Rick Hearst


Rick Hearst is an American actor. He is known for roles in American soap operas.

Early life

Hearst was born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965, in Howard Beach, New York and raised in Dallas, Texas.

Personal life

Hearst has been married to wife Donna Smoot since June 9, 1990; they have two sons.

Career

His first film was titled Brain Damage directed by Frank Henenlotter. He has appeared in Days of Our Lives as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, Guiding Light as Alan-Michael Spaulding, The Young and the Restless as the sinister Matt Clark, and The Bold and the Beautiful as Whipple "Whip" Jones III. Since 2002, he has appeared on General Hospital as Ric Lansing. His last airdate was June 25, 2009. He returned to General Hospital February 24, 2014.
Hearst also had a recurring guest-star role on Beverly Hills, 90210, and has guest-starred on other TV series such as Jenny and Pacific Blue. In 2000, he starred as "Rocky" in the theater production of Aven'U Boys with Danica McKellar.
Hearst has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award seven times, winning for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004 and 2007 for his General Hospital role, after previously winning "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" for Guiding Light in 1991. He has also been nominated for four Soap Opera Digest Awards, winning "Outstanding Villain" for The Young and the Restless in 2001. In 2005, Hearst filmed the lead role in Carpool Guy, directed by Corbin Bernsen. As of 2012, Hearst holds the distinction of being the only living actor to have appeared on all four remaining soap operas.

Filmography