confirmed as a contestant in the 2008 series of It Takes Two, which started in February, 2008. Paul reached the quarter finals with Jade Macrae as his partner. Paul has again been nominated for a silver Logie for most popular actor.
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