Stefan Dennis (born 30 October 1958) is an Australian actor and singer best known for playing the role of cold-hearted and ruthless businessman Paul Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours from its first episode on 18 March 1985.

During his time away from Neighbours he was a cast member of Scottish soap opera River City produced and set in Glasgow, Scotland.

[1] Dennis was born in Tawonga, Victoria but moved with his family to the Gold Coast when he was an infant and grew up in the coastal city where he attended Southport State High School throughout his upbringing.

[2] While on the Gold Coast, he developed a passion for the performing arts and made his acting debut at 11 years old in a local amateur theatre production of Oliver!.

[4] Upon completion of his culinary training he moved from the Gold Coast to Melbourne in hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.

He had a major role in The Henderson Kids, a co-lead in an ABC children's show called Infinity Limited, and he co-starred in The Flying Doctors mini-series as Young Doug.

[7] In 1984, he auditioned for the roles of Shane Ramsay and Des Clarke in a new soap opera, Neighbours where he was later cast as Paul Robinson instead.

[8][9] His role in Neighbours brought opportunities such as appearing at the Royal Variety Performance alongside fellow cast members.

[17] In 1989, Dennis started a side-line music career, and released the single "Don't It Make You Feel Good", which reached No.

(cite Australian Organist Association 1990 march) In 2013, Dennis sang and appeared as Santa Claus in the music video for his Neighbours co-star Alan Fletcher's song "If You Want a Happy Christmas".