Roll Out the Welcome Mat: Look Who’s Headed for General Hospital [PHOTOS]

• Kendrick Cross

  

  The recurring player made his first appearance since Detective Bennet investigated Esme’s vanishing act on the occasion of Dex’s recruitment as a potential police cadet.

• Kody Kavitha

  

  Service with a smile! The daytime newcomer was chosen to play Hunter, the new manager at Bobbie’s.

• Virginia Ma

  

  Only Murphy Brown’s secretaries could have had a harder gig than the one into which this Port Charles newbie walked: She’d been cast as Nina’s Crimson assistant, Madison. And look! Day No. 1, and already, Drew is walking right by her desk as if she wasn’t there!

• Eva LaRue

  

  Once All My Children’s Maria, the soap vet who also played Celeste on Young & Restless was reported by our sister site TVLine to be joining General Hospital in late February 2024 as Blaze’s mother, Natalia.

• Adam J. Harrington

  

  In February 2024, General Hospital didn’t just bring Jagger back a little bit older than when he left, a recast of the role turned the dark-haired, dark-eyed hunk into a blue-eyed blond. Oddest remix since this one.

• William Lipton

  

  As word of Spencer’s “death” spread, Cameron headed home to be with his beleaguered family.

• Charles Mesure

  

  Brennan’s arrest turned out not to be the end of the disgraced WSB chief. But would he ever again darken the door at Kelly’s Bobbie’s?

• Eden McCoy

  

  After taking some time off in the wake of her mother’s passing, the Emmy winner was set to reclaim her role of Josslyn from Courtney Fulk in February 2024.

• Brighton Hertford

  

  Surprise! The actress who was Tony and Bobbie’s ill-fated daughter B.J. in the early 1990s was brought back by the show to play Angela, the reporter who was eager to tell the beloved nurse’s life story.

• Marc Anthony Samuel

  

  Obviously, General Hospital couldn’t pay its respects to Bobbie without having the fan favorite make a guest appearance as her longtime friend and colleague, Felix.

• Steve Burton

  

  “Again?” Yes, again, Jason was set to rise from the grave, it was revealed during the primetime special celebrating the soap’s 60th anniversary.

• Kirsten Storms

  

  Thankfully, Maxie’s usual portrayer was back in action in time for her character to pay her respects to Bobbie, whose daughter B.J.’s heart beat in her chest.

• Adam Huss

  

  With so much business unfinished in Port Charles, it was only a matter of time before Nikolas returned. And when he did so in the January 3 episode, he was played once again by Marcus Coloma’s successor in the role.

• Lindsay Hartley

  

  As General Hospital began the new year, the veteran of Passions, All My Children and Days of Our Lives once again spelled Kelly Monaco as Sam.

• Courtney Fulk

  

  The soap rookie stepped in for Eden McCoy as Josslyn when a real-life tragedy necessitated a break from the goings-on in Port Charles.

• Nicole Paggi

  

  New year, new Maxie? As 2023 headed for the exit, the alum of the primetime sitcom Hope & Faith stepped in for Kirsten Storms as a temporary recast.

• Ryan Carnes

  

  For the saddest of occasions — mom Bobbie’s memorial service — Lucas was returned to the screen played by the actor who’d held the role the longest.

• Courtney Fulk

  

  Starting in mid-December, the daytime newcomer stepped in temporarily for Eden McCoy as Josslyn.

• Alley Mills

  

  Fresh from her Emmy win for her work as Heather, the Bold & Beautiful alum reprised her role of Esme’s mad, mad monster. Um, mother. We mean mother. Or do we?

• Bradford Anderson

  

  “Spixie” 2.0? To bail Maxie out of her financial woes, former non-husband Spinelli faked a flooded apartment so that she’d take him in as a roommate. Nice wet look, bro!

• Kathleen Gati

  

  Would a Christmas miracle be in store when the fan favorite reprised her role of Scotty’s estranged sweetheart, Liesl? We (and he!) could but hope.

• Leslie Charleson

  

  After an absence of [does math] way too damn long, the beloved vet reprised her role of Monica in mid-December.

• Charles Mesure

  

  The primetime mainstay made his General Hospital debut on December 1 as Mr. Brennan. Although we have a biiig hunch that that isn’t his real name. (Read why here.)

