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| birth_place        = [[Hastings-on-Hudson, New York]]
| birth_place        = [[Hastings-on-Hudson, New York]]
| spouse            = Cari Stahler (m. 1992)
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'''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,<ref name="Soapoperadigest.com">{{cite web|title=Roger Howarth (Paul, ATWT)|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States|access-date=July 24, 2008|url=http://soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/rogerhowarthbio/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628134329/http://soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/rogerhowarthbio/|archive-date=June 28, 2009 }}</ref> and is cited as an [[Cultural icon|icon]] in the soap opera genre.<ref name="TvGuiDe.com">{{cite news|first=Nelson|last=Branco|title=Sexy Beast|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[NTVB Media (magazine)|NTVB Media]] [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) (digital assets)|location=[[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=January 7, 2009}}</ref> He left the series in 2003 and joined soap opera ''[[As the World Turns]]'', where he played the character of [[Paul Ryan (As the World Turns)|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.<ref name="Reuters"/> 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.<ref name="Logan">{{cite news|first=Michael |last=Logan|title=Breaking News: One Life to Live Stars Head Back to General Hospital|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[NTVB Media (magazine)|NTVB Media]] [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) (digital assets)|location=[[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=March 25, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2013|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/One-Life-Live-General-Hospital-1063142.aspx}}</ref> He returned as [[Franco (General Hospital)|Franco]] on ''General Hospital,'' the character formerly created and portrayed by [[James Franco]]. When the character was written off in March 2021,<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive: Roger Howarth on ''GH'' Status |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-roger-howarth-on-gh-status/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |location=United States |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> Howarth returned two months later as a new character, [[Austin Gatlin-Holt]].<ref name="Cushman">{{cite web |last=Cushman |first=Dustin |title=General Hospital Viewers Welcome Roger Howarth Back as New Character, Doctor Austin — Plus, Is Peter Actually Dead? |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/soapbox/600992/general-hospital-fans-welcome-back-roger-howarth-austin/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |access-date=May 31, 2021 |location=United States |date=May 28, 2021}}</ref> In addition to his soap opera work, Howarth has guest starred in television shows such as ''[[Prey (U.S. TV series)|Prey, The Flash]]'' and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''.
'''Roger Howarth''' 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,<ref name="Soapoperadigest.com">{{cite web|title=Roger Howarth (Paul, ATWT)|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States|access-date=July 24, 2008|url=http://soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/rogerhowarthbio/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628134329/http://soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/rogerhowarthbio/|archive-date=June 28, 2009 }}<!---this source give birthday but not year---></ref> and is cited as an [[Cultural icon|icon]] in the soap opera genre.<ref name="TvGuiDe.com">{{cite news|first=Nelson|last=Branco|title=Sexy Beast|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[NTVB Media (magazine)|NTVB Media]] [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) (digital assets)|location=[[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=January 7, 2009}}</ref> He left the series in 2003 and joined soap opera ''[[As the World Turns]]'', where he played the character of [[Paul Ryan (As the World Turns)|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.<ref name="Reuters"/> 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.<ref name="Logan">{{cite news|first=Michael |last=Logan|title=Breaking News: One Life to Live Stars Head Back to General Hospital|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[NTVB Media (magazine)|NTVB Media]] [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) (digital assets)|location=[[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=March 25, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2013|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/One-Life-Live-General-Hospital-1063142.aspx}}</ref> He returned as [[Franco (General Hospital)|Franco]] on ''General Hospital,'' the character formerly created and portrayed by [[James Franco]]. When the character was written off in March 2021,<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive: Roger Howarth on ''GH'' Status |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-roger-howarth-on-gh-status/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |location=United States |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> Howarth returned two months later as a new character, [[Austin Gatlin-Holt]].<ref name="Cushman">{{cite web |last=Cushman |first=Dustin |title=General Hospital Viewers Welcome Roger Howarth Back as New Character, Doctor Austin — Plus, Is Peter Actually Dead? |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/soapbox/600992/general-hospital-fans-welcome-back-roger-howarth-austin/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |access-date=May 31, 2021 |location=United States |date=May 28, 2021}}</ref> In addition to his soap opera work, Howarth has guest starred in television shows such as ''[[Prey (U.S. TV series)|Prey, The Flash]]'' and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life and education==
Howarth was born in [[Hastings-on-Hudson, New York]].<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/> His father was involved in theater and wrote plays.<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/> 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.<ref name="www.phil-donahue.com">{{cite news|title=Male Soap Opera Stars|publisher=[[Phil Donahue Show]]|date=May 17, 1994}}</ref> 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."<ref name=www.phil-donahue.com/> 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.<ref name=www.phil-donahue.com/>
Roger Howarth was born in [[Hastings-on-Hudson, New York]].<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/> His father was involved in theater and wrote plays.<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/> 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.<ref name=www.phil-donahue.com/>
 
