My Favorite Soap Actors/Actresses (Current & Former)
by jkthasnk | created - 11 Dec 2012 | updated - 30 Dec 2012 | Public
1. Molly Burnett
Actress | Queen of the South
Molly Kathleen Burnett is an American actress and singer. Burnett was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Younger Actress in A Drama Series category in 2010 and 2012. And again in the Supporting Actress category in 2017 for her performance as Laura in "Relationship Status".
Molly ...
2. Eric Martsolf
Actor | Days of Our Lives
With over 3500 episodes of television under this belt, Eric has been providing "love in the afternoon" for NBC Daytime for the last 18 years. His portrayals of Ethan Winthrop on "Passions" and currently Brady Black on "Days of Our Lives" have resulted in numerous industry accolades. He made daytime...
3. Rachel Melvin
Actress | Dumb and Dumber To
Born in Chicago, but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Rachel Melvin had always known she was going to pursue a career in acting. Rachel moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career immediately after graduating from high school in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2003. She booked her first audition in early ...
4. Deidre Hall
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Deidre Hall has emerged as one of America's most beloved actresses, who delighted her fans in August 1991, when she returned to NBC-TV's number one daytime program, Days of Our Lives (1965). Hall created the role of "Dr. Marlena Evans" in 1976, a character whose popularity has created a furor and a...
5. Drake Hogestyn
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Drake Hogestyn was born on September 29, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and Otherworld (1985). He has been married to Victoria Post since December 31, 1986. They have four children.
6. Crystal Chappell
Actress | Venice the Series
Crystal Chappell was born on August 4, 1965 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Venice the Series (2009), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Guiding Light (1952). She has been married to Michael Sabatino since January 6, 1997. They have two children. She was ...
7. Christian Jules Le Blanc
Actor | In the Heat of the Night
Christian Jules Le Blanc was born on August 25, 1958 in North Carolina, USA. He is the son of Major Andre Victor Le Blanc (a veteran) and Alice Le Blanc. He grew up in a large family, being the second eldest of eight children. As a teen, he attended Jesuit High School and later went on to receive a...
8. Adrienne Frantz
Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful
An accomplished actor, singer and songwriter, Adrienne Frantz made a name for herself on television playing the character of Amber Moore on two CBS daytime dramas throughout the 1990s and 2000s. An outgoing only child, by age three Adrienne Danielle Frantz was holding private dance recitals in her ...
9. Greg Rikaart
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island, New York. He graduated with honors from Villanova University (PA) in 1999. Spent a semester in college interning for a congressman on Capitol Hill. He went to Los Angeles to pursue acting and landed a recurring role as a gay student on "Dawson's Creek." ...
10. Francisco San Martin
Actor | Behind the Candelabra
Francisco San Martin is known for Behind the Candelabra (2013), Days of Our Lives (1965) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987).
11. Alison Sweeney
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Alison Sweeney was born on September 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015) and Open by Christmas (2021). She has been married to David Alan Sanov since July 8, 2000. ...
12. Kristian Alfonso
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Kristian Alfonso was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. Kristian is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Joshua Tree (1993) and Friends (1994). Kristian has been married to Danny Daggenhurst since October 6, 2001. They have one child. Kristian was previously married to Simon Macauley.
13. Peter Reckell
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Peter Reckell was born on May 7, 1955 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Knots Landing (1979) and Venice the Series (2009). He has been married to Kelly Moneymaker since April 18, 1998. They have one child. He was previously married to Dale Kristien.
14. Melody Thomas Scott
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles, California. Her first film credit was as a child actress in the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock movie, Marnie (1964). After bit parts in movies in the mid-'70s (most notably in John Wayne's final film, The Shootist (1976)), she was offered bit parts on ...
15. Eric Braeden
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Eric Braeden is a German actor in America who began his career playing Nazis and eventually became a star of daytime soap operas. Born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, during the Second World War, he was a superb athlete who excelled in track-and-field events. As a teenager, he immigrated to the ...
16. Mary Beth Evans
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Mary Beth Evans was born in Pasadena, California. She is an actress and producer, best known for her roles on Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and As the World Turns. She has been married to Dr. Michael Schwartz since Nov. 3, 1985 and they have three children.
