“General Hospital” is making a casting change for the role of Ethan Lovett. Multiple outlets report that actor Nathan Dean, who is also associated with the character name “Nathan Parsons,” leaves the show after returning earlier this year. ComingSoon.net reports that Dean has played Ethan Lovett in a recurring capacity since 2009, with a brief replacement by James Ryan in 2023. The same source says Dean’s last on-screen appearance before the recent return was in 2020, and that he returned to the series in April.

ComingSoon.net also identifies the replacement as Christian Howard, who is set to take over the role. The Independent frames the change as a “cast shake-up” following Dean’s “shocking exit,” highlighting that the actor only returned to the long-running soap in April before being replaced again.

Taken together, the reports describe Ethan Lovett’s recasting, Dean’s long-running tenure and intermittent appearances, his April return, and the announcement that Christian Howard will assume the part.