He played soccer from the time he was a small child up until 19 years of age.<ref name="www.phil-donahue.com">{{cite news|title=Male Soap Opera Stars|publisher=[[Phil Donahue Show]]|date=May 17, 1994}}</ref> 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."<ref name=www.phil-donahue.com/> 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.<ref name=www.phil-donahue.com/>


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]].<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/>
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]].<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/>
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Howarth was discovered during a nationwide talent search and was cast in the role of Kent Winslow on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime drama ''[[Loving (TV series)|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.{{sfn|Dines|Humez|2014|pp=516–519}} The character has also been termed an icon by the press.<ref name="TvGuiDe.com"/> Howarth portrayed Todd on-and-off since 1992. He was strongly praised for his work on the series,<ref name="soap opera digest1">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, July 1998|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest2">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, December 1998|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest3">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, March 2000|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest4">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, October 2000|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest5">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, March 2001|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref> and won a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] in 1994 for the role.<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/><ref name="soapcentral.com">{{cite web|title=About the Actors: Roger Howarth|work=[[List of soap opera media outlets|Soapcentral]]|location=United States|access-date=August 26, 2007|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/howarth.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807104726/http://soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/howarth.php|archive-date=August 7, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Thomas Riggs|title=St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture|year=2013|isbn=978-1558628472|edition=2nd|publisher=St. James Press|location=[[St. James, Missouri]]}}</ref> After attempts were made to romantically pair Todd with his victim, [[Marty Saybrooke]], Howarth quit the show in 1995.<ref name="TVGuide.com">{{cite news|first=Nelson|last=Branco|title=FF: Soap Malfunction Currently in Progress OLTL: Raping Marty softly with his kiss|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[NTVB Media (magazine)|NTVB Media]] [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) (digital assets)|location=[[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=September 29, 2008|access-date=September 7, 2012|url=http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/080929_ratings_nelson_NB|archive-date=July 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164108/http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/080929_ratings_nelson_NB}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="buddytv.com">{{cite web| title='One Life to Live' Star Proud of Son, Sounds Off on Blair and Todd's Romance|work=[[BuddyTV]]|location=[[Seattle]]|access-date=March 9, 2008|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/one-life-to-live/one-life-to-live-star-proud-of-14432.aspx}}</ref> 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 (U.S. TV series)|Prey]]''.
Howarth was discovered during a nationwide talent search and was cast in the role of Kent Winslow on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime drama ''[[Loving (TV series)|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.{{sfn|Dines|Humez|2014|pp=516–519}} The character has also been termed an icon by the press.<ref name="TvGuiDe.com"/> Howarth portrayed Todd on-and-off since 1992. He was strongly praised for his work on the series,<ref name="soap opera digest1">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, July 1998|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest2">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, December 1998|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest3">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, March 2000|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest4">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, October 2000|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref><ref name="soap opera digest5">{{cite news |title=Performer of the week, March 2001|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|location=United States}}</ref> and won a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] in 1994 for the role.<ref name=Soapoperadigest.com/><ref name="soapcentral.com">{{cite web|title=About the Actors: Roger Howarth|work=[[List of soap opera media outlets|Soapcentral]]|location=United States|access-date=August 26, 2007|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/howarth.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807104726/http://soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/howarth.php|archive-date=August 7, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Thomas Riggs|title=St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture|year=2013|isbn=978-1558628472|edition=2nd|publisher=St. James Press|location=[[St. James, Missouri]]}}</ref> After attempts were made to romantically pair Todd with his victim, [[Marty Saybrooke]], Howarth quit the show in 1995.<ref name="TVGuide.com">{{cite news|first=Nelson|last=Branco|title=FF: Soap Malfunction Currently in Progress OLTL: Raping Marty softly with his kiss|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[NTVB Media (magazine)|NTVB Media]] [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) (digital assets)|location=[[Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Radnor]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=September 29, 2008|access-date=September 7, 2012|url=http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/080929_ratings_nelson_NB|archive-date=July 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164108/http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/080929_ratings_nelson_NB}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="buddytv.com">{{cite web| title='One Life to Live' Star Proud of Son, Sounds Off on Blair and Todd's Romance|work=[[BuddyTV]]|location=[[Seattle]]|access-date=March 9, 2008|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/one-life-to-live/one-life-to-live-star-proud-of-14432.aspx}}</ref> 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 (U.S. TV series)|Prey]]''.


