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General Hospital is an American television soap opera that was first broadcast on April 1, 1963. The following is a list of characters that first appear in the show during the 2020s, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Frank Valentini. Brando Corbin (Johnny Wactor) was introduced in January 2020, as the distant relative of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober) made his first appearance in February 2021, as an antagonist to Benard's Sonny. Portia Robinson (Brook Kerr) debuted in March 2020 as the mother of Trina Robinson and is later employed at General Hospital. In May 2021, Austin Gatlin-Holt (Roger Howarth) was introduced as the long-lost son of Jimmy Lee Holt (Steve Bond) and grandson of former Quartermaine family patriarch, Edward Quartermaine. Additionally, multiple other characters appear throughout the decade.

Brando Corbin[edit]

Brando Corbin
General Hospital character
Portrayed by	Johnny Wactor
Duration	2020–present
First appearance	January 30, 2020
Created by	Chris Van Etten and Dan O'Connor
Introduced by	Frank Valentini
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Occupation	Stripper Cleaner Chauffeur Mechanic Soldier US Marine
Family Family Corinthos Parents Gladys Corbin Children Dev Cerci (legal) Liam Corbin Other relatives Mike Corbin Sonny Corinthos Courtney Matthews Michael Corinthos Kristina Davis Spencer Cassadine Avery Corinthos Donna Corinthos Rocco Falconeri Wiley Cooper-Jones (adoptive)

Brando Corbin, portrayed by Johnny Wactor, made his first appearance on January 30, 2020. The casting was announced on January 25 of the same year.^[1]

Cyrus Renault[edit]

Cyrus Renault
General Hospital character
Portrayed by	Jeff Kober
Duration	2020–present
First appearance	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)
Created by	Chris Van Etten Dan O'Connor
Introduced by	Frank Valentini
Classification	Former; recurring
Profile
Other names	Cyrus Grey
Occupation	Businessman Drug Trafficker Chairman of the Board at General Hospital
Residence	Port Charles, New York
Family Parents Gordon Grey Florence Grey Siblings Martin Grey Laura Collins Nieces and nephews Nikolas Cassadine Lucky Spencer Lulu Spencer Other relatives Cameron Webber (adoptive) Spencer Cassadine Jake Spencer (legal) Aiden Spencer Charlotte Cassadine Rocco Falconeri

Cyrus Renault, portrayed by Jeff Kober, made his first appearance on February 5, 2020.^[2]

In January 2020, Sonny Corinthos receives news a truck containing a shipment of coffee had been stolen, with the truck subsequently found abandoned and burned. While in Brooklyn, New York with his father, Mike and enforcer, Jason Morgan, the three are ambushed in a restaurant by armed gunmen. Simultaneous to this, two additional ambushes occur in Port Charles - one at Sonny's coffee warehouse, endangering Gladys Corbin and Carly Corinthos, and the other at the pier, threatening Michael Corinthos, Josslyn Jacks, Sasha Gilmore and Laura Collins. Laura is shot in the stomach during the Pier ambush, while the others were saved after Dustin Phillips fought off the gunman. Meanwhile, at the warehouse, Brando Corbin arrived and was able to rescue Gladys and Carly. In Brooklyn, Jason was able to fend off their attacker, while Sonny focused on keeping an agitated Mike calm. Following the skirmish at the warehouse, two of Sonny's men were able to capture one of the attackers, who after being interrogated, attempting escape, and being shot by Jason, reveals the name of his employer - Cyrus Renault.

Renault is revealed to be drug runner, who typically operates out of the Pacific Northwest, but has recently been transferred to Pentonville Penitentiary outside of Port Charles. Sonny opts to pay him a visit, during which Cyrus attempts to entice him into running drugs with him, which Sonny refuses. Parallel to this, it is revealed that Police Commissioner Jordan Ashford once worked as part of a DEA task force alongside Marcus Taggert and two other agents to take down Renault. The two other agents have recently been found dead, with it made to seem as if they died of drug overdoses. Jordan had infiltrated Cyrus's organization and taken a place as his right-hand when her team had manufactured evidence to incriminate Cyrus, resulting in his imprisonment. Cyrus denies any responsibility in the deaths of the other agents.

Jason discovers the location of a warehouse owned by Renault, which he arranges to have blown up.

Portia Robinson[edit]

Portia Robinson, portrayed by Brook Kerr, made her first appearance on March 5, 2020. Her casting was announced on February 26, 2020,^[3] with Portia being introduced as a doctor, who is also the mother of Trina Robinson (Sydney Mikayla).

Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, Kerr called the role a "blessing," and discussed the audition process, stating it "came out of the blue and when it did, I was like, 'Yes! This is perfect!'" She further discussed her luck of working with several of the soap's cast members, revealing: "A lot of these cast members, I've been a fan of for a long time. The fact that I'm kind of in the middle of it now is so amazing! I'm just really enjoying the ride and I'm so happy to be a part of this team now."^[4]

Austin Gatlin-Holt[edit]

Austin Gatlin-Holt
General Hospital character
Portrayed by	Roger Howarth
Duration	2021–present
First appearance	May 27, 2021
Created by	Dan O'Connor and Chris Van Etten
Introduced by	Frank Valentini
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Occupation	Doctor Landlord
Residence	Port Charles, New York
Family Family Quartermaine Parents Jimmy Lee Holt Charity Gatlin Half-brothers Jonah Gatlin Grandparents Edward Quartermaine Beatrice LeSeur Aunts and uncles Alan Quartermaine Tracy Quartermaine Bradley Ward First cousins A. J. Quartermaine Jason Morgan Drew Cain Emily Quartermaine Skye Quartermaine Ned Quartermaine Dillon Quartermaine Justus Ward Faith Ward Other relatives Michael Corinthos Brook Lynn Quartermaine

Austin Gatlin-Holt, portrayed by Roger Howarth, made his first appearance on May 27, 2021. Prior to his debut, Howarth previously portrayed the roles of Todd Manning (2012–2013) and Franco Baldwin (2013–2021). Following the exit of Franco, Howarth spoke out about his status with the soap and his future, stating: "I'm really excited. I have great faith in the people who think of these things. I've been in good hands so far."^[5] Speaking on his debut of Austin, he remarked: "I love what I do and I was glad to get back to it — but there's a certain amount of nervous energy that showed up."^[6]

In a subsequent June 2021 interview with Soap Opera Digest, Howarth described himself as "in the approach" of Austin. He further explained: "In terms of figuring it out, what's been really kind of fun is that as soon as I think I have it figured out, I'm reminded that I just don't. So there's been some trial and error. I'm learning to juggle and sometimes I drop the ball. But I have a lot of support; [Co-Head Writers] Chris [Van Etten] and Dan [O'Connor] have a lot of great ideas and Frank [Valentini, executive producer] has chimed in with what he needs, and so for me, at the risk of overusing ‘juggling exercises’, I am trying to juggle a lot of different inputs and trying to stay on track and do what’s expected. And it’s been fun. It requires some concentration from me and different parts of my brain that I wasn’t using."^[7]

Esme Prince[edit]

Esme Prince, played by Avery Kristen Pohl, first appeared on August 16, 2021.^[8] She is later revealed to be the girlfriend of Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Chavez).

Other characters[edit]

List of other 2020s characters

Character	Duration	Actor	Details	Ref.
Warren Kirk	August 6 – November 19, 2020	Christopher Cousins	A doctor who is employed by the WSB and Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), who is hired to brainwash Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) to complete the mission of killing Peter August (Wes Ramsey). He is later killed following a physical altercation with Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner), which results in Warren accidentally self-inflicting a fatal stab wound.	[9]
Brendan Byrne	September 25, 2020	Josh Coxx	The brother of Neil Byrne (Joe Flanigan), who lashes out at Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over his brother's untimely death.	[10]
Eddie	January 11 – January 12, 2021	Mikey Jerome	A stranger who rescues a post-traumatic amnesia Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard).	[11]
Maggie	April 13 – May 20, 2021	Sydney Walsh	A Pentonville prisoner who is befriended by Alexis Davis (Grahn), who thanks to Alexis, is granted parole.	[12]
Chloe Jennings	May 10 – June 30, 2021	Kimberly J. Brown	A nurse, whose real name is Marie Hopkins, who is hired by Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) to assist in the anticipated birth of her daughter, Louise Jones; she is later hired by Peter August (Ramsey) to help keep a secret eye on Maxie, and later kidnaps Maxie with the intent of taking Louise to Peter.	[13]
David Hopkins	July 19 – July 20, 2021	Robert Leeshock	A pilot hired by Peter August (Ramsey) to fly him, Maxie Jones and Louise out of Pawtuck to an undisclosed location. Is also the brother of the late Chloe Jennings (Brown). Is later tracked down at Ryan's Bar in New York City by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) where he admits there was another person on the roof of General Hospital the day of Peter's disappearance.	[14][15]

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