Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor. He
played character Todd Manning on the daytime drama One Life to Live
(OLTL); the character earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, and
is cited as an icon in the soap opera genre. He left the series in
2003 and joined soap opera As the World Turns, where he played the
character of Paul Ryan until the series' final episode in 2010.
Howarth returned to OLTL in May 2011, eventually deciding to continue
the role on General Hospital in March 2012. He now portrays Franco on
General Hospital, the character formerly created and portrayed by
James Franco. In addition to his soap opera work, Howarth has guest
starred in television shows such as Prey and Dawson's Creek.Howarth
was born in Westchester County, New York. His father was involved in
theater and wrote plays. Exposed to the arts at an early age, Howarth
performed in the play The Grand Duke at the age of seven. He was
active in his high school drama department and performed in numerous
plays at school. He played soccer from the time he was a small child
up until 19 years of age. He took the opportunity to play in other
countries with the Puma Shoes U.S. National Soccer Team. In an
interview, when asked if he was a professional soccer player, Howarth
answered, "No! Heavens no." He reiterated how he had played soccer as
a child up to his late teenage years and said he was on a team that
played in Europe, Brazil, and other countries, but that it was an
amateur team; he "never got paid" to play, Howarth said.Howarth
initially resisted acting as a profession and studied political
science at George Washington University. However, after one semester,
he dropped out of college to join an intense acting program at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut.
played character Todd Manning on the daytime drama One Life to Live
(OLTL); the character earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, and
is cited as an icon in the soap opera genre. He left the series in
2003 and joined soap opera As the World Turns, where he played the
character of Paul Ryan until the series' final episode in 2010.
Howarth returned to OLTL in May 2011, eventually deciding to continue
the role on General Hospital in March 2012. He now portrays Franco on
General Hospital, the character formerly created and portrayed by
James Franco. In addition to his soap opera work, Howarth has guest
starred in television shows such as Prey and Dawson's Creek.Howarth
was born in Westchester County, New York. His father was involved in
theater and wrote plays. Exposed to the arts at an early age, Howarth
performed in the play The Grand Duke at the age of seven. He was
active in his high school drama department and performed in numerous
plays at school. He played soccer from the time he was a small child
up until 19 years of age. He took the opportunity to play in other
countries with the Puma Shoes U.S. National Soccer Team. In an
interview, when asked if he was a professional soccer player, Howarth
answered, "No! Heavens no." He reiterated how he had played soccer as
a child up to his late teenage years and said he was on a team that
played in Europe, Brazil, and other countries, but that it was an
amateur team; he "never got paid" to play, Howarth said.Howarth
initially resisted acting as a profession and studied political
science at George Washington University. However, after one semester,
he dropped out of college to join an intense acting program at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut.
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