In 1998, Howarth departed ''One Life to Live'' for a second time, looking to pursue other acting projects both on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. He made his first Broadway debut in ''[[The White Rose (play)|The White Rose]]'', but also did some theater work in ''Henry IV, Passions'', ''You Touched Me'', ''[[Mother Courage]]'', and ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]''.<ref name="ABout.com">{{cite news |title=prince of darkness returns|publisher=[[About.com]]|date=2000-06-01|access-date=2008-07-20|url=http://onelifetolive.about.com/library/weekly/aa060100b.htm}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=ABout.com/>
In 1998, Howarth departed ''One Life to Live'' for a second time, looking to pursue other acting projects both on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. He made his first Broadway debut in ''[[The White Rose (play)|The White Rose]]'', but also did some theater work in ''Henry IV, Passions'', ''You Touched Me'', ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children|Mother Courage]]'', and ''[[Orestes (play)|Orestes]]''.<ref name="ABout.com">{{cite news |title=prince of darkness returns|publisher=[[About.com]]|date=2000-06-01|access-date=2008-07-20|url=http://onelifetolive.about.com/library/weekly/aa060100b.htm}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=ABout.com/>


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 (As the World Turns)|Paul Ryan]] in July 2003.
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 (As the World Turns)|Paul Ryan]] in July 2003.
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Howarth, [[Michael Easton]] and [[Kristen Alderson]] appeared on ''[[General Hospital]]'' from 2012 to 2013.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS217208843720120111|title=As 'One Life to Live' Finale Looms, Stars Roger Howarth, Kassie DePaiva Join 'General Hospital'|date=January 11, 2013|access-date=August 1, 2016|work=[[Reuters]]|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> Their characters of Todd Manning, [[John McBain (One Life to Live)|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 (production company)|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''.<ref name="Logan"/> 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.''
Howarth, [[Michael Easton]] and [[Kristen Alderson]] appeared on ''[[General Hospital]]'' from 2012 to 2013.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS217208843720120111|title=As 'One Life to Live' Finale Looms, Stars Roger Howarth, Kassie DePaiva Join 'General Hospital'|date=January 11, 2013|access-date=August 1, 2016|work=[[Reuters]]|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> Their characters of Todd Manning, [[John McBain (One Life to Live)|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 (production company)|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''.<ref name="Logan"/> 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 (General Hospital)|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive: Roger Howarth on ''GH'' Status |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-roger-howarth-on-gh-status/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |location=United States |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> He made his last appearance as Franco Baldwin on March 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cushman |first=Dustin |title=After Chase Sees Messages About the DNA Results on Finn's Phone, [SPOILER] Decides to Tell Him the Truth |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/recaps/594461/general-hospital-jackie-prepares-tell-chase-truth/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |access-date=April 1, 2021 |location=United States |date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> He returned on May 27 in the role of Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt.<ref name="Cushman"/> In November 2023, Howarth announced his departure from ''General Hospital''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Levinsky |first=Mara |title=Exclusive: Roger Howarth On Exiting ''General Hospital'' |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-roger-howarth-on-his-exit-from-general-hospital/ |magazine=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[A360media]] |access-date=November 20, 2023 |location=United States |issn=0164-3584 |date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>
