List of General Hospital characters (2020s)
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General Hospital is an American television soap opera that was first broadcast on April 1, 1963. The following is a list of characters that first appear in the show during the 2020s, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Frank Valentini. Brando Corbin (Johnny Wactor) was introduced in January 2020, as the distant relative of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober) made his first appearance in February 2021, as an antagonist to Benard's Sonny. Portia Robinson (Brook Kerr) debuted in March 2020 as the mother of Trina Robinson and is later employed at General Hospital. In May 2021, Austin Gatlin-Holt (Roger Howarth) was introduced as the long-lost son of Jimmy Lee Holt (Steve Bond) and grandson of former Quartermaine family patriarch, Edward Quartermaine. Additionally, multiple other characters appear throughout the decade.
Brando Corbin[]
Brando Corbin | |||||||||||
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General Hospital character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Johnny Wactor | ||||||||||
Duration | 2020–present | ||||||||||
First appearance | January 30, 2020 | ||||||||||
Created by | Chris Van Etten and Dan O'Connor | ||||||||||
Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||||||||
Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||
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Brando Corbin, portrayed by Johnny Wactor, made his first appearance on January 30, 2020. The casting was announced on January 25 of the same year.[1]
Cyrus Renault[]
Cyrus Renault | |||||||||||
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General Hospital character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Jeff Kober | ||||||||||
Duration | 2020–present | ||||||||||
First appearance | February 5, 2020 | ||||||||||
Created by | Chris Van Etten Dan O'Connor | ||||||||||
Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||
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Other names | Cyrus Grey | ||||||||||
Occupation | Businessman Drug Trafficker Chairman of the Board at General Hospital | ||||||||||
Residence | Port Charles, New York | ||||||||||
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Cyrus Renault, portrayed by Jeff Kober, made his first appearance on February 5, 2020.[2]
In January 2020, Sonny Corinthos receives news a truck containing a shipment of coffee had been stolen, with the truck subsequently found abandoned and burned. While in Brooklyn, New York with his father, Mike and enforcer, Jason Morgan, the three are ambushed in a restaurant by armed gunmen. Simultaneous to this, two additional ambushes occur in Port Charles - one at Sonny's coffee warehouse, endangering Gladys Corbin and Carly Corinthos, and the other at the pier, threatening Michael Corinthos, Josslyn Jacks, Sasha Gilmore and Laura Collins. Laura is shot in the stomach during the Pier ambush, while the others were saved after Dustin Phillips fought off the gunman. Meanwhile, at the warehouse, Brando Corbin arrived and was able to rescue Gladys and Carly. In Brooklyn, Jason was able to fend off their attacker, while Sonny focused on keeping an agitated Mike calm. Following the skirmish at the warehouse, two of Sonny's men were able to capture one of the attackers, who after being interrogated, attempting escape, and being shot by Jason, reveals the name of his employer - Cyrus Renault.
Renault is revealed to be drug runner, who typically operates out of the Pacific Northwest, but has recently been transferred to Pentonville Penitentiary outside of Port Charles. Sonny opts to pay him a visit, during which Cyrus attempts to entice him into running drugs with him, which Sonny refuses. Parallel to this, it is revealed that Police Commissioner Jordan Ashford once worked as part of a DEA task force alongside Marcus Taggert and two other agents to take down Renault. The two other agents have recently been found dead, with it made to seem as if they died of drug overdoses. Jordan had infiltrated Cyrus's organization and taken a place as his right-hand when her team had manufactured evidence to incriminate Cyrus, resulting in his imprisonment. Cyrus denies any responsibility in the deaths of the other agents.
Jason discovers the location of a warehouse owned by Renault, which he arranges to have blown up.
Portia Robinson[]
Portia Robinson, portrayed by Brook Kerr, made her first appearance on March 5, 2020. Her casting was announced on February 26, 2020,[3] with Portia being introduced as a doctor, who is also the mother of Trina Robinson (Sydney Mikayla).