• Brooklyn Rae Silzer

  

  Who better to cheer up Anna when she was down than granddaughter Emma? Silzer, who’s been playing Robin and Patrick’s daughter since she was 5, swung through Port Charles for a little family reunion just in time for Thanksgiving.

• Ellen Travolta

  

  What could possibly be more fun than Lois’ return to Port Charles? The return of her mom, played once again by John Travolta’s scene-stealing sis.

• Asher Antonyzyn

  

  No trick here: Just in time for Halloween, the role of Jason and Sam’s son Danny was recast. (That’s Antonyzyn in the hat, as if you didn’t know.)

   

• Scarlett Fernandez

  

  As Charlotte’s storyline took a dark turn, her former portrayer reclaimed the role of Valentin and Lulu’s daughter after being replaced by Amelie McClain.

• Kristen Vaganos

  

  On September 27, General Hospital caught viewers off guard when it revealed on air that Molly had been recast yet again, this time with a daytime newcomer. In May, Holiday Mia Kriegel stepped in for Haley Pullos. Kriegel was followed by Brooke Anne Smith in July

• Jacqueline Grace Lopez

  

  It was music to fans’ ears when they heard that Blaze was returning to set Kristina’s heart afire.

• Rena Sofer

  

  You snooze, you lose, Bold & Beautiful. A year after the Emmy winner last aired as Quinn, the news broke that she was returning to Port Charles as Lois. If that doesn’t jog ex-husband Ned’s memory, nothing will!

• Joshua Benard

  

  Should Dex be worried? Maurice Benard’s son was set to return as Josslyn’s classmate Adam in the fall of 2023.

• Adam Huss

  

  When Nikolas emerged from his coma at summer’s end — and looking righter than rain, we might add — his last portrayer was the one who reprised the oft-recast role.

• Carly Hughes

  

  Can we keep her, please, please, please? When General Hospital announced in August that the American Housewife alum would be repping Lucy & Co. in court, all we could think was, “Ya know what, Elise? Port Charles could use another lawyer!”

• Mykel Shannon Jenkins

  

  The winner of Season 1 of SOAPnet’s I Wanna Be a Soap Star walked onto the set in the summer of 2023 as Roy, the physical therapist tasked with getting Curtis back on his feet.

• Lily Anne Harrison

  

  As TJ and Molly sought a surrogate to add a child to their relationship, the daughter of Gregory Harrison (Gregory) was brought in to play Andrea, a candidate for the life-changing job.

• Lauren Swickard

  

  Gonna go out on a limb and guess that Josh Swickard (Chase) had a new favorite castmate when the role of Ferncliff nurse Janet was filled by his real-life wife, with whom he also starred in two California Christmas movies for Netflix.

• Brad Schmidt

  

  The General Hospital vet, who once spelled Johnny Wactor as Brando, returned in July 2023 as Book, a Pentonville inmate with an axe to grind — preferably into Cyrus’ back.

• Eden Harker

  

  Why so glum? The 14-year-old who took over as Maxie and Spinelli’s daughter Georgie in July 2023 earned rave reviews from the get-go.

• Ella Lentini

  

  She looks like a Veronica to us, but the relative newcomer was actually cast as a Betty — Betty Rutherford, the spy nanny that Ava was forced to hire to look after her affairs Avery.

• Brooke Anne Smith

  

  Well, that was fast. Just over two months after Holiday Mia Kriegel replaced Haley Pullos as Molly, this veteran of Tyler Perry’s Too Close to Home has been tapped to replace her.

• Alley Mills

  

  Any way you, ahem, sliced it, a summer return by Heather was destined to be trouble.

• Cheryl Francis Harrington

  

  As Curtis fought for his life after being shot, his mom Irene — whose portrayer was once a CPS agent on the show — did a hard sell on heaven as the kinda place where you could picnic without ants.

• Walt Willey

  

  The All My Children vet isn’t just joining the show, he’s bringing beloved Pine Valley legal eagle Jackson Montgomery to Port Charles in July!

• Susan Diol

  

  The One Life to Live vet who once subbed for Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis scrubbed in again as Nurse Clara.

