| James Hyde | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 9, 1962 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Dancer |
James Hyde (born October 9, 1962) is an American actor, dancer, and former male fashion model who played the role of Sam Bennett on the television soap opera Passions. Full name is James Robert Hyde. He was born and raised in Lancaster, Ohio.
Hyde began a modeling career soon after being discovered in Hawaii. Modeling has taken Hyde all over the globe, including work in Japan, Amsterdam and London. He was introduced to his wife, Sue-Ling Garcia, while modeling. They were married in 1994 and have a son, James Moses.
He has roles in the films "The Blackout" and "Let's Talk About Sex". "The Blackout" has not yet been released in the US.
"Passions" is not Hyde's first foray into daytime television. He won an open casting call competition for Sunset Beach in 1996 and appeared in the promos for the show. He was cast for the recurring role of Neil Johansson on the television series "Another World" in 1997. He also had a short stint as Liam on the television series "As the World Turns" in 1999.
He used to be a dancer with British New Wave band Dead or Alive, which is fronted by singer Pete Burns. Hyde toured Europe, Japan and the USA with the band in 1987, and can be seen as one of the two dancers in the film Rip It Up Live, which was filmed at two of their Japanese concerts, and released on VHS in 1988. Additionally Hyde appeared in Dead or Alive's music video for "Your Sweetness is Your Weakness".
He also appeared in a minor role on the short-lived TV series, Mortal Kombat Conquest as a friend of Taja's, in the episode titled "Undying Dream".