Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Daytime and primetime soap stars are everywhere in 2012: The Year of the Soap! Below are some of the upcoming guest appearances by soap stars on primetime shows. We update this list every few days.

MARCH
22 THE SECRET CIRCLE - Joe Lando (ex-Jake, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Ashley Crow (ex-Beatrice, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
22 AWAKE - Brianna Brown (ex-Lisa, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
23 SUPERNATURAL - Mark Pellegrino (ex-Jacob, LOST)
23 FAIRLY LEGAL - John Brotherton (ex-Jared, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
25 CSI: MIAMI - Richard Burgi (ex-Chad, ANOTHER WORLD)
25 ARMY WIVES - Susan Lucci (ex-Erica, ALL MY CHILDREN)
25 GCB - Donna Mills (ex-Abby, KNOTS LANDING)
26 SMASH - Neal Bledsoe (ex-Tyler, UGLY BETTY)
27 NCIS - Eden Riegel (ex-Bianca, ALL MY CHILDREN)
27 BREAKING IN - Sean Patrick Flanery (ex-Sam, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
27 RAISING HOPE - Vivica A. Fox (ex-Maya, GENERATIONS)
28 ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA? - Mark Valley (ex-Jack, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
28 WHITNEY - Peter Gallagher (ex-Chuck, GUIDING LIGHT)
29 PERSON OF INTEREST - Sarah Wynter (ex-Catherine, THE CITY)
29 THE SECRET CIRCLE - Joe Lando (ex-Jake, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Tim Phillipps (ex-Fox, NEIGHBOURS)
29 THE MENTALIST - Jay Acovone (ex-Joe, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
30 CSI: NEW YORK - Spencer Grammer (ex-Lucy, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
30 BLUE BLOODS - Benton Greene (ex-Derek, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
30 GRIMM - Claire Coffee (ex-Nadine, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

APRIL
  1 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - Sean Kanan (Deacon, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
  1 GCB - Eric Winter (ex-Rex, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
  2 CASTLE - Charles Shaughnessy (Elliot, THE BAY)
  3 NEW GIRL - Katrian Bowden (ex-Britney, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
  3 BODY OF PROOF - Luke Perry (ex-Ned, LOVING)
  4 HAPPY ENDINGS - Brian Ausin Green (ex-Brian, KNOTS LANDING)
  4 BENT - Jesse Plemons (ex-Landry, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
  5 SCANDAL - Liza Weil (Dr. Glass, ANYONE BUT ME) - Indie Soap Award winner!
  6 BLUE BLOODS - Orlagh Cassidy (Colleen, EMPIRE)
  6 GRIMM - Claire Coffee (ex-Nadine, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  6 CSI: NEW YORK - Blake Gibbons (Coleman, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  8 GCB - Eric Winter (ex-Rex, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Scott Reeves (Steven, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  9 TWO AND A HALF MEN - Georgia Engel (ex-Esmeralda, PASSIONS)
9 HAWAII FIVE-0 - Stacy Haiduk (Patty, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
15 NYC 22 - Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)
15 THE GOOD WIFE - Will Swenson (ex-Vanya, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
27 CSI: NEW YORK - Molly Burnett
TBD GOSSIP GIRL - David Gregory
TBD BONES - Ashley Jones
TBD LAW & ORDER: SVU - Mark Consuelos
TBD THE SECRET CIRCLE - John de Lancie

MAY
4 CSI: NEW YORK - Sherri Saum
13 THE CLIENT LIST - Trevor St. John (ex-Victor, Jr, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

2012
TBD GLEE - Rebecca Staab
TBD PRIVATE PRACTICE - Ashley Jones
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND - Steven Weber, Rick Springfield (Summer)
TBD CASTLE - Justin Hartley
TBD MELISSA & JOEY - Shawn Christian
TBD MODERN FAMILY - Bobby Cannavale
TBD SUPERNATURAL - Rachel Miner
TBD LAW & ORDER: SVU - Fisher Stevens
TBD HAPPILY DIVORCED - Sean Kanan
TBD THE BIG C - Tammy Blanchard

If you see a name missing or find out an official airdate, add it in our Comments section. We've included one familiar role for each actor (many of them are known for several roles).

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