Brian Richard Gaskill (born January 22, 1970, in
Honolulu, Hawaii
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, raised in
Neptune Township, New Jersey
Neptune Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 (+0.5%) from t ...
) is an American actor.
Career
While living in Neptune, he attended
Red Bank Regional High School
Red Bank Regional High School (often abbreviated RBR) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsb ...
as a drama major in the school's Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. He went on to receive his B.F.A. from the acting conservatory at
State University of New York at Purchase
The State University of New York at Purchase, commonly referred to as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, SUNY Purchase is one of 13 compr ...
.
His television debut was in the series ''
Models Inc.'' in 1994. In 1995, he was cast as Bobby Warner in the
soap opera
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''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...
'', on which he appeared until 1997.
In 2001 he appeared in the role as angel/
vampire
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hunter Rafe Kovich on the ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
'' spinoff ''
Port Charles
''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes p ...
''.
He continued with the role until the show was canceled in 2003.
After ''Port Charles'' was canceled, he appeared as
Oscar Marone
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Morgan DeWitt
Morgan D ...
on ''
The Bold and the Beautiful
''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...
'' from 2003 to 2004.
From September 2005 to December 2005, Gaskill briefly joined the cast of ''
As the World Turns
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'' as B.J. Green.
Gaskill and his wife, Tonya Watts, welcomed their first child, Alabama Zoe, on September 26, 2005.
In March 2007, Gaskill joined the cast of ''
Guiding Light
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'' as a recast of Dylan Lewis, the son of
Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne is a fictional character from ''Guiding Light'', played by four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983, to July 23, 1990, and April 28, 1995, until the show's final episode on September 18, 2009. Zimmer has b ...
and Billy Lewis and the estranged father of Daisy Lemay.
In 2010, Brian also been directed music videos; including one for
Georgette Jones that included her legendary father
George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American Country music, country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice an ...
, and one for Americana/Rock/Blues artist
Anne McCue called "don't go to Texas (without me). The later video made it into the top ten in 2010 on
Logo
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; an
MTV
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subsidiary.
In December 2023, it was announced he had joined the cast of ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'' in the role of
Seth Morgan. On March 5, 2024, Gaskill announced on his social media accounts that his final episode was airing that day, with his character Seth having been killed.
Filmography
See also
*
Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington
References
External links
*
Brian Gaskill profile on Soap Opera Central
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1970 births
Living people
Male actors from Honolulu
People from Neptune Township, New Jersey
Red Bank Regional High School alumni
American male soap opera actors
State University of New York at Purchase alumni