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, Kerr called the role a "blessing," and discussed the audition process, stating it "came out of the blue and when it did, I was like, 'Yes! This is perfect!'" She further discussed her luck of working with several of the soap's cast members, revealing: "A lot of these cast members, I've been a fan of for a long time. The fact that I'm kind of in the middle of it now is so amazing! I'm just really enjoying the ride and I'm so happy to be a part of this team now."[4]
Austin Gatlin-Holt[]
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Portrayed by | Roger Howarth | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | May 27, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
Created by | Dan O'Connor and Chris Van Etten | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Occupation | Doctor Landlord | ||||||||||||||||
Residence | Port Charles, New York | ||||||||||||||||
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Austin Gatlin-Holt, portrayed by Roger Howarth, made his first appearance on May 27, 2021. Prior to his debut, Howarth previously portrayed the roles of Todd Manning (2012–2013) and Franco Baldwin (2013–2021). Following the exit of Franco, Howarth spoke out about his status with the soap and his future, stating: "I'm really excited. I have great faith in the people who think of these things. I've been in good hands so far."[5] Speaking on his debut of Austin, he remarked: "I love what I do and I was glad to get back to it — but there's a certain amount of nervous energy that showed up."[6]
In a subsequent June 2021 interview with Soap Opera Digest, Howarth described himself as "in the approach" of Austin. He further explained: "In terms of figuring it out, what's been really kind of fun is that as soon as I think I have it figured out, I'm reminded that I just don't. So there's been some trial and error. I'm learning to juggle and sometimes I drop the ball. But I have a lot of support; [Co-Head Writers] Chris [Van Etten] and Dan [O'Connor] have a lot of great ideas and Frank [Valentini, executive producer] has chimed in with what he needs, and so for me, at the risk of overusing ‘juggling exercises’, I am trying to juggle a lot of different inputs and trying to stay on track and do what’s expected. And it’s been fun. It requires some concentration from me and different parts of my brain that I wasn’t using."[7]
Esme Prince[]
Esme Prince, played by Avery Kristen Pohl, first appeared on August 16, 2021.[8] She is later revealed to be the girlfriend of Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Chavez).
Other characters[]
Character | Duration | Actor | Details | Ref. |
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Warren Kirk | August 6 – November 19, 2020 | Christopher Cousins | A doctor who is employed by the WSB and Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), who is hired to brainwash Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) to complete the mission of killing Peter August (Wes Ramsey). He is later killed following a physical altercation with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner), which results in Warren accidentally self-inflicting a fatal stab wound. | [9] |
Brendan Byrne | September 25, 2020 | Josh Coxx | The brother of Neil Byrne (Joe Flanigan), who lashes out at Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over his brother's untimely death. | [10] |
Eddie | January 11 – January 12, 2021 | Mikey Jerome | A stranger who rescues a post-traumatic amnesia Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). | [11] |
Maggie | April 13 – May 20, 2021 | Sydney Walsh | A Pentonville prisoner who is befriended by Alexis Davis (Grahn), who thanks to Alexis, is granted parole. | [12] |
Chloe Jennings | May 10 – June 30, 2021 | Kimberly J. Brown | A nurse, whose real name is Marie Hopkins, who is hired by Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) to assist in the anticipated birth of her daughter, Louise Jones; she is later hired by Peter August (Ramsey) to help keep a secret eye on Maxie, and later kidnaps Maxie with the intent of taking Louise to Peter. | [13] |
David Hopkins | July 19 – July 20, 2021 | Robert Leeshock | A pilot hired by Peter August (Ramsey) to fly him, Maxie Jones and Louise out of Pawtuck to an undisclosed location. Is also the brother of the late Chloe Jennings (Brown). Is later tracked down at Ryan's Bar in New York City by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) where he admits there was another person on the roof of General Hospital the day of Peter's disappearance. | [14][15] |
References[]
- ^ Lewis, Errol (January 25, 2020). "Johnny Wactor Joins 'General Hospital'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Silver, Carly (February 6, 2020). "Jeff Kober Joins General Hospital as Sonny's New Arch-Nemesis". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (February 26, 2020). "General Hospital adds Passions vet Brook Kerr". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ SOD (May 5, 2020). "ICYMI Brook Kerr (Portia, GH) interview". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ SOD (March 9, 2021). "Exclusive: Roger Howarth On GH Status". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ SOD (May 28, 2021). "Exclusive: Roger Howarth On GH Return!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Levinsky, Mara (June 7, 2021). "Roger Howarth On His GH Comeback". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Eades, Chris (August 19, 2021). "Who Is Esme on GENERAL HOSPITAL?". Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Mistretta, Amy (August 6, 2020). "General Hospital Casts One Life to Live Alum Christopher Cousins as Dante Falconeri's Doctor". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Mistretta, Amy (September 28, 2020). "Josh Coxx Appears on General Hospital as Brendan Byrne — Neil's Brother". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Levinsky, Mara (January 18, 2021). "Mikey Jerome On His GH Gig". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Mistretta, Amy (April 7, 2021). "General Hospital Casts Sydney Walsh as a Prisoner: Will She Do More Harm Than Good Where Alexis Is Concerned in Pentonville?". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ SOD (May 5, 2021). "Exclusive: GL Alum Kimberly J. Brown Joins GH". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Marissa PD (July 19, 2021). "GH Daily Recaps (Monday, July 19, 2021)". Soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Cheryl PD (July 20, 2021). "GH Daily Recaps (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)". Soapcentral.com.
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