One of daytime television's most ...
17. Stephen Nichols
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Leaving his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, Stephen Nichols traveled West, not in search of "fame and fortune," but to become a monk. He landed in Hollywood at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple, where he studied yoga, cooked vegetarian meals for the residents and lived the monk's life preparing to ...
18. Josh Taylor
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Armed with a Burt Reynolds-like laid-back grin, virility and swagger, handsome soap actor Josh Taylor was first noticed tending bar near the popular Burbank Studios, where Days of Our Lives (1965) was being cast. He won the role of working-class "Chris Kositchek" (a bartender, natch) and, for four ...
19. Lauren Koslow
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Born on March 9, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, Koslow's mother was a docent, and was raised with a strong love for colonial life along with her sister, Linda and her brother, Donald. Koslow was educated at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State ...
20. Blake Berris
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Blake Berris was born on August 24, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Before You Know It (2019) and She's Missing (2019). He has been married to Alexandra McGuinness since August 26, 2017.
21. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
Actress | Final Destination 5
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (born 17 April 1987) is a Canadian actress, disc jockey, singer and television host. She is best known for starring as Olivia Castle in the horror film Final Destination 5 (2011) and as Steffy Forrester in CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2008-present), the latter...
22. Jay Kenneth Johnson
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Jay Kenneth Johnson was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Kickapoo High School and Missouri State University. During Jay's sophomore year at Missouri State, he made the move to Los Angeles and quickly landed a role on Days of Our Lives (1965), playing Philip Kiriakis till 2002. ...
23. Lindsay Hartley
Director | Romeo and Juliet Killers
Lindsay Korman-Hartley is an accomplished American actress, singer, writer, and now director. She was born Lindsay Nicole Korman in Palm Springs, California, and is of Ashkenazi Jewish, as well as Greek, Italian, and Russian descent. Singing since age eleven, Lindsay was a national pre-teen talent ...
24. Kyle Lowder
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Kyle Lowder is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning actor and producer. He was accepted into the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, and began their intensive BFA Drama program. However, in early 2000 during his sophomore year in college, an invitation to attend a talent ...
25. Emme Rylan
Actress | Bring It On: All or Nothing
Emme Rylan was born in Providence, North Carolina, USA. Emme is an actor and producer, known for Bring It on: All or Nothing (2006), General Hospital (1963) and Shevenge (2015).
26. Christel Khalil
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Christel Khalil was born on November 30, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), W.I.T.C.H. (2004) and We Need to Talk (2022). She was previously married to Stephen Hensley.
27. Bryton James
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Bryton James was born on August 17, 1986 in Lakewood, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Family Matters (1989) and The Vampire Diaries (2009). He was previously married to Ashley Leisinger.
28. Drew Tyler Bell
Actor | Jeepers Creepers 2
Drew Tyler Bell was born on January 29, 1986 in Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007). He has been married to Sarah Grunau Bell since August 2, 2009.
29. Camryn Grimes
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Camryn Grimes was born on January 7, 1990 in Van Nuys, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Swordfish (2001) and Magic Mike (2012).
30. Darin Brooks
Actor | Blue Mountain State
Darin Brooks was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Blue Mountain State (2010), Amber Brown (2022) and The Croods: Family Tree (2021). He has been married to Kelly Kruger since March 21, 2016. They have one child.
31. Michelle Stafford
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Two-time Emmy (R) Award-winning actress Michelle Stafford stars in the #1-rated The Young and the Restless (1973), viewed by more than 20 million people every day in some 20 countries worldwide. Michelle joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" in 1994 and has since developed her role of "...
32. Doug Davidson
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Doug Davidson was born on October 24, 1954 in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), I'll Take Manhattan (1987) and Season of Rage. He has been married to Cindy Fisher since May 27, 1984. They have two children.
33. Casey Deidrick
Actor | In the Dark
Casey Deidrick can currently (2019) be seen starring on The CW's hit new series In The Dark. Casey portrays Max, a food truck owner and associate of Darnell's who becomes attracted to Murphy.
Casey co-starred in the popular MTV series Teen Wolf where he portrayed Halwyn, a hundred year old Hellhound...
