Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor. He portrayed character Todd Manning on the daytime drama One Life to Live, which became an iconic fixture in the genre's medium, and earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994. He left the series in 2003, but returned in May 2011, eventually deciding to continue the role on General Hospital in March 2012. He portrays Franco on General Hospital, the character formerly created and portrayed by James Franco.In addition to his work on One Life to Live and General Hospital, Howarth has starred on the daytime drama As the World Turns in the role of Paul Ryan and has guest starred in television shows such as Prey and Dawson's Creek.
In 2003 chose not to renew his contract with _One Life to Live_ and continue playing his iconic role of Todd Manning, to played Paul Ryan on As the World Turns (1956), even though ABC Daytime offered him more money to continue playing Todd.
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Turned down a chance to reprise his role of Todd Manning on _One Life to Live_ in 2007.
It was during a nationwide talent search, in 1992, where Howarth was first discovered and was cast for the role of "Kent Winslow" on the daytime soap, Loving (1983).
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Howarth met his wife, actress Cari Stahler, in a New York City café, where she worked, and he lived upstairs. Cari asked him out on a date to Coney Island. They married in 1992.
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After only one semester at George Washington University, where he was studying political science, he dropped out to join an intense acting program at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut.
He was in the same elementary and middle-school class in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, as Ricki Lake. They knew each other.
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When originally cast as "Todd Manning" on One Life to Live (1968), he was only supposed to play a minor, supporting character in the infamous fraternity gang rape storyline. The character was supposed to be written out at the conclusion of that storyline. However, his portrayal quickly won over fans, who wrote to the producers asking that his character be kept on the show, permanently. As a result, he was offered a longterm contract and the character of "Todd Manning" became one of the series' major arch villains.
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In April of 2002, his wife, Cari Stahler, gave birth to their second child, a baby girl named Colette.
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Has a son named Julian born in July 1992.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Flash
2015
TV Series
Mason Bridge
Californication
2014
TV Series
Chris
One Life to Live
2013
TV Series
Todd Manning
One Life to Live
1993-2013
TV Series
Todd Manning
Man with Scar
Todd Lord
...
As the World Turns
2003-2010
TV Series
Paul Ryan / Beast / Prince Paul / ...
Dawson's Creek
2002-2003
TV Series
Professor Greg Hetson
Prey
1998
TV Series
Randall Lynch
Diagnosis Murder
1996
TV Series
Real Bad Radio Host
Loving
1992
TV Series
Kent Winslow
Liebestraum
1991
Boy in Rain
Guiding Light
1952
TV Series
Jory Andros (1992)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
General Hospital
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Chew
2013
TV Series
Himself
Daytime's Greatest Weddings
2004
Video documentary
Todd Manning
18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards
2003
TV Special
Himself
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
2001
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
1995
TV Special
Himself - Nominee
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Outstanding Villain
One Life to Live (1968)
1995
Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Outstanding Younger Lead Actor
One Life to Live (1968)
1994
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Younger Leading Actor in a Drama Series
One Life to Live (1968)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Lead Actor - Daytime Drama
General Hospital (1963)
2005
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
As the World Turns (1956)
2005
Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor
As the World Turns (1956)
2004
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
As the World Turns (1956)
2003
Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor
One Life to Live (1968)
2002
Special Fan Award
Daytime Emmy Awards
America's Favorite Villain
One Life to Live (1968)
2001
Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor
One Life to Live (1968)
1995
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
One Life to Live (1968)
1994
Soap Opera Digest Award
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Outstanding Villain/Villainess
One Life to Live (1968)
Known for movies
As the World Turns (2003-2010) as Paul Ryan / Beast / Cowardly Lion / Prince Paul
General Hospital (2012-2016) as Franco / Todd Manning / Robert James 'Franco' Frank / Franco Baldwin / Robert James Franco / Robert James Frank / Thomas Todd Manning
One Life to Live (1993-2013) as Todd Manning / Man with Scar / Todd Lord / Victor Toddson / Walker Lawrence / Frat Boy #1
$17 Million
