Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Former LOVING star Michael Weatherly will guest in MAJOR CRIMES

Daytime, primetime and indie 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.

JULY
31 FRANKLIN & BASH - Garrett Ryan (ex-Kyle, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)

AUGUST
  1 BABY DADDY - Tuc Watkins (ex-David, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
  6 BUNHEADS - Richard Gant (ex-Dr. Ford, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  6 PERCEPTION - Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
  8 MELISSA & JOEY - Hayley Erin (ex-Abby, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
14 COVERT AFFAIRS - Daniella Alonso (ex-Pilar, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
14 RIZZOLI & ISLES - Eddie Cibrian (ex-Cole, SUNSET BEACH), Colin Egglesfield (ex-Josh, ALL MY CHILDREN), Daniella Alonso (ex-Pilar, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
20 PERCEPTION - Krista Allen (ex-Billie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Dean Haley (guest star LeVar Burton) uses Pierce as bait to get a wealthy alumni’s widow (Allen) to fund a new building.
20 BUNHEADS - Nathan Parsons (ex-Ethan, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Boo decides to make a move on the guy she likes.
22 NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - Susie Abromeit (ex-Anna, AS THE WORLD TURNS) 
TBD SINGLE LADIES - Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
TBD ARMY WIVES - J.R. Martinez (ex-Brot, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD DROP DEAD DIVA - Ashley Jones (ex-Bridget, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Cameron Mathison (ex-Ryan, ALL MY CHILDREN)

SEPTEMBER
 3 MAJOR CRIMES - Michael Weatherly (ex-Cooper, LOVING)
 3 PERCEPTION - Steven Culp (ex-Dan, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
 9 DROP DEAD DIVA - Brianna Brown (ex-Lisa, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Hannah (Brown), who is married to Jane's client, Mark, is suffering from a neuronal brain tumor that will kill her in six months but she's refusing surgery.
11 SONS OF ANARCHY - Chris Browning (ex-David, AS THE WORLD TURNS) recurs
18 COVERT AFFAIRS - Agnes Bruckner (ex-Bridget, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
18 WHITE COLLAR - Victor Webster (ex-Nicholas, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
24 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - Ashley Williams (ex-Dani, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
30 DEXTER - Calista Flockhart (ex-Elise, GUIDING LIGHT)
TBD SONS OF ANARCHY - Chuck Zito (ex-Rudy, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)

2012
TBD DEXTER - Harold Perrineau (ex-Michael, LOST), Jimmy Smits (ex-Matthew, THE WEST WING)
TBD WHITE COLLAR - Rebecca Mader (ex-Margaret, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
TBD THE WEDDING BAND - Lesli Kay (Felicia, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
TBD SONS OF ANARCHY - Wanda De Jesus (ex-Iris, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD HOMELAND - Valerie Cruz (ex-Isabel, TRUE BLOOD)
TBD ARROW - Kelly Hu (ex-Rae, SUNSET BEACH)
TBD AMERICAN DAD - Sarah Michelle Gellar (ex-Kendall, ALL MY CHILDREN); Nathan Fillion (ex-Joey, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
TBD FAMILY GUY - Ryan Reynolds (ex-Billy, FIFTEEN); Jon Hamm (Don, MAD MEN)
TBD THE CLEVELAND SHOW - Bryan Cranston (ex-Doug, LOVING)
TBD BOB'S BURGERS - Kevin Kline (ex-Woody, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW)
TBD CHICAGO FIRE - Meghann Fahy (ex-Hannah, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
TBD WAREHOUSE 13 - Kate Mulgrew (ex-Mary, RYAN'S HOPE)
TBD NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - Tamara Braun (ex-Reese, ALL MY CHILDREN)

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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