Thursday, October 18, 2012

Soap Opera Stars In Primetime: Upcoming Guest Appearances

Anna Belknap with GENERAL HOSPITAL's Brooklyn Silzer
on Oct. 19 episode of CSI: NEW YORK
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.

OCTOBER
18 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Luke Macfarlane (ex-Scotty, BROTHERS & SISTERS); Yani Gellman (Rafe, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)
18 PERSON OF INTEREST - Taylor Gildersleeve (ex-Sydney, ALL MY CHILDREN); Annie Parisse (ex-Julia, AS THE WORLD TURNS) recurs
18 IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA - Danielle Parker (ex-Emma, ALL MY CHILDREN)
19 CSI: NEW YORK - Brooklyn Silzer (Emma, GENERAL HOSPITAL); Terrell Ransom Jr. (Theo, DAYS OF OUR LIVES); Neal McDonough (ex-Dave, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)
19 BLUE BLOODS - Justine Cotsonas (ex-Sofie, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
19 GRIMM - Claire Coffee (ex-Nadine, GENERAL HOSPITAL) recurs
21 THE GOOD WIFE - John Glover (ex-Billy, SEARCH FOR TOMORRW)
21 666 PARK AVENUE - Aubrey Dollar (ex-Marina, GUIDING LIGHT)
22 SWITCHED AT BIRTH - Tania Raymonde (ex-Alex, LOST); Justin Bruening (ex-Jamie, ALL MY CHILDREN)
22 90210 - Jason Thompson (Patrick, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
23 THE NEW NORMAL - Leisha Hailey (ex-Alice, THE L WORD)
27 CHICAGO FIRE - Meghann Fahy (ex-Hannah, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
28 666 PARK AVENUE - Doug Wert (ex-Scott, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
28 THE MENTALIST - J.R. Cacia (ex-Dmitri, SPYDER GAMES)
29 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - Ashley Williams (ex-Dani, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
29 CASTLE - Alexa Havins (ex-Babe, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD NCIS - Billy Dee Williams (ex-Jim, GUIDING LIGHT)

NOVEMBER
  4 THE GOOD WIFE - Amanda Peet (ex-Layle, ONE LIFE TO LIVE); Brian Dennehy (ex-Jake, DYNASTY)
  4 THE MENTALIST - Neil Hopkins (ex-Liam, LOST); Brooke Langton (ex-Samanta, MELROSE PLACE)
  5 2 BROKE GIRLS - Christel Khalil (Lily, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
  7 CSI - Michael Gross (ex-River, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
  8 IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA - Danielle Parker (ex-Emma, ALL MY CHILDREN)
  9 BLUE BLOODS - Ken Howard (ex-George, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
11 HOMELAND - Victor Slezak (ex-Silas, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
20 BEN & KATE - Amber Stevens (ex-Ashleigh, GREEK)
27 RAISING HOPE - Leann Hunley (ex-Anna, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
TBD HAWAII FIVE-0 - Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
TBD REALITY SHOW - Kelley Menighan Hensley (ex-Emily, AS THE WORLD TURNS)

DECEMBER
  9 REVENGE - Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
16 REVENGE - Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
TBD ROYAL PAINS - Emma Caulfied (ex-Lorraine, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

2012
TBD THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Blake Hood (Kyle, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
TBD THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Alyssa Diaz (ex-Celia, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
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 WAREHOUSE 13 - Kate Mulgrew (ex-Mary, RYAN'S HOPE)
TBD NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - Tamara Braun (ex-Reese, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD HAVEN - Nolan North (ex-Dr. Chris Ramsey, PORT CHARLES)
TBD CRIMINAL MINDS - Ray Wise (ex-Jamie, LOVE OF LIFE)
TBD WHITE COLLAR - Emily Procter (ex-Ainsley, THE WEST WING)
TBD REVOLUTION - Jeff Fahey (ex-Gary, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
TBD PERSON OF INTEREST - Ken Leung (ex-Miles, LOST)
TBD ZACK STONE IS GONNA BE FAMOUS - Molly Burnett (Melanie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES); Shelley Hennig (ex-Stephanie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) recurs
TBD ELEMENTARY - David Harbour (ex-Shanks, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
TBD BEATY AND THE BEAST - Kelly Overton (ex-Rain, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD ONCE UPON A TIME - Jorge Garcia (ex-Hurley, LOST)
TBD SCANDAL - Brenda Strong (Ann, DALLAS)
TBD THE MIDDLE - Bailey Buntain (Ginny, BUNHEADS)
TBD BONES - Brian McNamara (Michael, ARMY WIVES)
TBD HAWAII FIVE-0 - Lee Meriwether (ex-Ruth, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD BODY OF PROOF - Michael Nouri (ex-Caleb, ALL MY CHILDREN), Ray Wise (ex-Jamie, LOVE OF LIFE)
TBD HAPPILY DIVORCED - Joan Collins (ex-Alexandra, GUIDING LIGHT)
TBD BODY OF PROOF - Annie Wersching (ex-Amelia, GNERAL HOSPITAL) in multi-episode story arc
TBD SHAMELESS - Vanessa Bell Calloway (ex-Yvonne, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD HOT IN CLEVELAND - Eddie Cibrian (ex-Cole, SUNSET BEACH)
TBD THE GOOD WIFE - John Shea (Harold, GOSSIP GIRL)
TBD THE GOOD WIFE - Stockard Channing (ex-Abbey, THE WEST WING)
TBD GRIMM - Jason Gedrick (ex-Nick, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)
TBD HOMELAND - F. Murray Abraham (ex-Joshua, HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE) will recur
TBD MEN AT WORK - Meredith Hagner (ex-Liberty, AS THE WORLD TURNS)
TBD THE LEAGUE - Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
TBD THE NEW NORMAL - Sterling Sulieman (ex-Dre, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD 666 PARK AVENUE - Enrique Murciano (ex-Francisco, SPYDER GAMES); Wendy Moniz (ex-Dinah, GUIDING LIGHT)
TBD HANNIBAL - Ellen Greene (ex-Primrose, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)
TBD THE MENTALIST - Henry Ian Cusick (ex-Desmond, LOST)
TBD GO ON - Vanessa Bell Calloway (ex-Yvonne, ALL MY CHILDREN)
TBD SHAMELESS - Bradley Whitford (ex-Josh, THE WEST WING)
TBD PERSON OF INTEREST - Julian Sands (ex-Vladimir, 24)
TBD CSI: NEW YORK - David Fumero (ex-Cristian, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) will appear this season in episode 9
TBD THE NEW NORMAL (Matt Bomer, GUIDING LIGHT)
TBD ANGER MANAGEMENT - Carolyn Hennesy (Diane, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
TBD CSI: NEW YORK - Melissa Fumero (ex-Adriana, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

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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1 comment:

  1. Jorge Garcia's appearance on ONCE UPON A TIME is scheduled for the Nov. 4th episode.

    Alyvia Alyn Lind's multi-episode appearance on REVENGE began a couple of weeks ago.

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