• Holiday Mia Kriegel

  

  When a car accident left Haley Pullos sidelined in the spring of 2023, a temporary recast was brought in to keep Molly’s storyline going.

• Kate Mansi

  

  When the soap recast Kristina in the spring of 2023, it didn’t just bring in any old actress to succeed Lexi Ainsworth as Sonny and Alexis’ daughter, it brought in Kate Mansi, an Emmy winner for her work as Abigail on Days of Our Lives.

• Gary James Fuller

  

  Presto! James’ Nurses Ball magic act with half sis Georgie marked the debut of a new moppet in the role of Maxie’s son with late husband Nathan.

• James Ryan

  

  Viewers were in for a shock when Holly and Felicia finally tracked down Ethan as he was about to be sold to the highest bidder — and he was portrayed by newcomer James Ryan! Hey, that blond hair really does sell him as Luke’s son! 

• Constance Towers

  

  Yeah, yeah, we know. Helena’s dead. Again. But that wasn’t going to stop her portrayer from reprising the role during May sweeps.

• Emma Samms

  

  Once again, rumors of Holly’s “death” were greatly exaggerated as Robert’s lost love was poised to return in April 2023, Soap Opera Digest whispered.

• Jane Elliot

  

  Where do we send a thank-you note to the daytime legend for retiring in such a way that she can still now and then bring Tracy back to Port Charles, as Soap Opera Digest reported that she was set to in the spring of 2023? Because that, ladies and gents, is a gift.

• Yvette Nicole Brown

  

  Wish we could report that the Community grad was visiting Port Charles for a happier reason. But the actress’ guest appearance was tied to the show’s tribute to her late friend, Sonya Eddy (Epiphany).

• Brooklyn Rae Silzer

  

  Also for the saddest of occasions — Epiphany’s memorial service — Anna’s granddaughter paid a visit home.

• Chandra Wilson

  

  Making the trek from Grey Sloan to General Hospital, the real-life superfan, seen here at the 2019 Nurses Ball, was set to return for 2023’s gala, only in the new role of red-carpet correspondent Sydney Val Jean.

• Gavin Houston and Ricco Ross

  

  As Curtis and Portia’s wedding day neared, the groom surprised his bride — and us — by sneaking onto the guest list her brother Zeke and father Sterling.

• Adam Huss

  

  For the last leg of Nikolas’ journey — at least for now — Adam Huss was once again called in to sub for Marcus Coloma.

• Anthony Montgomery

  

  No, they didn’t get as close as all this when Anna turned to former beau Andre for help clearing her name in the matter of Lucy’s shooting. But it was still nice to see her old flame again ahead of New Year.

• Scarlett Brielle

  

  ’Sup, punkin? Just in time for Halloween, Scarlett Spears took over the role of Sonny and Carly’s daughter, Donna.

• Denise Crosby

  

  In the fall of 2022, word leaked that the Star Trek: The Next Generation vet had been picked to play Elizabeth’s never-before-seen mother, Carolyn. And as dad Jeff?

• William R. Moses

  

  The brother of Rick Moses — aka hot hitman Hutch on the soap back in 1980 — was set to move from Falcon Crest to Port Charles to replace Richard Dean Anderson as Liz’s long-MIA dad.

• Cyrus Hobbi

  

  Beefy bodyguard Yuri got more than a plate of cole slaw at the Quartermaines’ picnic, he got a new romance with Terry. Eat your heart out, Chet!

• Viron Weaver

  

  October didn’t just bring back pumpkin spice, it also brought back Wiley’s portrayer, who’d last appeared in Willow’s Nelle-centric nightmare.

• Alley Mills

  

  Bold & Beautiful usually uses the veteran actress’ Pam as comic relief. But there was nothing funny about the character she took on on General Hospital just in time for November sweeps: She replaced Robin Mattson as psycho Heather.

• Robin Blake

  

  In a blink-and-you-missed-it cameo, the original cast member — aka Nurse Judy Clampett in the old days — popped up as a Metro Court patron in September 2022.

• Avery Kristen Pohl

  

  You didn’t really think that Esme’s tumble off of Wyndemere’s parapet would be the end of her, did you? No, no, no. The she-devil was set to make her Port Charles comeback just in time for Halloween.