34. Suzanne Rogers
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Suzanne Rogers was born on July 9, 1943 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Knight Rider (1982) and Quincy M.E. (1976). She was previously married to Sam Groom.
35. Shawn Christian
Actor | Meet Dave
Shawn can most recently be seen in Magnum PI on CBS and Chicago Med on NBC. Prior to that, he was featured in ABC's The Rookie and recurred in Freeform's Famous In Love starring Bella Thorne. He co-created and starred in the film Love In The Sun for Hallmark. He also stars in the film Savannah ...
36. Nadia Bjorlin
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. Her parents were Ulf Björlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. (Each sibling have a ...
37. Sharon Case
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Sharon Case was born on February 9, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Diplomatic Immunity (1991) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). She was previously married to Sandy Corzine.
38. Amelia Heinle
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Amelia Heinle was born on March 17, 1973 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), The Limey (1999) and Loving (1983). She has been married to Thad Luckinbill since March 3, 2007. They have two children. She was previously married to Michael Weatherly.
39. Peter Bergman
Actor | Everything You Know Is Wrong
Peter Bergman was born on November 29, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975), The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979) and Martian Space Party (1972). He was married to Maryedith Burrell. He died on March 9, 2012 in Santa Monica, ...
40. Michael Graziadei
Actor | True Detective
Michael Graziadei was born on September 22, 1979 in Germany. He is an actor, known for True Detective (2014), American Horror Story (2011) and Good Girls Revolt (2015).
41. Marco Dapper
Actor | Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
American actor, model and painter. Born Marco Dominic Dapper on July 9, 1983 in Hayward, California, is the youngest of two children (he has an older sister) Started acting as a child in plays and appeared in community theater productions after graduating high school. Raised and went to Catholic ...
42. Kayla Ewell
Actress | Freaks and Geeks
Kayla Noelle Ewell was born in Long Beach, California on August 27, 1985 and raised in Seal Beach. A child who loved performing from a very young age, she began touring with the national Broadway company children's chorus for the production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by the ...
43. Jessica Heap
Actress | Battle: Los Angeles
Jessica Heap was born on March 4, 1983 in Covington, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Battle Los Angeles (2011), I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) and Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008).
44. Kim Matula
Actress | Fighting with My Family
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Kim Matula has been acting since she was 12 years old and when she turned 15, she sent out her headshots and managed to land an agent. After graduating from high school, Matula studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career...
45. Texas Battle
Actor | Death Valley
As the song states, "The Stars at Night are big and bright ... Deep in the Heart of Texas!" That's what Texas Battle has: heart. A heart and desire for acting.
Texas stars in the feature, WRONG PLACE, opposite Bruce Willis and Ashley Greene, in the role of 'Captain East.' Other recent roles include ...
46. Katherine Kelly Lang
Actress | The Bold and the Beautiful
Katherine Kelly Lang is one of three children in a show business family. Her parents are Olympic long-jump skier Keith Wegeman and actress Judy Lang; her grandfather was Academy Award-winning cinematographer Charles Lang. Born and raised in Hollywood, California, Lang graduated from Beverly Hills ...
47. Jeanne Cooper
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Jeanne Cooper was born on October 25, 1928 in Taft, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Ben Casey (1961) and Kansas City Bomber (1972). She was married to Harry Bernsen. She died on May 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
48. Ronn Moss
Actor | Surprise Trip
Ronn Moss was born on March 4, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Surprise Trip (2022), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) and The Bay (2010). He has been married to Devin DeVasquez since September 25, 2009. He was previously married to Shari Shattuck.
49. Lesley-Anne Down
Actress | North and South
Lesley-Anne Down was born on March 17, 1954 and raised in London, England. With the help of her father, she began modeling at age 10, acting in commercials, and winning several beauty contests. By the time she was 15, Down had completed four films and was voted "Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager". ...
50. Joseph Mascolo
Actor | Jaws 2
Joseph has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He plays the clarinet, and he played with the Metropolitan Opera in N.Y.C for two years. He does charity work for handicapped people, and the people from Ocilla, Georgia appreciated his work so much that they had one-mile street named after him. His ...
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