Nicholas Chavez believes his dead “General Hospital” character could return

Nicholas Chavez does not rule out a return to General Hospital – but he also doesn’t mind if someone else takes on the role of Spencer.

“No,” said 25-year-old Chavez TV line on Monday, September 30, when he was asked if he was done with the soap series. “Port Charles is a crazy place. We have to see what happens.”

Chavez continued to express his support for a new actor to portray Spencer, adding, “Of course. I understand the show has needs and I would fully support that.”

Before he became famous for his role as Lyle Menendez on Netflix Monster and as Father Charlie on FX grotesqueChavez continued playing Spencer General Hospital. The character was first introduced in 2006 and played by twin baby actors Caden and Nicholas Laughlin. The role was then expanded, with half a dozen actors taking turns playing Spencer.

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As recently as 2021, Chavez was cast as Spencer, who had a fan-favorite relationship with Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali), affectionately called Sprina. His performance earned him a 2022 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. Earlier this year, Chavez surprised fans when he announced his departure.

“I’m so grateful for the opportunity GH has given me and without the talented producers, writers, directors and fellow actors I wouldn’t be as busy professionally as I am,” he wrote on X in May. “(Executive producer) Frank Valentini is a mentor and a friend, and we’ve had some pretty extensive conversations about my future on the show. Although there are no current plans for me to return, we are still very open about future opportunities for Spencer in Port Charles.”

He continued, “In addition to the people I’ve already mentioned, I want to take some time to thank and honor the GH fanbase…especially the Sprina fans…arguably THE most loyal and friendliest fanbase in the universe of Entertainment.” Words cannot express the depth of my gratitude. Thank you, I love you all very, very much.”

Chavez’s final episode as Spencer aired in January. He is now concentrating on his initiation into the world Ryan Murphy TV universe.

“Playing Lyle Menéndez (on Monsters) required more careful preparation because you want to be careful and diligent with a character like that,” Chavez said exclusively Us weekly last month. “This is someone who is a real person and is still alive today.”

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The experience was extremely different grotesquewhich airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on FX.

“With Father Charlie I let my impulses guide me. We were just talking about how this show feels very Shakespearean to me. “The language just guides you in the direction you need to go,” Chavez hinted about his role as a priest in the new series. “That’s why I approached all my scenes with complete and reckless abandon.”

Chavez noted that there were no limits for him when it came to playing Father Charlie, adding, “I let the words take me where they would go and the scenes take me where they would go.” .” And I was lucky to have scene partners who were comfortable with every shot being different.”