Craig, best known for his character Morgan Corinthos on “General Hospital,” stars in the new prime-time soap as Javi Mendoza. ABC’s new sudser is produced by Eva Longoria, who’s an alum of “The Young and the Restless.”
The drama television series, which is an adaptation of a Spanish-language telenovela, focuses on the family that owns a lavish hotel in Miami Beach. Behind their success and the hotel’s picture perfect exterior lies a lot of scandals and secrets.
General Hospital News – Craig Was Hesitant To Take Daytime Soap Role
Craig has been sharing photos on set. He took pictures of him getting waxed and on-set snaps with his TV-screen dad, Gonzalo Cardenas.
He also posted pictures with director Ken Craig and writer/producer Brian Tanen. Other cast members include Demián Bichir, who portrays Santiago, Roselyn Sanchez as Gigi, and Denyse Tontz as Alicia.
Recalling his years on “General Hospital,” Craig admitted that he was hesitant to do a soap at first. However, he completely changed his perception of daytime soaps after he got the role of Morgan. He was cast in April 2013 and was placed under a contractual role.
General Hospital News – Craig Won Daytime Emmy For Outstanding Younger Actor
He made his first appearance in May 2013 and continued to play the character, which was described as “sensitive and emotionally wounded” for three years. During his stint on “General Hospital,” Craig was nominated at the Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series category and brought home the trophy in 2016.
However, in that same year, Craig announced his decision to leave the soap. His character was killed during a car bombing, which paved the way for his exit. Despite his departure, Craig made it very clear that he would love to come back to the soap, and he did. He made a guest appearance on “General Hospital” when he showed up in Ava Jerome’s (Maura West) dream.
Craig’s other acting credits include Indie films like “Ride,” “American Fighter,” and “Valor.”
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No, he left the fans with no consideration just more money and work his way up. He showed his colors when he did not even give a hint of leaving so as far as I am, a lifelong viewer of GH since the beginning……. do not care where he goes.
I’ll give a try. A lot of actors leave shows to move on.
No he can move on he left his fans from gh bye bye