Marking her first day back on set since October, Cassandra James announced on Threads that she is returning to “General Hospital,” where she appears as Terry Randolph.
“First day on set since October. Almost half a year,” noted James on Meta-owned Threads, a rival platform to X (formerly Twitter), of how long since she was last at the Prospect Studios where the soap opera tapes. “Choosing gratitude because I know most actors have waited longer. Just imagine if the job you trained to do, that you’re good at and you love was consistently demonstrated to be ephemeral. That having a second job was not only normalized but systemically suggested. When you come home and stream our work on your TV, artists are wondering why we rarely feel valued enough to make our job a living.”
James, who is trans, first appeared on “General Hospital” in June 2018. Her character was introduced as a childhood male friend of Elizabeth’s (Rebecca Herbst) who, in story, transitioned later in life to be their authentic self. The character became a hit with fans, and James has appeared in a recurring capacity ever since.
In 2021, James took to Instagram after former co-star Ingo Rademacher (ex-Jasper “Jax” Jacks) shared a transphobic post on his Instagram story.
“I am aware of a transphobic post shared by a fellow ‘General Hospital’ actor,” said James on Instagram in response to Rademacher’s post at the time. “Shame on you. You have some serious unlearning and education to do. I feel deeply disappointed that such a public display of ignorance could come from our ‘GH’ family.” James added to the post, saying, “Misgendering trans folks is violence and if you come for one of us, you come for all of us. The cis world doesn’t get to decide which of us is valuable. I am so proud of the fans for always holding us to a high standard, for calling out transphobia and violence.”
There is no word yet on when fans can expect James to return on-screen. However, her character’s return will mark the first time James will appear under the show’s new head writing team, led by Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte. Their material is set to begin airing in the next couple of episodes. The two replace outgoing writers Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor.