Hank Northrop Joins "Days" for Short Story Arc

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Hank Northrop, Son of Late "Days of Our Lives" Actor Wayne Northrop, is Headed to Salem
by Raechal Shewfelt
February 14, 2025


"Days of Our Lives" fans will soon notice a new yet familiar name onscreen: Hank Northrop, who is the son of "General Hospital" actress Lynn Herring and the late Wayne Northrop.

Hank is "currently taping a short story arc" on the Peacock soap opera, set to air in mid-November, the show confirms to Entertainment Weekly.



Hank said the job is meaningful to more than just him.

"It's honestly, for our entire family, just such a healing moment for the tough times of going through losing Wayne," he said. "I'm just so honored now to get to honor my own father on the show that he loved so much. It's just so special."



In fact, the actor said that he had an emotional reaction to learning — on his birthday, no less — that he'd been cast.

"I got the call saying, 'Congratulations, you've booked Days of Our Lives.' And I just immediately broke down in tears," Hank said. "It was so cosmic. It was almost like my dad had given me a birthday present, the first birthday after his passing, to help me through the trauma of dealing with his passing. You can't script it. It gave me the ability to cope with it a little more. It was just such a beautiful full-circle moment."



Though he didn't reveal any details about his new role, Hank told TV Insider that he shares his first scenes with James Reynolds, who plays Abe Carver and starred alongside his father for years.

He also noted that he and Reynolds had an emotional first meeting on set: "We honestly couldn’t stop hugging each other. He was just like, 'Oh, my gosh, you're Wayne's son. This is the best thing. I'm so excited. I loved your dad so much.' I could not ask for a better first-scene partner on Days. He took me under his wing and taught me the ropes."

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