List of General Hospital cast members

General Hospital is an American television soap opera, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, the serial premiered on April 1, 1963. John Beradino, whose career began as American Major League Baseball player, originated the role of Steve Hardy in the serial's premiere episode and made his final appearance on April 23, 1996,^[1] making him one of the longest-serving soap opera actors. The longest-running present cast members are Genie Francis and Scott Baldwin, having joined General Hospital as Laura Vining in February and Scott Baldwin in August 1977, respectively.^[2][3] Leslie Charleson, who portrayed Monica Quartermaine from August 17, 1977, to December 21, 2023, was previously the longest-tenured cast members,^[4][5] until her death in 2025.^[6][7] Rachel Ames was previously the series' longest-running cast member, portraying Audrey Hardy from 1964 to 2007, and making guest appearances in 2009 and 2013, the latter for the series' fiftieth anniversary.^[8] Ames made a special appearance on October 30, 2015.^[9][10] Actress Jacklyn Zeman — who portrayed Bobbie Spencer — joined the serial in December 1977, until her death in May 2023.^[11][12] Actress Jane Elliot, who joined the serial in June 1978 as Tracy Quartermaine, is the third longest-serving actor presently on the cast.^{[13][14][15][16][17]} The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: the main and recurring cast members, or those who are debuting, departing or returning to the serial.

Cast

Main cast

Main cast members

Actor	Character	Duration
Tabyana Ali	Trina Robinson	2022–present
Jens Austin Astrup[18]	Kai Taylor	2024–present
Tajh Bellow	TJ Ashford	2018–present
Maurice Benard	Sonny Corinthos	1993–present
Alexa Havins Bruening[18]	Lulu Spencer	2024–present
Braedyn Bruner[19][20]	Emma Drake	2024–present
Steve Burton	Jason Morgan	1991–2012, 2017–2021, 2024–present
	Drew Cain	2017, 2019
Chad Duell	Michael Corinthos	2010–present
Jane Elliot	Tracy Quartermaine	1978–1980, 1989–1993, 1996, 2003–2017, 2019–present
Genie Francis	Laura Collins	1977–1984, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015–present
Nancy Lee Grahn	Alexis Davis	1996–present
	Lexie	2020
Tanisha Harper	Jordan Ashford	2022–present
Rebecca Herbst	Elizabeth Baldwin	1997–present
	Jessie Brewer	2015
Finola Hughes	Anna Devane	1985–1992, 1995, 2006–2008, 2012–present
	Liesl Obrecht	2013
	Alex Marick	2017, 2019–2021
	Alice	2020
	Holly Sutton	2022
	Felicia Scorpio	2023
Jonathan Jackson	Lucky Spencer	1993–1999, 2009–2011, 2015, 2024–present
Josh Kelly	Cody Bell	2022–present
Brook Kerr	Portia Robinson	2020–present
	Priscilla Johnson	2020
Katelyn MacMullen	Willow Corinthos	2018–present
Kate Mansi	Kristina Corinthos-Davis	2023–present
Cameron Mathison	Drew Quartermaine	2021–present
Sofia Mattsson	Sasha Corbin	2018–present
Giovanni Mazza[18][21]	Gio Palmieri	2024–present
Eden McCoy	Josslyn Jacks	2015–present
	Carly Corinthos	2020
Charles Mesure	Jack Brennan	2023–present
Emma Samms[22]	Holly Sutton-Scorpio	1982–85, 1992–93, 2006, 2009, 2012–13, 2015, 2020, 2022–present
	Paloma Stuart	1992–93
Amanda Setton	Brook Lynn Quartermaine	2019–present
Kirsten Storms	Maxie Jones	2005–present
	B.J. Jones	2009
Josh Swickard	Harrison Chase	2018–present
Donnell Turner	Curtis Ashford	2015–present
Kristen Vaganos	Molly Lansing-Davis	2023–present
Kristina Wagner	Felicia Scorpio	1984–2005, 2007–2008, 2012–present
Cynthia Watros	Nina Reeves	2019–present
	Virginia Benson	2020
Maura West	Ava Jerome	2013–present
	Ada Hooke	2020
Sawandi Wilson[23]	Isaiah Gannon	2024–present
Laura Wright	Carly Spencer	2005–present
	Lena Spencer	2015
	Beatrice Eckert	2020
Dominic Zamprogna	Dante Falconeri	2009–present