On May 29, 2013, Howarth's new character on ''General Hospital'' was revealed; he was cast as [[Franco (General Hospital)|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive: Roger Howarth on ''GH'' Status |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-roger-howarth-on-gh-status/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |location=United States |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> He made his last appearance as Franco Baldwin on March 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cushman |first=Dustin |title=After Chase Sees Messages About the DNA Results on Finn's Phone, [SPOILER] Decides to Tell Him the Truth |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/recaps/594461/general-hospital-jackie-prepares-tell-chase-truth/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |access-date=April 1, 2021 |location=United States |date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> He returned on May 27 in the role of Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt.<ref name="Cushman"/> In November 2023, Howarth announced his departure from ''General Hospital''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Levinsky |first=Mara |title=Exclusive: Roger Howarth On Exiting ''General Hospital'' |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-roger-howarth-on-his-exit-from-general-hospital/ |magazine=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[A360media]] |access-date=November 20, 2023 |location=United States |issn=0164-3584 |date=November 20, 2023}}</ref> In August 2025, it was announced Howarth had joined ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''';<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title=''The Young and the Restless'' Recruits Former ''General Hospital'' Star Roger Howarth for Mystery Role |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-young-and-the-restless-casts-roger-howarth-1236499429/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=August 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250828161203/https://deadline.com/2025/08/the-young-and-the-restless-casts-roger-howarth-1236499429/ |archive-date=August 28, 2025 |location=United States |date=August 28, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> he made his first appearance as Mitch Bacall on October 31.  It was soon revealed that this name was an alias and Howarth is playing [[Mitch Bacall|Matt Clark]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Roger Howarth 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.

Early life and education

Roger 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.[7]

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.Template:Sfn 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,[8][9][10][11][12] and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994 for the role.[1][13] 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.[14] After attempts were made to romantically pair Todd with his victim, Marty Saybrooke, Howarth quit the show in 1995.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[17]

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.[18] 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."[19] 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.[20] He made his last appearance as Franco Baldwin on March 11, 2021.[21] He returned on May 27 in the role of Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt.[6] In November 2023, Howarth announced his departure from General Hospital.[22] In August 2025, it was announced Howarth had joined The Young and the Restless';[23] he made his first appearance as Mitch Bacall on October 31. It was soon revealed that this name was an alias and Howarth is playing Matt Clark.

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
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Liebestraum Boy in Rain Template:Plain list
2017 Destruction Los Angeles Dr. Paul Grant Template:Plain list
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Loving Kent Winslow 100 episodes
1992 Guiding Light Jory September-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 Host Episode: "FMurder"
1998 Prey Randall Lynch 4 episodes
2002–03 Dawson's Creek Professor Gregory Hetson 9 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 Bridge 4 episodes
2025 The Young and the Restless Matt Clark Recurring role

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
1994 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series One Life to Live Won [1][24]
1994 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain/Villainess Nominated
1995 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [25]
1995 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Won [1][26]
1998 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villain Won [1][27]
2001 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actor Nominated
2002 Daytime Emmy Award America's Favorite Villain (Special Fan Award) Nominated
2003 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actor Nominated
2004 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series As the World Turns Nominated [28]
2005 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [29]
2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actor Nominated

See also

References

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