Bradford Anderson

Bradford William Anderson (born September 21, 1979)^[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Damian Spinelli on the ABC soap opera General Hospital (2006 to 2013, 2014, recurring 2015 to present). He also played Spinelli on the spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift in 2007.^[2] He has received five Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his role on General Hospital.

Early life

Anderson was born and raised in Meredith, New Hampshire. He made his stage debut at age six, playing Tiny Tim in a Laconia Street Car Company production of A Christmas Carol. His mother had encouraged Anderson and his sister to get involved with the theater company.^[3][4]

Anderson was involved in sports in high school, but he returned to acting during his junior year. His mother was working as a secretary for Lakes Region Summer Theatre, a summer stock group. Anderson learned that they needed an actor to play Joseph's younger brother in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He auditioned and won the role. Anderson became more interested in acting after that experience.^[4]

He graduated from Inter-Lakes Middle High School in 1998. In his high school yearbook, he was voted Best Singer, Most Dramatic, and Most Likely to Succeed.^[4] After graduation, he moved to New York, attending the Tisch School of Performing Arts at New York University.^[5]

Career

After graduating from New York University, Anderson joined The Philadelphia Theater Company. He won the prestigious Philly Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the role of Billy in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? He reprised the role at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., co-starring with Stephen Schnetzer.^[6][7] His musical theater roles include Valentine in the Goodspeed Opera House revival of Babes In Arms and Arpad in She Loves Me.^[8][6]

In mid-2005, he moved to Los Angeles, where he obtained a recurring part on Veronica Mars and began performing in other television shows as well. In September 2006, General Hospital put out a casting call for a "college-aged kid" who was a cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Anderson won the part, and the character, chattering a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and internet slang, has offered an interesting element to the show,^[9][10] and has been called "one of the quirkiest characters daytime has ever seen."^[2] The role was initially just meant to be played on a recurring basis, but the character proved so popular that Anderson was offered a multi-year contract, which was signed in May 2007.^[11] His image was added to the opening credits sequence on July 6, 2007.^[12]

He hosted his own web show for SOAPNET called "camera ready".

Anderson cites influences from Johnny Depp, Gary Oldman, Don Knotts and Justin Long.

Anderson also recently appeared in a commercial for Dunkin' Donuts Sobe Coolatta.

Anderson has done some work with charities including the Manchester Animal Shelter in his home state of New Hampshire. He also returned to his hometown Meredith, to give a speech at Inter-Lakes High School's graduation for the class of '08.

Anderson also plays in the rock group "Port Chuck" along with General Hospital co-stars Steve Burton, Scott Reeves, and Brandon Barash.^[13]

Personal life

He married Kiera Mickiewicz in April 2010. They have two daughters, born in 2011 and 2014.^[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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