Recurring and guest cast

Recurring and guest cast members

Actor	Character	Duration
Cosette Abinate	Scout Cain	2022–present[24]
Bradford Anderson	Damian Spinelli	2006–present
Asher Antonyzyn[25]	Danny Morgan	2023–present
Finn Carr	Rocco Falconeri	2022–present
Colin Cassidy[26]	Aiden Spencer	2024–present
Dioni Michelle Collins	Deanna Sirtis	2016–present
Kendrick Cross	Detective Bennett	2023–present[27]
Risa Dorken	Amy Driscoll	2016–present
Mark Engelhardt[28]	Roman Hume	2022–present
Morgan Fairchild	Haven de Havilland	2022–present
Scarlett Fernandez	Charlotte Cassadine	2016–2021, 2023–present
Jennifer Field	Jennifer Arden	2021–present
Lily Fisher	Georgie Spinelli	2017–present
Gary James Fuller	James West	2023–present
Kathleen Gati	Liesl Obrecht	2012–present
Robert Gossett	Marshall Ashford	2021–present
Joyce Guy	Betty	2011
	Phyllis Caulfield	2020–present
Van Hansis	Lucas Jones	2024–present
Nathaniel Harris	Sergeant Robinson	2006–present
Rick Hearst	Ric Lansing	2002–2009, 2014–2016, 2024–present
Carolyn Hennesy	Diane Miller	2006–present
Lynn Herring	Lucy Coe	1986–2002, 2004, 2012–present
Cyrus Hobi	Yuri	2021–present
Gavin Houston	Sly Thomas	2010
	Zeke Robinson	2023–present
Carly Hughes[29]	Elise Vance	2023–present
Adam Huss	Nikolas Cassadine	2021–present
Jequan Jackson[30]	Quinn	2024–present
Cassandra James	Terry Randolph	2018–present
Kody Kavitha	Hunter	2024–present[31]
Michael E. Knight	Martin Grey	2019–present
Jeff Kober	Cyrus Renault	2020–present
Wally Kurth	Ned Quartermaine	1991–2007, 2012–present
Eva LaRue	Natalia Rogers-Ramirez	2024–present
David Lautman	Grant Smoltz	2022–present
Arlondriah Lenyea	N'neeka	2021–present
Jon Lindstrom	Ryan Chamberlain[32]	1992–1995, 2018–2023
	Kevin Collins	1993–2002, 2004, 2013–present
William Lipton	Cameron Webber	2018–present[33]
Lisa LoCicero	Olivia Falconeri	2008–present
Lydia Look	Selina Wu	2015, 2017, 2021–present
Frank Lyon	Frank	2019–present
Virginia Ma	Madison	2024–present[31]
William R. Moses	Jeff Webber	2022–present
London & Jett Prinzo-Berendt	Bailey Louise Jones	2021–present
Trish Ramish	Trish	2021–present
Tristan Rogers	Robert Scorpio	1980–1992, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2012–2016, 2018–present
Ricco Ross	Sterling Robinson	2023–present
George Russo[34]	Carmine Cerullo	2024–present
Marc Anthony Samuel	Felix DuBois	2012–present
Ava and Grace Scarola	Avery Corinthos	2014–present
Parry Shen	Brad Cooper	2013–present
Kin Shriner	Scott Baldwin	1977–1983, 1987–1993, 1998, 2000–2004, 2007–2008, 2013–present
Stephen A. Smith	Television reporter	2007
	Brick	2016–present
Rena Sofer	Lois Cerullo	1993–1997, 2023–present
James Patrick Stuart	Valentin Cassadine	2016–present
	Frank Benson	2020
Easton Rocket Sweda[35]	Leo Quartermaine	2021–present
Darin Toonder	Damon Montague	2023–present
Jessica Trainham	Darcy	2024–present
Ellen Travolta	Gloria Cerullo	1994–1996, 2023–present
Vernee Watson	Stella Henry	2017–present
Viron Weaver	Wiley Cooper-Jones	2021–present
Hudson West	Jake Spencer	2016–2019, 2021–present
Walt Willey	Jackson Montgomery	2023–present
John J. York	Mac Scorpio	1991–present
	James Meadows[36]	1997–1998

Cast changes

Departing cast

Departing cast members

Actor	Character	Date	Ref.
Chad Duell	Michael Corinthos	TBA	[37]

See also

• List of previous General Hospital cast members
• List of General Hospital characters

References

Citations

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Notes

External links

• SoapCentral.com GH "Comings and Goings"
• IMDb.com "Full Cast and Crew for General Hospital"