Bradford Anderson

Bradford Anderson
Bradford Anderson in 2010
Born
Bradford William Anderson

(1979-09-21) September 21, 1979 (age 44)
Meredith, New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Kiera Mickiewicz
​
(m. 2010)​
Children2
Websitebradford-anderson.com

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. He has received five Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his role on General Hospital.

Early life[edit]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[2] After graduation, he moved to New York, attending the Tisch School of Performing Arts at New York University.[3]

Career[edit]

Anderson played a young William Faulkner in Blood of the Bear at New York's Workshop Theater in August 2004.[4][5] He then joined The Philadelphia Theater Company. Anderson 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]

Anderson moved to Los Angeles in 2005. He housesat for his former NYU classmate, Kristen Bell.[6] He then landed a recurring role on her series, Veronica Mars, and guest starred on What About Brian.[9][2]

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 role. Spinelli, a computer hacker, speaks in surfer/street savvy lingo and provides comic relief to the show.[2] The role was initially meant to be recurring, but Anderson was put on contract in 2007.[10] He also played Spinelli on General Hospital: Night Shift, a spinoff that aired on Soapnet in 2007.[11]

Anderson was cast in the films Carts and American Pie Presents: Beta House.[12][13] He guest starred on an episode of NCIS in 2008.[9] Anderson hosted a web series for Soapnet, Camera Ready.[14] In January 2009, he was part of a semi-staged reading of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's Celebration at The Crest Theatre in Sacramento.[15]

In 2009, Anderson received his first Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role on General Hospital.[16] He was nominated again in the same category in 2010.[17] It was announced that he had been cast in The Rabbit Factory, a TNT pilot. The project, which would have starred Steven Weber and D. L. Hughley, didn't go forward.[18]

Anderson played Achilles on the web series The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros.[19] He made a guest appearance on Perception in 2012.[20] Anderson received his third Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role on General Hospital in 2012.[21] He was nominated in the same category in 2013.[22] Anderson guest starred on an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles.[23]

Anderson announced in December 2013 that he would be leaving General Hospital. He had been dropped to recurring status earlier that year.[24] He made a brief return to the show in 2014.[25] Anderson received his fifth Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor for GH in 2014.[26] He guest starred on Castle.[9]

He returned to General Hospital on a recurring basis in 2015.[27] He guest starred on Minority Report.[28] In 2016, he was temporarily replaced on General Hospital with Blake Berris while he filmed a recurring role on Homeland.[29] He starred as Jake Callahan in the film Falsely Accused, co-starring with Rosanna Arquette.[30]

Anderson sings in a rock group, Port Chuck, along with General Hospital co-stars Steve Burton, Scott Reeves, and Brandon Barash. The group has performed at fan events.[31] Anderson and Burton tour the U.S. with a road show, Stone Cold and the Jackal, performing music and comedy for audiences. In 2018, they launched a podcast, The Daily Drama (originally titled Stone Cold and the Jackal).[32][33]

Personal life[edit]

Anderson married Kiera Mickiewicz on April 10, 2010.[34] They have two daughters, born in 2011 and 2014.[35][36]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Carts Ed
American Pie Presents: Beta House Jake Parker
2008 Kissing Cousins Justin
2016 Falsely Accused Jake Callahan

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Ed Nerd No.2 Episode: "The Case"
2005; 2006 Veronica Mars Ryan 2 episodes
2006-2013; 2014; 2015-present General Hospital Damian Spinelli Contract role; Recurring role
2006 What About Brian Doctor Episode: "What About Angelo's Ashes..."

Credited as Bradford W. Anderson

2007 General Hospital: Night Shift Damian Spinelli 13 episodes
2008 NCIS Second Geek Episode: "Last Man Standing"
2012 Perception Shane Flannery Episode: "Messenger"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Val Winkler Episode: "Recovery"
2014 Castle Dwight Carruthers Episode: "Room 147"
2015 Minority Report Harlan Elbert Episode: "Mr. Nice Guy"
2017 Homeland Trent 2 episodes

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros Achilles 3 episodes

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2004
 Barrymore Award Best Supporting Actor in a Play Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia Nominated
[37]
2009
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[38]
2010
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[39]
2012
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[40]
2013
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[41]
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[42]

References[edit]

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  5. ^ Kandel, Randy. "Blood of the Bear". Show Business Weekly. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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  7. ^ Zachurski, Emma (April 14, 2005). ""The Goat" takes a bold turn for theatre". Silver Chips Online. Archived from the original on September 18, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Jones, Kenneth (June 7, 2002). "Revised Babes In Arms Bows at Goodspeed July 12; Skinner Choreographs". Playbill. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Credits: Bradford Anderson". TV Guide. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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  12. ^ "Carts - 2007". AV Club. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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  18. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (November 28, 2010). "Bradford Anderson books TNT pilot". Soap Central. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "The Further Adventures of Cupid & Eros - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  20. ^ Bowe, Jillian (July 30, 2012). "General Hospital's Bradford Anderson to Guest on TNT's Perception". Daytime Confidential. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  21. ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards 2012: The Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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  25. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (May 6, 2014). "Bradford Anderson returning to GH". Soap Central. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  26. ^ "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Young And The Restless' Leads With 26 Nominations". Deadline. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  27. ^ Clifford, Kambra (August 31, 2015). "Bradford Anderson making another return to GH". Soap Central. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  28. ^ Cushman, Dustin (September 28, 2015). "General Hospital's Bradford Anderson guests on Fox's Minority Report". Soaps. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  29. ^ Clifford, Kambra (December 26, 2016). "Casting Shocker: Blake Berris replaces GH's Bradford Anderson". Soap Central. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  30. ^ Dee, Sandra (February 8, 2016). "'General Hospital' News: Bradford Anderson Starring In New Movie 'Falsely Accused' – Watch Trailer Here". Soap Opera Spy. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  31. ^ Hoffman, Lori (March 19, 2012). "5 Questions With Bradford Anderson". Atlantic City Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  32. ^ "Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson Reveal the Secrets Behind Their Exciting New Podcast (Exclusive)". Soaps in Depth. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  33. ^ Clifford, Kambra (April 26, 2018). "GH's Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson launch hilarious podcast". Soap Central. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  34. ^ Eades, Chris (April 10, 2019). "Happy Anniversary to GH's Bradford Anderson and Wife Kiera — See Their Sweetest Selfies!". Soaps in Depth. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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  37. ^ "The 10th Annual Barrymore Awards Ceremony Nominees & Recipients". www.theatrephiladelphia.org. November 15, 2004. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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