High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul Stewart Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, a long-running serial drama about social life in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. He is played by Stefan Dennis. Paul debuted in the serial`s first episode in 1985 and appeared on a regular basis until 1992 when Dennis quit the serial to pursue other projects. Dennis briefly reprised the role in 1993. Dennis returned to Neighbours full time in 2004. He later said it had been a mistake to leave the series. Paul was created by producer Reg Watson as one of Neighbours` original characters. He made his debut in the soap`s first episode on 18 March 1985 and is the only original character still featured in current episodes.