General Hospital Doctors

Van Hansis was born on 25 September 1981 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Eastsiders (2012) and Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015).

Philip Abbott was born March 21, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA as Philip Abbott Alexander. He was an actor and director, known for his roles in The F.B.I. (1965), Quincy, M.E. (1976), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Columbo (1971), and The Young and the Restless (1973), among many other productions. He was married to Jane Dufrayne; the couple had two sons and a daughter. Abbott died on February 23, 1998, aged 73, of cancer in Tarzana, California, USA.

Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera is known for The Lincoln Lawyer (2022), Good Girls (2018) and Healed (2023).

David Ackert has been an entrepreneur and business development mentor to service firms for nearly two decades. He is the president of the Ackert Advisory, which delivers business development consulting and technology solutions to lawyers and other service professionals worldwide. He is also the founder of Practice Boomers, an award-winning e-learning program, and Practice Pipeline, an innovative pipeline management software platform.

Over the course of his dynamic career, he has worked in a variety of industries, starting with the entertainment industry. His early experiences on stage, in front of and behind the camera, shaped his current acumen as a keynote speaker, business development mentor and technology entrepreneur.

Denise Alexander was born on 11 November 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for General Hospital (1963), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Ben Jerrod (1963). She was previously married to Richard A. Colla.

The original MacGyver (1985) and Stargate SG-1 (1997) star was born on January 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Stuart Anderson, was a teacher at a local high school and his mother, Jocelyn, was an artist who was talented in both sculpting and painting. He and his three younger brothers (Jeffrey, Thomas, and James) grew up in Roseville, a suburb of Minneapolis. He developed a love for sports, music (especially jazz) and acting.

As a teenager, Anderson dreamed of becoming a professional hockey player as a teenager. But, at age sixteen, he broke both of his arms in separate incidents, the second of which was so bad that he had to be hospitalized for three months, putting paid to the dream of becoming a hockey player. He went hitchhiking on the open road via a 5,641-mile bicycle trip from Minnesota to Alaska. Although accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone. This experience gave him a more centered sense of direction in his life.

After studying drama at St. Cloud State University and at Ohio University (without completing his degree), he briefly moved to New York before settling in Los Angeles, where he worked as a juggler and a street mime and in a Renaissance-style cabaret. He worked briefly in Marineland, where his jobs included holding fish in his mouth for killer whales to leap up and snatch. Subsequently, he appeared in plays and formed a rock band called "Rick Dean and the Dante" with his friend Carl Dante in which he sang and played the guitar.

His big break came in 1976, when he was cast in the popular daytime drama General Hospital (1963) as Dr. Jeff Webber. He continued to play the role for five years until he felt it was time to move on to prime-time drama. He made numerous guest appearances in series such as The Facts of Life (1979) and The Love Boat (1977) and was cast as the star in two CBS series, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983), but both lasted just one season.

His next big success came in 1985, when he won the role as the title character in the ABC adventure series MacGyver (1985). He was cast because the producers were impressed by the lack of pretension he showed at his audition. As he is nearsighted, it was necessary for him to wear his glasses for the reading. The series lasted seven seasons and ran for 139 episodes. It was hugely successful throughout its run and has continued to be popular all over the world. He reprised his role in two TV movies, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994) and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994), both produced by his own production company, Gekko Film Corp, which he co-founded with Michael Greenburg.

Having made a huge impression in Ordinary Heroes (1986) as a blind Vietnam veteran struggling to rebuild his life in the United States. After "MacGyver" ended he moved on to such made-for-television movies as In the Eyes of a Stranger (1992), Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992), Beyond Betrayal (1994), Past the Bleachers (1995) and Pandora's Clock (1996). He returned to series television in 1995, when he was cast as Ernest Pratt/Nicodemus Legend in Legend (1995), an adventure series that aired on UPN. He served as executive producer of the series, in which one of his co-stars was his close friend John de Lancie. His character was a dime novelist (Pratt) who took on the persona of the protagonist in his novels (Legend). The series was primarily a comedy, a blend of the western and science fiction.

He found major success again when cast as Colonel (later Brigadier General) Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG-1 (1997), an adventure/science fiction series based on the blockbuster Stargate (1994) starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. The series began filming in Vancouver on February 19, 1997, and premiered on Showtime on July 27, 1997 and on Fox Friday nights. The series has remained extremely successful since then, eventually resulting in the creation of a spin-off series, Stargate: Atlantis (2004), in 2004, and the now-canceled video game "Stargate SG-1: The Alliance" in 2005. Both series aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. He appeared, sporadically, in the latest spin-off series, Stargate Universe (2009). His role in the SG-1 series was substantially reduced in its seventh and eighth seasons, which culminated in his departure from the series in 2005.

