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.

APRIL
  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)
10 NCIS: LOS ANGELES - Christel Khalil (Lily, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
11 LAW & ORDER: SVU - Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo, ALL MY CHILDREN)
11 CRIMINAL MINDS - Erica Gimpel (Harriet, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
11 CSI - Larry Poindexter (ex-Greg, A NEW DAY IN EDEN)
13 JAKE AND THE NEVERLAND PIRATES - Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo, ALL MY CHILDREN)
15 NYC 22 - Monti Sharp (ex-David, GUIDING LIGHT)
15 THE GOOD WIFE - Will Swenson (ex-Vanya, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
16 2 BROKE GIRLS - J.R. Nutt (ex-Mark, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
16 MIKE & MOLLY - Mary Kate McGeehan (ex-Linda, FALCON CREST)
17 COUGAR TOWN - LaMarcus Tinker (Shane, GLEE)
17 NCIS - Gaius Charles (ex-Smash, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
19 SCANDAL - JoBeth Williams (ex-Carrie, SOMERSET), Liza Weil (Dr. Glass, ANYONE BUT ME)
22 THE GOOD WIFE - Michael Park (ex-Jack, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
19 GREY'S ANATOMY - Vanessa Marano (Bay, SWITCHED AT BIRTH)
19 THE SECRET CIRCLE - John de Lancie (ex-Eugene, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
20 GRIMM - Sebastian Roche (ex-Jerry, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
26 THE MENTALIST - William R. Moses (ex-Cole, FALCON CREST)
27 CSI: NEW YORK - Molly Burnett
TBD GOSSIP GIRL - David Gregory
TBD BONES - Ashley Jones

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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