Ryan Paevey Returning to ‘General Hospital’ — Will He Play Nathan West?
Ryan Paevey is making his way back to Port Charles! The soap star, who notably played Det. Nathan West on General Hospital from 2013 to 2018, is returning to the ABC sudser.
You might be thinking: Didn’t Paevey’s character, Nathan West, die? Yes, so it’s likely Paevey will be playing a new character, though nothing has been revealed just yet. According to Deadline, Paevey got a surprise text from GH executive producer Frank Valentini, which kick-started talks of his return.
Paevey will be back on your TV screen sooner than you think. His first day of filming is August 18. His first appearance will be in September.
GH fans will remember that Nathan was shot and killed by his father, Cesar Faison (Anders Hove), while trying to protect Maxie (Kirsten Storms). After declaring his love for Maxie, he tragically died. “I always laughed with him, and I enjoyed being around him. And I think that’s one of the best, on a non-humor level, romantic storylines I’ve been able to play with somebody,” Storms recently told Swooon about onscreen connection with Paevey. Let’s hope Maxie and Paevey’s new character will cross paths.
The actor recently teased he had an exciting announcement. He attended a fan event in Georgia and hinted at his return to GH. “I’ve got some news to share with you guys soon. I’ve got some irons in the fire. I’ve got all kinds of fun stuff coming up. So stick around, and yeah. I hope to see you guys at another. And I’ll share some news with you as soon as I can,” Paevey said in his Instagram Reel.
In 2024, Paevey surprised fans by announcing that he was taking a break from acting. “The industry hasn’t felt like the place for me in quite some time now, and my mental health has suffered from it. It’s taken me to a bit of a dark place, made me into a version of myself I don’t like very much,” he told Heavy. The Hallmark star admitted that he’d been the victim of scams that included his “bank accounts [being] hacked, money embezzled, [and] investments stolen.” His mother was also diagnosed with lung cancer, and he left Los Angeles to be closer to her.
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I'm so excited. I've been hoping for this since they killed him off. Saddest day ever in soap world.
Ryan has the kindest eyes. So handsome and talented.
I was hoping they found Nathan being held captive at 5 Poppies Resort.
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Me too, I really hope he decides/ they to play Nathan again!! 👍 Fingers crossed
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Bring back Roger Howarth
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Very glad Britt is back . Hopefully she will make it back to Jason .
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I love Ryan Paevey but I cannot stream General Hospital. I truly hope he will return to Hallmark and make some more movies!
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Try this link: https://general-hospital-free.blogspot.com/2025?m=1 that posts daily episodes. Or on YouTube, even though there are some channels that cut off the crucial last 2 mins to switch to some uninteresting/irrelevant recording.
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What SoCo said...or subscribe to Hulu.
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If you have a VPN, set it to Toronto or Montreal, then log on to CityTV. (https://citytvplus.ca .. it's blocked in the USA.) You can watch GH at the same time it airs on the east coast. It's free and you don't have to sign up for anything.
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People have been speculating that the man Britt is reporting to is Peter August. It used to be on soaps that if you don't see the dead body the characters can come back, but now even if you see the character die, they can reappear at a later date. Maybe Ryan Paevey will be playing Peter August after having plastic surgery to look like Nathan West and he will pretend to be Nathan so that he can win Maxie back. Far-fetched, but so is Britt being alive. In my opinion, nothing can be more unbelievable than the way they brought Robin back after we saw her just before the lab explosion.
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Your idea about Peter having surgery to look like Nathan is genius! Yes, it's far-fetched, but hey, it's a soap!
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If he's not coming back as Nathan, then who gives a damn? What's the point of bringing him back at all then? Frank Valentini blows and the writing sucks.
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how many dead people can come back? Besides we have a new Maxie. I did love him with Maxie but then what happens to Spinelli?
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If the new character will be a shake up for them, then ctual direct drama and more screen time lol they aren't doing much with him or Maxie right now.
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Kirsten Storms is on a leave. She'll be back.
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Then watch something else and don't pee in our sandbox! A lot of us are anxious to see what kind of story line there is.
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IMHO I'm not interested in him returning. GH has why why to many cast members as it is . 90% of Legacy characters are pushed to the side or don't even get storylines. FV is constantly making his favorite oltl & amc actor more important to the show than they are. Stop bringing all these other characters in and write better stories for GH cast of characters you have.
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Quit a ruining good characters by killing them off. So many other ways you could have brought him back as himself. I think the perfect example was Todd Manning. We all know he couldn't have kept that character but didn't need to be three more! Roger Hayworth was worth trying harder!!!
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Yeahhhhhhh
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Im so sorry to hear about all of the heartbreak. I watched him in Hallmark but I'll be glad to see him back on GH.
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Need him back on Hallmark Also!🥰
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They need to make him Nathan West James needs to grow up with his dad and Maxie needs to be reunited with the great love of her life.
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Loved Ryan just don't know why all these characters are coming back from the dead
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Sorry for all the things he has been though. I hope he isn't coming back as a twin, that has been done way to much.