• Briana Lane

  

  General Hospital didn’t have to think too hard about whom to bring in when Amanda Setton needed a sub for a day as Brook Lynn in October 2022. The show just called Lane, who’d also spelled Setton during her maternity leave two years prior.

• Chloe Lanier

  

  Dead schmead. Nelle was set to raise hell anew in September 2022 thanks to a short-term return by her Emmy-winning portrayer.

• Cyrus Hobbi

  

  To the delight of Yuri fans, Brook Lynn and Bailey’s Lu’s beefy bodyguard made a surprise appearance at the Quartermaines’ charity picnic in August 2022.

• Emma Samms

  

  The fall of 2022 promised to bring with it not only the change of seasons but the long-awaited return of Holly. “No one,” said her portrayer, “is more interested in what’s happened to her since we saw her two years ago, being held captive by a mysterious villain, than me!”

• Joshua Benard

  

  In June of 2022, the son of Maurice Benard (Sonny) made another guest appearance as Adam — basically so that Josslyn’s skeevy classmate could apologize for their last interaction.

• Robert Adamson

  

  When COVID concerns sidelined Chad Duell, Young & Restless’ former Noah suited up to temporarily take his place. Note: Despite what these pictures suggest, the suit was not a tuxedo.

• Jeff Kober

  

  A photo taken in May 2022 at the soap’s 15,000th episode celebration on the set revealed that Cyrus would soon be back in action. And by “in action,” we mean of course “making trouble.”

• Josh Kelly

  

  Tongues wagged in May 2022 when the One Life to Live vet — Cutter in his Llanview days — was tapped to play a mystery man who sounded a lot like the “late” Jason (but turned out to be Dante’s old pal, Cody).

• Evan Hofer

  

  Ever since Jason’s latest “death,” Port Charles had been short a bit of T-shirt-clad muscle. Enter this head turner as Dex, who seemed less likely to pick up the nickname Stone Cold than Red Hot.

• Michael Blake Kruse

  

  Developments don’t get much more, ahem, arresting than this: The soap rookie was recruited in March 2022 to play Rory, the newest cop on the PCPD. One of the cutest, too.

• Tanisha Harper

  

  Reporting for duty at the Port Charles Police Department in March 2022 was the third actress to play Jordan (following Briana Nicole Henry and Vinessa Antoine).

• Tabyana Ali

  

  In the spring of 2022, the daytime newcomer took over the role of Trina from Sydney Mikayla, who bid adieu to Port Charles to focus on college. Need we mention that Ali also rocked it? ’Cause she did.

• Constance Towers

  

  When has a little thing like “death” ever slowed down Helena? The Cassadine clan’s malevolent matriarch resurfaced via a prerecorded message to crash longtime foe Luke’s memorial service.

• Jane Elliot

  

  We were as excited to have the General Hospital legend back on screen in early January 2022 as we were crushed by the news that Tracy brought with her: Luke was really, most sincerely dead.

• Kristina Wagner

  

  In November 2021, the veteran actress revealed that she was not only returning as Felicia, she was doing so on contract. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of that family once again,” she said.

• Parry Shen

  

  When at last Brad was sprung from prison, Britt’s bestie was free once again to roam the streets of Port Charles. Wait, is that a good idea? Shouldn’t he be chaperoned by a responsible adult?

• Robert Gossett

  

  In October 2021, we learned that the mystery man who’d been keeping a watchful eye on Curtis and Portia was none other than the club owner’s better-“late”-than-never father, Marshall.

• Cameron Mathison

  

  When “ill-fated” Drew was resurrected in August 2021, it wasn’t with the face of previous portrayer Billy Miller but that of the All My Children vet who had played Ryan.

• Avery Kristen Pohl

  

  Nobody had to say “Here comes trouble!” when they got a look at Esme in August 2021; any time she hatched a plot — and she hatched a lot of ’em — the word was written across her portrayer’s lovely face.

• Nicholas Alexander Chavez

  

  The summer of 2021 suddenly got way hotter when SORAS hit Spencer like a ton of bricks and transformed him into the newbie that we quickly recognized as one of the rookies of the year.