Ryan Gregg Carnes
at TV.com (born November 21, 1982) is an American actor. He is most known for playing the adult

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on the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Career

Born in

Pittsfield, Illinois Pittsfield is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,206 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 4,576 in 2010. History Pittsfield was initially settled by settlers from New England. These sett ...

, he attended

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, where he was a member of the Duke University Marching Band. In 2003, Carnes was part of a national campaign for

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. Carnes first started acting in 2004 when he became the ninth actor to portray

on the

opera ''

'' from July 2004 until September 2005. After he left ''General Hospital'', he was replaced by Ben Hogestyn. From 2004 to 2006, Carnes had a recurring role on ''

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'' as

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, the love interest of

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, played by

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. Carnes starred in the 2004 film ''

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'' and the 2006 film ''Surf School''. He also starred in the video for the song " Mistake" by Australian actress and singer

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. Carnes appeared in two episodes of the British science-fiction drama series ''

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'' in " Daleks in Manhattan" and "

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", in which he played 'Laszlo', who was turned into a half-human, half-pig slave. In the 2008 horror film '' Trailer Park of Terror'', based on the Imperium comic series of the same name, Carnes plays an arrogant teenager called Alex. He also starred as the title character in the Syfy miniseries ''

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'', based on

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's comic strip of the same name. It was reported on December 11, 2013, that Carnes would reprise the role of Lucas on ''General Hospital'', returning on January 17, 2014. He then returned for short periods in 2017 and again as recurring from 2018 onward. Carnes left ''General Hospital'' in March 2020, and the role was recast in November.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnes, Ryan 1982 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Duke University alumni Living people Male actors from Illinois People from Pittsfield, Illinois