Cameron Mathison Joins GH
The latest cast changes
who’s coming
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL
Jeremy Ray Valdez (Det. Alex Sanchez): The actor returns as his alter ego works Vinny’s case on April 22 and 23.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sean Blakemore (Shawn Butler): Daytime Emmy winner Blakemore has inked a deal to return to GH as Shawn, the role he portrayed from 2011-15 and reprised briefly in 2016. Shawn (who was written out when he went to Pentonville for shooting Rebecca Budig’s
Hayden Barnes, a crime he did not commit) maintains many important ties to Port Charles — he is Jordan’s (Briana Nicole Henry)
ex and TJ’S (Tajh Bellow)
biological father. Blakemore won his Daytime Emmy in 2016 for Outstanding
Supporting Actor. Cameron Mathison (Character Name TBA): Mathison (ex-ryan, ALL
MY CHILDREN) is joining the Port Charles ranks later this year in a mystery role. “I am absolutely thrilled to be part of the GENERAL HOSPITAL family!” Mathison enthused in a statement. “Incredibly grateful to [Executive Producer] Frank Valentini and the writers at GH for including me in such an iconic show. I feel like a kid at Christmas, as
I’ll also be continuing making Hallmark movies and be part of that family as well. So so excited... thank you!” The show isn’t releasing information on his first air date quite yet, but Mathison’s current gig — as co-host of Hallmark’s HOME &
FAMILY — will be ending soon, as the talk show is set to air its final episode in August. The actor was a Pine Valley resident as Ryan from 1998-2002 and 2003-11.
who’s going
CHESAPEAKE SHORES
Jesse Metcalfe (Trace Riley): Metcalfe (exmiguel, PASSIONS et al) will be leaving the Hallmark series CHESAPEAKE SHORES during its fifth season. In a statement to Deadline.com, the Hallmark
Channel shared, “Jesse Metcalfe, who plays Trace Riley, has decided to leave the show. His character’s storyline will wrap up early in Season Five. Jesse is a valued member of the Crown Media family; we look forward to continuing to work with him on projects, including original movies on Hallmark Channel, as well as his Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ movie series, MARTHA’S VINEYARD MYSTERIES, the next installment of which premieres on May 16. In addition, we are currently in development on another movie in the series.”