‘General Hospital’ Star Michael E. Knight Returns & Explains Reason for Absence
A familiar face is returning to General Hospital as star Michael E. Knight reprises his role as Maritn Grey in upcoming episodes of ABC‘s long-running soap.
As viewers will recall, Knight’s Grey left Port Charles in February 2024 after he broke up with love Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) after catching her with ex Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner). Now, Knight is making his way back and revealing what led to his extended absence from the soap.
In an interview with Soap Opera Digest, Knight explained why it’s taken months for Martin Grey to return as he noted that changes in the writers’ room led to his delayed comeback. According to Knight, he was only meant to be out for three months, but when Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten were positioned as the new head writing team, it changed plans.
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“By the time it got to August, I was thinking, ‘Okay, well, you know, no harm, no foul,'” Knight shared with the outlet, as he revealed that he was uncertain about whether he’d be back or not after it took longer than anticipated.
“Frank [Valentini] brought me on initially to work with Roger [Howarth] when I was trying to make my health insurance. And I will love Frank for the rest of my life for doing what he did, because four days turned into four years,” Knight said, as he referred to his initial hiring in 2019. “So, to me, I already had the brass ring in my pocket. I wasn’t going to complain about four days turning into four years! I’m one grateful monkey, you know what I mean?”
“My first loyalty is to Frank, always,” Knight added. “And when Frank called me and told me about bringing me back and gave me the lowdown… I was a very happy guy.”
While Knight wouldn’t give any specifics regarding his character’s return to Port Charles, he did tease, “People used to ask me, ‘Well, what’s your role on General Hospital?’ And I would say, ‘It’s kind of like paprika. You don’t use it a lot but you use it to sort of spice things up.'”
While Knight has only been a part of General Hospital since 2019, he’s best known for his role as Tad Martin on All My Children, in which he starred from 1983 to 2011.
Stay tuned to see Knight’s return, and let us know what you hope to see from Martin Grey’s storyline in the comments section.
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He'll always be Tad to me!
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I know, Tad the Cad! Lol
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I love that he's back. Certainly hope
It's another long stint!
Hope he's coming back as alexis's
Lawyer. And NOT back with Lucy!!!!
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Me too. That union had no chemistry.
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I agree. I want him to save Alexis. And I hope he will want to date Alexis and help save Kristina. 😊
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He is Sonny hired him
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Welcome back Michael Knight. I am very happy to hear he is returning to GH! Love the actor & character. I wonder which of the lovely leading ladies he will romance?
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ALWAYS LOVE MICHAEL. Hope is storyline is EXPOUNDED.
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Glad to see him..
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Love him, Tad the cad!
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Yea, guess he will have that title for a while! Sure miss those days 💞
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Super excited to see MEK back! He’s always been my favorite ❤️
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Alexis lawyer ???
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GH bringing Michel/Martin back to defend Alexis on her murder charges, Diane can't defend her so.......Michael/Martin it is!
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Diane explained to Alexis that she is Sonny's lawyer and she would not be able to defend her. What happened to Scotty he just dropped off the radar?
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Glad he is coming back.Was hoping he was involved with the reboot of all my children.
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I saw his picture and yelled Tad !!! Is that weird ?
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Can’t wait to have him back!
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This makes me so happy. I have loved him for a long time. Not only is he multi talented but great to look at. My daily eye candy is back!!!
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I think he should be Alexis' attorney and then them be a couple .
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Hope the writers will show him to be living a double life. One that is sweet and another one, a bad boy. He has what it takes to make it so.
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Glad to see him back, but it's odd that they seem to have dropped the characters accent
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Just watched him consulting with Sonny, what happened to his cute Southern accent.
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He also looks different!?
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I would love to see him in a relationship with Diane Miller
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I LOVE Michael!!!
Thank you so much for bringing him back!!!
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Congratulations Michael ♥️
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So happy to have Michael Knight returning to GH! He is one of my all time favorite daytime actors since he played Tad "the cad" Martin on AMC. Welcome back, Michael!
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Why are you posting a story that's three months old? And why did Knight's lose his accent too?
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I've loved Micheal since his days on All My Children. So very,very happy that he is now on GH. I hope we see more of him, and his comedic skills.
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Hi Remember me Jackie E Cole Weiser Manhattan Beach, CA
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Love love love Michael and so happy to see him back on GH. Loved Tad the cad, also.
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I'd like to see him with beard again and give him his southern accent back. Great actor.
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Happy to have Michael Knight back. Long time fun of his
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Glad to see him back - wow these guys have to be really mentally and emotionally strong - so much uncertainty comes with these jobs
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I think him and Alexis need to get together after him being her lawyer. She needs to get a solid long term relationship. Instead of doing everything wrong
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So happy that he's back and I hope he stays for a long time. I noticed however that his accent sort of dropped off. He wasn't talking with that weird Southern drawl thing he had going on which I'm glad. Love him love him love him
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I was wondering what happened to Mr Gray. I would like to see him come back, but, What about Michael playing his role as Tad in All My Children?
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How have there been no KITT comments yet???
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