Roger Howarth

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Roger Howarth
Born
Roger Howarth

(1968-09-13) September 13, 1968 (age 55)
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Occupation Actor
Years active1991–present
Known for
SpouseCari Stahler (m. 1992)
Children2
Awards Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in a Drama Series 1994, One Life to Live

Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor. He played character Todd Manning on the daytime drama One Life to Live (OLTL); the character earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, [1] and is cited as an icon in the soap opera genre. [2] He left the series in 2003 and joined soap opera As the World Turns , where he played the character of Paul Ryan until the series' final episode in 2010. Howarth returned to OLTL in May 2011, continuing the role on General Hospital in March 2012. [3] Due to a lawsuit from Prospect Park, Howarth, along with Kristen Alderson and Michael Easton, were forced to exit their roles in March 2013, only to return as new characters in May of the same year. [4] He returned as Franco on General Hospital, the character formerly created and portrayed by James Franco. When the character was written off in March 2021, [5] Howarth returned two months later as a new character, Austin Gatlin-Holt. [6] In addition to his soap opera work, Howarth has guest starred in television shows such as Prey, The Flash and Dawson's Creek .

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Early life

Howarth was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. [1] His father was involved in theater and wrote plays. [1] Exposed to the arts at an early age, Howarth performed in the play The Grand Duke at the age of seven. He was active in his high school drama department and performed in numerous plays at school. He played soccer from the time he was a small child up until 19 years of age. [7] He took the opportunity to play in other countries with the Puma Shoes U.S. National Soccer Team. In an interview, when asked if he was a professional soccer player, Howarth answered, "No! Heavens no." [7] He reiterated how he had played soccer as a child up to his late teenage years and said he was on a team that played in Europe, Brazil, and other countries, but that it was an amateur team; he "never got paid" to play, Howarth said. [7]

Howarth initially resisted acting as a profession and studied political science at George Washington University. However, after one semester, he dropped out of college to join an intense acting program at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut. [1]

Career

Howarth was discovered during a nationwide talent search and was cast in the role of Kent Winslow on the ABC daytime drama Loving . The role was short-lived. It was shortly after this that he was cast on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live as rapist Todd Manning in what was supposed to be a day-player role, but became one of the genre's most successful and enduring characters. [8] The character has also been termed an icon by the press. [2] Howarth portrayed Todd on-and-off since 1992. He was strongly praised for his work on the series, [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994 for the role. [1] [14] Subsequent attempts to redeem Todd, however, unnerved Howarth. After a female fan shouted "Rape me, Todd!" at a public appearance, his ambivalence about the role deepened. [15] After attempts were made to romantically pair Todd with his victim, Marty Saybrooke, Howarth quit the show in 1995. [16] He subsequently returned, but Todd was portrayed even more as a villain than a hero. His character's pairing with Kassie DePaiva's Blair Cramer won over fans and the two later became a supercouple. [17] While with the series, Howarth found time to extend his career to primetime, and was cast as the murderous Randall Lynch for 4 episodes of the sci-fi series Prey .

In 1998, Howarth departed One Life to Live for a second time, looking to pursue other acting projects both on Broadway and in Hollywood. He made his first Broadway debut in The White Rose , but also did some theater work in Henry IV, Passions, You Touched Me, Mother Courage , and Orestes . [18] A prominent stage appearance for Howarth was in James Goldman's Broadway production of The Lion In Winter . The play officially opened on Broadway on March 11, 1999, and ended with "its final curtain" on May 30, 1999. During the play's run, Howarth appeared opposite Stockard Channing and Laurence Fishburne. [18]

In 2000, Howarth returned to One Life to Live. He portrayed Professor Greg Hetson on the series Dawson's Creek in 2003 during a brief break from the role of Todd. Later that year, he decided it was time for him to move on from the role of Todd, and he signed on with CBS daytime drama As the World Turns , taking over the role of Paul Ryan in July 2003.

In August 2010, it was reported that Howarth would be returning to One Life to Live sometime in January 2011, though other sources disputed this. [19] On April 4, 2011, it was confirmed that Howarth would be returning to the series. Before reclaiming his previous role, it was initially unknown if he would be returning as Todd or someone connecting him to the character. "I am looking forward to returning to One Life to Live," stated Howarth. "We are going to have a lot of fun telling this story, and I am excited to see how it will unfold." [20] Howarth made his onscreen return on May 13, 2011.

Howarth, Michael Easton and Kristen Alderson appeared on General Hospital from 2012 to 2013. [3] Their characters of Todd Manning, John McBain and Starr Manning would return to One Life to Live and likely be recast with new actors with the current actors receiving new characters once they return to General Hospital. Prospect Park owned the rights to all One Life to Live characters; TV Guide reported that because ABC does not want to risk any further legal disputes with Prospect Park concerning the characters, the only way to avoid such disputes may be to have the former One Life to Live actors portray "characters that in no way resemble the current ones" in order to stay on General Hospital. [4] ABC announced that the actors would be returning to General Hospital on May 13, 2013, but without naming the characters they would portray. Howarth also continued to portray Todd Manning on Prospect Park's online version of One Life to Live.

On May 29, 2013, Howarth's new character on General Hospital was revealed; he was cast as Franco, essentially recasting James Franco's original character. Howarth is listed as a full-time contract cast member. On March 9, 2021, the character was written off after being fatally shot by Peter August (Wes Ramsey). That same day, it was announced Howarth had temporarily departed General Hospital, however, would return at a later date. [21] He made his last appearance as Franco Baldwin on March 11, 2021. [22] He returned on May 27 in the role of Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt. [6] In November 2023, Howarth announced his departure from General Hospital. [23]

Personal life

Howarth met actress Cari Stahler in New York City when he lived above the café where she worked. She asked him out on a date, which took place at Coney Island. They later married, and now have two children. [1]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Liebestraum Boy in Rain
2017 Destruction Los Angeles Dr. Paul Grant
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Loving Kent Winslow100 episodes
1992 Guiding Light JorySeptember-December

10 episodes

1992–1995, 1996–1998,
2000–2003, 2011–2013		 One Life to Live Todd Manning Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain (1998)
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for American's Favorite Villain (Special Fan Award)
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain (1994)
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actor (2001, 2003)
1996 Diagnosis: Murder Real Bad Radio HostEpisode: "FMurder"
1998 Prey Randall Lynch4 episodes
2002–03 Dawson's Creek Professor Gregory Hetson9 episodes
2003–10 As the World Turns Paul Ryan 713 episodes
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2004–05)
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actor
2012–2023 General Hospital Todd Manning Series regular; role held from 2012 to 2013
Franco Baldwin Series regular; role held from 2013 to 2021
Austin Gatlin-Holt Series regular; role held from 2021 to 2023
2015 The Flash Mason Bridge4 episodes

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1994 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series One Life to Live Won [1] [25]
1994 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain/VillainessNominated
1995Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesNominated [26]
1995Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Younger Lead ActorWon [1] [27]
1998Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding VillainWon [1] [28]
2001Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Lead ActorNominated
2002Daytime Emmy AwardAmerica's Favorite Villain (Special Fan Award)Nominated
2003Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Lead ActorNominated
2004Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series As the World Turns Nominated [29]
2005Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesNominated [30]
2005Soap Opera Digest AwardOutstanding Lead ActorNominated

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