Ryan Carnes

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Ryan Carnes
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Carnes in 2015
Born
Ryan Gregg Carnes

(1982-11-21) November 21, 1982 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Ryan Gregg Carnes [1] [2] (born November 21, 1982) is an American actor. He is most known for playing the adult Lucas Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital .

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Career

Born in Pittsfield, Illinois, he attended Duke University, where he was a member of the Duke University Marching Band. [3]

In 2003, Carnes was part of a national campaign for Nintendo. Carnes first started acting in 2004 when he became the ninth actor to portray Lucas Jones on the ABC opera General Hospital from July 2004 until September 2005. After he left General Hospital, he was replaced by Ben Hogestyn. From 2004 to 2006, Carnes had a recurring role on Desperate Housewives as Justin, the love interest of Andrew Van de Kamp, played by Shawn Pyfrom. [4] Carnes starred in the 2004 film Eating Out and the 2006 film Surf School. He also starred in the video for the song "Mistake" by Australian actress and singer Stephanie McIntosh.

Carnes appeared in two episodes of the British science-fiction drama series Doctor Who in "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks", in which he played 'Laszlo', who was turned into a half-human, half-pig slave. [4] In the 2008 horror film Trailer Park of Terror , based on the Imperium comic series of the same name, Carnes plays an arrogant teenager called Alex. He also starred as the title character in the Syfy miniseries The Phantom , based on Lee Falk's comic strip of the same name. [5]

It was reported on December 11, 2013, that Carnes would reprise the role of Lucas on General Hospital, [6] returning on January 17, 2014. He then returned for short periods in 2017 and again as recurring from 2018 onward. [7] Carnes left General Hospital in March 2020, and the role was recast in November. [8]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Eating Out Marc Everhard
2006Surf SchoolTyler
2006 Letters from Iwo Jima Marine at clearing
2008 Trailer Park of Terror Alex
2008Leaving BarstowCody
2008The Sno Cone Stand IncSonny O'Day
2010 Anderson's Cross David
2010 Suicide Dolls Tyler
2011Stupid QuestionsMemphisShort film
2018 Beyond the Sky Chris Norton
2018La Boda de ValentinaJason
2019Red HandedGus
2019 Acceleration David
2022 Valentino, Be Your Own Hero Or Villain Steve
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–2005
2014–2020, 2024
General Hospital Lucas Jones
Phil Brewer
Role held: July 8, 2004–September 21, 2005; January 17, 2014–March 23, 2020; January 10-11, 2024
Role held: April 1, 2015
2004–2006 Desperate Housewives Justin 11 episodes
2005 The Closer Austin PhillipsEpisode: "Good Housekeeping"
2005 CSI: NY Nigel BallantyneEpisode: "Youngblood"
2005 Thicker than Water Tim "Ray" MarkusTelevision film
2007 CSI: Miami Ross MillerEpisode: "Bloodline"
2007 Doctor Who Laszlo2 episodes: "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks"
2008 Saving Grace Joe NathanEpisode: "Are You an Indian Princess?"
2008 Samantha Who? BrentEpisode: "Out of Africa"
2010 The Phantom Chris Moore/Kit Walker/The Phantom Miniseries; 2 episodes
2010ClassAlex BiancoTelevision film
2011 Bones Brody ManningsEpisode: "The Body in the Bag"
2011 NCIS Bryce LeitnerEpisode: "Two-Faced"
2011 Blackout Dr. Ben WestenMiniseries; 3 episodes
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Dan MacKenzieEpisode: "Over/Under"
2014 Suburgatory BartEpisode: "About a Boy-Yoi-Yoing"
2017–2018Keeping It 100Dr. Sean2 episodes; TV short
2018The Neighborhood NightmareBrodyTelevision film
2020Psycho Sister-In-LawReidTelevision film
Music videos
YearTitleArtistRole
2006"Mistake" Stephanie McIntosh Love interest
2018"Me Lloras" Gloria Trevi Unfaithful Husband

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References

  1. Ryan Carnes at IMDb
  2. Ryan Carnes Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine at TV.com
  3. Duke University Marching Band
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