Brian Richard Gaskill (born January 22, 1970 in
Honolulu, Hawaii
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, raised in
Neptune Township, New Jersey
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) is an American actor.
Career
While living in Neptune, he attended
Red Bank Regional High School 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 Purchase College or SUNY Purchase) is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It was ...
.
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
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'', 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'' 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 on ''
The Bold and the Beautiful
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'' 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
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...
'' as a recast of
Dylan Lewis
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Biography Early life
Lewis was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and graduated in 1990; he then studied a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music deg ...
, the son of
Reva Shayne and Billy Lewis and the estranged father of Daisy Lemay.
Lately Brian has also been directing music videos; including one for
Georgette Jones
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that included her legendary father
George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song " He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...
, 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.
Filmography
See also
*
Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington
Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington Kovich are a supercouple from the American soap opera '' Port Charles''. Rafe was played by Brian Gaskill and Alison was played by Erin Hershey Presley. They were one of the most popular romantic pairings on t ...
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