General Hospital is welcoming another new face to Port Charles. Wil Traval has been cast as Jude, a stranger who will arrive in town in October.
Jude marks the third Australian connection to hit the canvas in the past few months. On July 13, Dean Geyer joined the ABC sudser as Tristan Roberts, a new doctor at General Hospital, followed by Troy Lennon Appel as Hudson Parker on July 30.
Hudson, who works for Jasper Jax Enterprises, was sent to Port Charles from Australia to inform Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) that her father, Jasper Jax, had appointed her CEO of the company. Though initially resistant to taking over, Josslyn ultimately agreed as part of a secret undercover assignment for the World Security Bureau (WSB). Hudson has also been providing updates to a mysterious person. Could that person turn out to be Jude? Time will tell.
Wil Traval in Jessica Jones (Netflix/courtesy Everett Collection)
A native of Victoria, Australia, Traval has been working professionally for more than 20 years. While he hasn’t appeared on a daytime drama, he had a recurring role in Season 3 of The CW reboot of Dynasty. Traval played Father Caleb Collins, whose faith was put to the test when he gave in to his romantic feelings for Cristal Carrington (Daniella Alonso).
Traval has an extensive list of U.S. primetime credits, including Netflix’s Jessica Jones, where he worked opposite Krysten Ritter, and ABC’s Red Widow, where he shared scenes with Radha Mitchell, Goran Visnjic, and Clifton Collins Jr.. He has also appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, Arrow, Chicago P.D., Grimm and Once Upon a Time.
In Australia, Traval is best known for portraying Dr. Jack Quade on the long-running medical drama All Saints and Detective Peter Church in the acclaimed police drama White Collar Blue.
The actor joins a host of other newcomers in Port Charles, including Alimi Ballard (William Baines), Jonathan Bennett (Joe Fitzpatrick), Kearran Giovanni (Dr. Nichols), Kelly Kruger (Serena Baldwin), Kayden Brennan Tokarski (Scout Cain) and Blythe Howard, who was recently announced as Monet.
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