| years_active = 2004–present
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'''Ryan Gregg Carnes'''<ref name="IMDB">{{IMDb name|1408453}}</ref><ref name="TV.com">[http://www.tv.com/ryan-carnes/person/294178/summary.html Ryan Carnes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515232356/http://www.tv.com/ryan-carnes/person/294178/summary.html |date=2009-05-15 }} at TV.com</ref> (born November 21, 1982) is an American actor. He is most known for playing the adult [[Lucas Jones]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]''.
==Career==
Born in [[Pittsfield, Illinois]], he attended [[Duke University]], where he was a member of the [[Duke University Marching Band]].<ref>[http://www.dukeband.org/ Duke University Marching Band]</ref>
In 2003, Carnes was part of a national campaign for [[Nintendo]]. Carnes first started acting in 2004 when he became the ninth actor to portray [[Lucas Jones]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' from July 2004 until September 2005. After he left ''General Hospital'', he was replaced by Ben Hogestyn. From 2004 to 2006, Carnes had a recurring role on ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' as [[Justin (Desperate Housewives)|Justin]], the love interest of [[Andrew Van de Kamp]], played by [[Shawn Pyfrom]].<ref name="Towle"/> Carnes starred in the 2004 film ''[[Eating Out]]'' and the 2006 film ''Surf School''. He also starred in the video for the song "[[Mistake (Stephanie McIntosh song)|Mistake]]" by Australian actress and singer [[Stephanie McIntosh]].
Carnes appeared in two episodes of the British science-fiction drama series ''[[Doctor Who]]''— in "[[Daleks in Manhattan]]" and "[[Evolution of the Daleks]]", in which he played 'Laszlo', who was turned into a half-human, half-pig slave.<ref name="Towle">{{cite news |last1=Towle |first1=Andy |title=Ryan Carnes on Playing Gay, Doctor Who Guest Role |url=http://www.towleroad.com/2007/04/ryan_carnes_on_/ |accessdateaccess-date=10 June 2018 |work=towleroad.com |date=12 April 2007}}</ref> In the 2008 horror film ''[[Trailer Park of Terror]]'', based on the Imperium comic series of the same name, Carnes plays an arrogant teenager called Alex. He also starred as the title character in the [[Syfy]] miniseries ''[[The Phantom (miniseries)|The Phantom]]'', based on [[Lee Falk]]'s comic strip [[The Phantom|of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Jackie K. |title=“The"The Phantom”Phantom": Hello Ryan Carnes, Good-Bye Billy Zane |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackie-k-cooper/the-phantom-hello-ryan-ca_b_613553.html?guccounter=1 |accessdateaccess-date=10 June 2018 |work=[[Huffington postPost]] |date=25 May 2011}}</ref>
It was reported on December 11, 2013, that Carnes would reprise the role of Lucas on ''General Hospital'',<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/gh/news/2013/1211-carnes.php]|title = Ryan Carnes reprising role as Lucas Jones}}</ref> returning on January 17, 2014. He then returned for short periods in 2017 and again as recurring from 2018 onward.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Carnes Back Taping At General Hospital & His New Movie To Hit Theatres February 9th! |url=http://michaelfairmantv.com/ryan-carnes-back-taping-at-general-hospital-his-new-movie-to-hit-theatres-february-9th/2018/01/12/ |date=12 January 2018 |publisher=michaelfairmantv.com |accessdateaccess-date=10 June 2018}}</ref> Carnes left ''General Hospital'' in March 2020, and the role was recast in November.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jubinville |first=Mike |title=Matt Trudeau Debuts as ''GH''{{'}}s Lucas Jones |url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2020/11/17/matt-trudeau-debuts-as-ghs-lucas-jones |website=[[Daytime Confidential]] |publisher=[[SAY Media|Confidential Media, Inc.]] |accessdateaccess-date=November 17, 2020 |location=United States |date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography==
|[[Acceleration (film)|''Acceleration'']]
|David
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|2022
|''[[Valentino, Be Your Own Hero Or Villain]]''
|Steve
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|2024
|''The Air He Breathes''
|Tristan Cole
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! Title
! Role
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| 2004–2005,<br>2014–2020, 2024
| ''[[General Hospital]]''
| [[Lucas Jones]]<br>[[Phil Brewer]]
| Role held: July 8, 2004 – September2004–September 21, 2005; January 17, 2014 – March2014–March 23, 2020; January 10-11, 2024<br> Role held: April 1, 2015
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| 2004–2006
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| 2011
| ''[[Blackout (American TV series)|Blackout]]''
| Dr. Ben Westen
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
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