Never married, he had dated many women including such actresses as Teri Hatcher, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Sela Ward as well as German ice-skater Katarina Witt. Since 1996, his partner has been Apryl A. Prose, mother of his only child, Wylie Quinn Annarose Anderson (born August 2, 1998).

Matthew Nile Ashford was born on January 29, 1960, in the town of Davenport, Iowa. He is the third youngest [youngest boy] of eight kids. He has four brothers and 3 sisters, and in descending order their names are: Dave [6/4], Jeff [6/4], Phil [10/1], Teresa [4/16], Randy [8/9], Matt [1/29], Susie [3/13], and Sally [9/16]. When he was 12 years old, his sisters took him to auditions for a local play, and it was there that he was bitten by the acting bug. A year later, the family moved to Fairfax, VA, where Matthew attended Hayfield High and continued to involve himself in local theatre as well as school productions. After graduation, Matthew attended the highly accredited North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. During the summer months, he and a friend worked as street performers in Myrtle Beach, SC doing mime, magic, juggling, improv. Eventually, he joined the Ragamuffin Magic & Mime Company where he earned his first professional paycheck. Soon after graduating from NC School of the Arts, in 1982, with a B.F.A. in Theatre, he followed his star to New York City; it was full of opportunities, and it was still only a train ride from mom. Matthew was not in town long before he was put under contract by ABC and cast as Drew Ralston on One Life to Live (1968) (1982-83). Sadly, Drew was killed in a flower shop on the eve of his wedding. After his year on OLTL, Matt toured with a troupe performing "Member of the Wedding," which soon led to his second soap, Search for Tomorrow (1951). Matt played Cagney McCleary, with brothers David Forsyth and 'Jeff Meek', from 1983 until the show was canceled in December of 1986. Matt quickly made the role of "Jack" his own and won several awards for his portrayal of the popular Days' character including Soap Opera Digest's Best Villain in 1989, a Super Couple (1991) and Best Wedding (1992) award with Melissa Reeves, as well as the Best Comedic Performance award in 1992. Strangely, the birth of Matthew and Christina's daughter Grace seemed to coincide with the birth of Jack's television daughter, Abigail. Little Grace was born on June 15, 1992. Matt left Days of Our Lives (1965) within the following year, in September of 1993, after six years as Jack Deveraux. He remains the only true "Jack" in the hearts of many. In 1997, he and his wife Grace had a second child -- a daughter Emma. During his time off from the soaps, Matt took the opportunity to get involved with live theatre again. He joined the prestigious Interact Theatre Company, headed by former co-star Marilyn McIntyre (ex-Jo Days). He remains active in the troupe, despite his daytime schedule.

Barry Atwater was born on 16 May 1918 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek (1966), One Step Beyond (1959) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964). He died on 24 May 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Donna Baccala was born on 26 April 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Brainscan (1994), The Big Valley (1965) and Mannix (1967).

Michael Baseleon was a busy American actor who debuted in the theater before becoming a regular on television. He was featured or guest-starred in some 90 television series and TV movies (including The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969), Ironside (1967), Police Woman (1974), Barnaby Jones (1973), Police Story (1973), Flamingo Road (1980), CHiPs (1977), The Greatest American Hero (1981), and The A-Team (1983)). He did not appear in many feature films, but two of these (Uptight (1968) and The Grissom Gang (1971)) stood out whilst another (A Man Called Horse (1970)) became a cult classic. Baseleon died at age 61 in 1986 after suffering a heart attack.

Felecia M. Bell was born on 12 June 1960 in Valley Village, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), NightMan (1997) and Smallville (2001).

Tajh Bellow was born on 9 February 1995 in Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Role Models (2008) and NCIS (2003).

Shaun Benson was born on 16 January 1976 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for The Boys (2019), ARQ (2016) and General Hospital (1963).

John Beradino was born on 1 May 1917 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), Adventures of Superman (1952) and Young Doctors in Love (1982). He was married to Marjorie Ann Binder, Charissa Hughes and Jeanette Nadine Barritt. He died on 19 May 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

25+ films produced with stars Orlando Bloom, Kevin Bacon, Nick Nolte, Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Chris Rock, Mike Shannon, Til Schweiger, Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer, Djimon Hounsou, Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Hopper, Amy Smart, Dolph Lundgren, Alex Pettyfer, John Lithgow, Jennifer Beals, Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Matthew Goode, and Sylvester Stallone.

