Also he made it look like he hired a thug to hurt Michael in prison but the rest of the video showed he did that part as to trick people and the rest revealed he hired the guy to protect Michael. Later a dvd revealed he never slept with Sam, he had actually just left. He had a live feed to Jason showing Franco being in bedroom with Sam and then covered up the camera. Before Roger was in the role, Franco liked to play games and give the illusion or suggestion that he did things, took credit for things which he didn’t do. So, what do you think this means? Who do you think Roger will be playing? Share your updated theories via the comment section below.įranco never raped anyone, not even Sam. When teasing Howarth’s return, the writers shared: “Roger Howarth will make an extremely memorable debut he will bare his face and perhaps more when he returns this May.”

Now, in the latest addition of Soap Opera Digest on newsstands now, GH head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor previewed what’s ahead on the ABC soap opera for May Sweeps. Many feel he could still somehow be a very much alive Franco, but how? Others, feel he will end up being Drew Cain, since he played a version of the character, and still others feel he will be a new or resurrected character. Many said it would be Todd Manning, but then another report shut that down.

Over the last several weeks, there were rumors and reports on just who Howarth would be playing in when he returns to Port Charles. Once that played out on our screens, it was also noted that Roger would be back in a few months to GH as he was still under contract. The popular star was written off as Franco Baldwin when the character was shot in a tussle with a gun by Peter August (Wes Ramsey), shocking many viewers that Howarth was exiting the show. What do you think about GH bringing Roger Howarth back to the canvas as a new character? What are your first impressions of Austin? We want to hear from you - so drop your comments in the Comments section below, tweet about it on Twitter, share it on Facebook, or chat about it on our Message Boards.May will bring with it the return of fan favorite and Daytime Emmy Winner, Roger Howarth back to General Hospital. Some of Howarth's other credits include playing Paul Ryan on As the World Turns, Professor Greg Hetson on Dawson's Creek, and Mason Bridge on The Flash. He began playing the role of GH's Franco in 2013, after ABC and Prospect Park entered into a lawsuit over OLTL characters. He took on the controversial character of Todd Manning on One Life to Live in 1993 and brought the character to GH following OLTL's cancellation in 2012. He also played the role of Guiding Light's Jory that same year. Roger Howarth got his start on soap operas by playing the role of Kent Winslow on Loving in 1992. 'He'll shake up the canvas in surprising ways as summer unfolds.' 'Roger's new character has an interest in a prominent Port Charles family,' the writers preview in the new issue of Soap Opera Digest.

This is just the beginning of the drama ahead for Maxie, as well as for Austin, who GH head writers, Chris Van Etten and Dan O'Connor, tease will play a huge part in summer storylines. RELATED: GH actress sidelined by serious accident Brown), who was hired by Peter (Wes Ramsey) for a kidnapping plot meant to keep Maxie and their baby by his side. I have great faith in the people who think of these things,' the Emmy-winning actor shared at the time 'I've been in good hands so far.'Īs promised, Howarth returned during Thursday's episode in scenes in which his new alter ego came to the rescue of Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms), who went into labor in the woods after escaping the clutches of evil Nurse Chloe (Kimberly J. However, not long after his death scenes, the actor assured his fans that he was not done at General Hospital and was just taking a short break. The fan favorite actor has scrubbed in as a brand-new character: a doctor named Austin!īack in March, viewers of the ABC soap opera were extremely disheartened when the powers that be killed Franco, which seemingly brought Howarth's time on the show to an end. Thursday's episode was an extremely exciting one for General Hospital viewers, who were surprised with the return of Roger Howarth, who is no longer playing the role of Franco Baldwin.

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