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