Between 2017 and 2020 Bernhardt had four films produced (with budgets between $19 and $37 million). The rollicking action-comedy 'Shanghai Job' - stars Orlando Bloom and several Chinese notables. Period action film 'Cliffs of Freedom' stars Christopher Plummer and Tony and Grammy Winner Patti Lupone. The action biopic 'Medieval' stars Ben Foster and MIchael Caine. The latest film Echo Boomers stars Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer and Patrick Schwarzenegger (2020). 2019 also marked the release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the video game on which Bernhardt served as story consultant.

While building a career as a writer, Bernhardt supported himself as an actor, with contract roles on General Hospital (1986-1988), then Dynasty (1989-1990), followed by numerous bad guy leads in films such as Clive Barker's Hellraiser.

Kevin Best was born on 26 February 1959 in New York, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Teen Witch (1989), South Central (1992) and Hunter (1984).

Casey Biggs decided to give up football and pursue an acting career while a student at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. He joined a glee club and chorus, then started getting involved in musicals and operettas. This led to his audition for the Juilliard School, where he received a BFA in 1977. He continues to star in numerous stage, film and television productions since his graduation.

Tamara Braun was born on 18 April 1971 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and director, known for General Hospital (1963), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Kombucha Cure (2023).

Martin E. Brooks was a celebrated actor best known for his portrayal of Dr. Rudy Wells on the iconic 1970s ABC series The Six Million Dollar Man and its spin off, The Bionic Woman. Born Martin Baum in the Bronx, he moved to Wilkes-Barre, PA, at the age of 10, where his father ran the Blue Bell Dress Factory. Following high school, Brooks served honorably as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army, during which he was awarded a Purple Heart.

He later studied at Penn State University and attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, where he garnered an off-Broadway best actor award for his role in Wolfgang Borchert's Outside the Door. It was at this point in his career that he took on the stage name Martin Brooks, following a suggestion from one of his producers, Richard Rodgers. Brooks's Broadway career included roles in notable productions such as John Steinbeck's Burning Bright and Arthur Miller's Enemy of the People, earning him a Theatre World Award. He also made memorable appearances on television shows like Knots Landing, Hunter, McMillan & Wife, and Cagney & Lacey, while notably playing Edgar Randolph in the popular series Dallas.

In addition to his television and stage work, Brooks portrayed Dr. Arthur Bradshaw on General Hospital and appeared in films like Colossus: The Forbin Project. He co-owned the Tracy Roberts Acting School and actively participated in Theatre West. A talented musician, Brooks released a CD titled A Life Filled With Love in 2014. He also authored two novels, and his play Flo and Joe was considered for Broadway production.

Minnesota-born Brianna Brown began acting in elementary school and local community productions. After high school and a brief stint at St. Olaf College, Brianna moved to Los Angeles when she was 19 to pursue an acting career full-time. She snagged a part in the pilot show for Judd Apatow's quirky, fondly remembered series Freaks and Geeks (1999). From there she got parts in several theatrical features, mostly comedies, and in 2004 secured a part in Spider-Man 2 (2004). She worked steadily over the next few years, playing everything from a farmer's wife to a killer of zombies (Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)), and worked again for Apatow in two more of his comedies, The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Knocked Up (2007).

She also kept busy with guest-starring roles on some of the top series on TV, such as CSI: Miami (2002), Without a Trace (2002), Smallville (2001) and had a memorable turn as a serial-killing call girl in Criminal Minds (2005). She had a long-running part on the soap General Hospital (1963) as Dr. Lisa Miles.

Outside the film industry, she has been involved in giving women the opportunity to empower themselves financially, co-founding the "Green Goddess Investment Club" and starting a women's group called "The New Hollywood Women's Goal Group".

Born in Hayward, California as Kimberlin Ann Brown, Brown made daytime television history by successfully crossing over her character from the number one daytime drama The Young and the Restless (1973) to The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) causing the latter show's ratings to skyrocket in the early 1990s. Discovered by famed modeling agent Nina Blanchard, it took almost a year of soul-searching for Brown to decide if she really wanted to give up her dream of being an architect, before she moved to Los Angeles. The modeling work came quickly, and Brown jetted off to model in Tokyo, Milan and Paris. Upon her return to the United States, Brown decided to give acting a try. She guest starred on numerous television series, including Matt Houston (1982) and T.J. Hooker (1982) while taking acting classes. Brown soon won a recurring part on the daytime drama Capitol (1982). In addition, she had featured roles in the films Who's That Girl (1987), 18 Again! (1988), and Eye of the Tiger (1986). Brown's big break came in 1990: Jill Newton, the casting director of The Young and the Restless, remembered Brown from a previous audition and called her in for the role of nurse Sheila Carter. Originally designed as a minor recurring player, Brown's talents were quickly realized by the show's creator William J. Bell and culminated in a 1992 Daytime Emmy Award nomination as 'Best Supporting Actress'. As the role of Sheila Carter expanded to a full-flexed villain amidst a baby-snitch storyline along-side Tracey E. Bregman's Lauren Fenmore, the character was eventually "killed off" in dramatic fashion in May 1992. Little did viewers know, that the genius of William J. Bell saw a new lease of light for the character on sister-show The Bold And The Beautiful: A very much alive Sheila showed up in fictional Los Angeles where she was linked to the powerful Forrester dynasty. The rivalry of Sheila and Lauren continued to play a pivotal role in Los Angeles as well as Genoa City for another three years creating several story-lines spanning both shows. Brown's character was eventually reformed and continued in another direction until her shocking exit in October 1998. In 1999, Brown started a three-year-run as psychologist Dr. Rachel Locke on Port Charles (1997) - and no stranger to cross-over series-events - also brought this character to life on mother-show General Hospital (1963) on several occasions. In a top-secret move, Brown then made a highly publicized surprise return to The Bold And The Beautiful in May 2002. Due to a change of storyline, Brown was written off after just 6 months when the character of Sheila shot another legacy character, Dr. Taylor as played by Hunter Tylo. Following another quick return visit in 2003, Brown landed the role of Dr. Paige Miller on New York-based One Life to Live (1968), but left the show after several months to return to the role of Sheila Carter in August 2005. But this time, Brown returned to her original stomping grounds on The Young And The Restless. However, changes in storyline cut her return short and Brown was written off a mere 6 months later. In following years, scheduling conflicts prevented Brown from reprising her legacy character which was eventually killed off. In the last couple of years, Brown has starred in several independent movie productions and played a lead role on web-serial The Bay (2010) in 2011 in addition to starting her own interior design firm in 2012 in San Diego, California. Brown is married to Gary Pelzer since May 11, 1991 and they share a daughter and son.

Susan Brown was born on 4 May 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for General Hospital (1963), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Port Charles (1997). She died on 31 August 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Joe Michael Burke was born in Illinois, received a scholarship to the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, where he became a NCAA National Qualifier in Wrestling. Burke was discovered in Arizona by a producer from FOX television and put in a TV pilot. He then moved to Los Angeles and while running his own product development company. On moving to LA, Joe quickly appeared in TV Commercials for Coors and Taco Bell, then Guest Starring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, Saved by the Bell, Seventh Heaven, CSI, JAG, and soon earned a lead in a TV Series and starring roles in films such as The Hunt and The Last Patrol with Dolph Lundgren. In 2006 Burke left Los Angeles for an executive role at Disney, to raise his family, and start Freehold Productions, writing and producing true story and inspiring films.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, son of US Navy doctor. Graduated University of Maryland 1967 with B.A. Drama. Served as Lieutenant in US Navy 1968 -71. Appeared in regional theater in early 70s and on Broadway in1975 in Good News. Guest starred in numerous television series in the 1970s and 80s and appeared in hundreds of television commercials including appearances as Mr. Goodwrench, the Irish Spring Man and Marathon John.

Nathin Art Butler is the Company Director of the Gold Coast-based Far North Productions, a film and television company specializing in the creative development and production of high-quality live-action and animation.

After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Nathin's career has spanned over 300 episodes of television, including the Emmy Award-winning General Hospital, Hawaii Five-0, NCIS: Los Angeles, Rock Island Mysteries, Blippi Wonders, Good Cop/Bad Cop, Westworld, Casual, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Winners and Losers, The Pacific, Rain Shadow, and The Cut. His portfolio also features collaborations on major films such as Baz Luhrmann's Australia and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, alongside independent films like Black Gold, The American King, and Drone Wars.

Far North Productions has an active and diverse development slate, partnering with award-winning writers and creatives on an exciting array of projects for children, teens, and adult audiences.