Ethan Lovett Returns to 'General Hospital' This April with Exciting New Storyline

Johnathon KornbleeThu, March 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC

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Nathan Dean (formerly known as Nathan Parsons) is set to reprise his role as Ethan Lovett on General Hospital beginning this April.

General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini confirmed the news to TV Insider’s Stephanie Sloane, teasing that they have a “great” story set up for Dean and there will be “a few twist” that viewers have to look forward to.

The character was last seen in 2023, when actor James Ryan briefly portrayed Ethan during a dramatic storyline involving Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy). In the plot, Ethan was held hostage and his life was placed up for auction, with the winning bidder given the opportunity to kill him.

Ethan was ultimately rescued by his mother Holly Sutton (Emma Sams) with help from her friends Felicia Scorpio (Kristina Wagner) and Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot).

Dean first appeared as Ethan on January 30, 2009. The character quickly generated controversy among fans when it was revealed that Ethan was the son of Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and Holly Sutton, conceived during an affair while Luke was married to Laura Webber (Genie Francis).

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The storyline sparked debate among viewers because Luke and Laura were off-screen during the time Ethan would have been conceived, while Holly was believed to be in a relationship with Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers).

Dean last appeared regularly on the series in 2012, before returning briefly for General Hospital’s 50th anniversary in 2013. He later appeared in 2015 alongside his on-screen brother Lucky Spener (Jonathan Jackson) during Luke Spencer’s exit storyline.

Dean made another brief appearance in 2020, sharing scenes with Robert Scorpio and Olivia Quartermaine (Lisa LoCicero).

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In addition to his role on General Hospital, Dean alsomade appearances on The Originals, True Blood, Rosewood, Once Upon a Time, and Roswell, New Mexico.

For his portrayal of Ethan on General Hospital, Dean was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2012.

General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC and streams weeknights on Hulu.

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