The role of Aiden Spencer is now being portrayed by daytime newcomer Colin Cassidy, it was revealed on the Monday, September 30 episode of ABC’s “General Hospital.”
Born on-screen in July 2010, Aiden is the only son of Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson) and Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst), the popular couple known to fans as “L&L2” (Liz & Lucky), referring to Aiden’s paternal grandparents Luke and Laura Spencer (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis). Aiden has two older half-brothers — Cameron and Jake — both from his mother’s side.
In December 2023, Aiden, who was played by Enzo De Angelis at the time, revealed to his mom that he was gay while they were baking food together at home. The character had been seen very little since then until the show recast the role in May 2024 with Tristan Riggs, who Cassidy is now replacing in the role.
On Instagram, Cassidy told his followers, “I am so unbelievably honored and grateful to be a part of ‘General Hospital’! Thank you so much for all the love and support already, it really means the world to me.” Later, in an interview with Soap Opera Digest published shortly before he made his debut, he said, “I feel incredibly grateful for this opportunity.”
“To be thrown in with the incredible actors I’m working with and have these amazing scenes to do … It’s really not something to scoff at! It’s a big deal and I’m very grateful,” continued Cassidy while speaking with Digest about being cast in the role.
“Aiden is a very sweet young man. He’s loving, caring, thoughtful. He’s ambitious; he’s got his baking business and he works hard in school. But I think the most important thing to him is his family — especially his mom,” Cassidy noted of his character to Digest. He added, “He’s very protective of his mom. He trusts her; he feels like he can be himself with her.”
As for working with Herbst, he says, “I can’t say enough good things about her.”
Before joining “General Hospital,” Cassidy made his professional acting debut in the movie “Merry Ex-Mas” in 2022, and has since appeared in the movies “Labyu with an Accent” and “Knockout Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story,” a documentary film that chronicled the life of Kellie Maloney, a transgender British boxing manager. Cassidy portrayed a teenage Frank.
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