‘It Was Meant to Be’

Daniel Goddard is making his transfer over to Common Hospital.

The actor, 53, performed Cane Ashby on The Younger and The Stressed for practically 12 years from 2007-2019. Now, Goddard is taking up a extra mysterious position as Henry Dalton, an environmental physics professor beneath investigation, in keeping with Cleaning soap Opera Digest. 

The perfect half is that Common Hospital followers don’t have to attend lengthy to see Goddard make his debut. TV Insider reported that the actor will make his debut on Tuesday, April 15. 

Goddard took a three-year hiatus from appearing when he advised Cleaning soap Opera Digest that he bought an surprising name from his former expertise supervisor, Michael Bruno.

Bruno advised Goddard that he could be nice for the character of Jack Brennan. Goddard advised the cleaning soap opera publication that he had some hesitations since he had been out of the appearing scene for a while.

“It was a weird expertise for me,” Goddard advised Cleaning soap Opera Digest. “You are feeling like, in a approach, you’re going again to floor zero, again to the start of all of it, although you’ve been on a unique cleaning soap opera for, like, 15 years. It was humbling, however it was extra of an awakening, and in that second, I felt terribly susceptible.” 

Goddard auditioned for Jack and didn’t land the position, however he bought one thing even higher — his personal character. Bruno referred to as Goddard to inform him the present’s creators created a personality that they needed him to play. Goddard secured his comeback.

“I used to be simply gobsmacked by it,” Goddard gushed. “I felt prefer it was meant to be.”

Goddard deliberately does not wish to know an excessive amount of in regards to the character as a result of he desires to be simply as stunned because the viewers, he advised Cleaning soap Opera Digest.

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“I mentioned to Frank [Valentini, executive producer], ‘Don’t inform me something in regards to the character.’ ” His purpose being, “I’m permitting myself to go on the journey of who Dalton is from the viewers’s perspective, and from my perspective of what’s the progress and evolution of him. I’ll enable it to unfold because the bits and items current themselves to me.”

Goddard is trying ahead to reuniting with actress Genie Francis, who performed Cane’s mother Genevieve on The Younger & The Stressed and Laura at present on Common Hospital.

“I’ve been ready for my second to see Genie and provides her an enormous hi there and an enormous hug,” he mentioned.

As a form of a tough launch, Goddard posted an Instagram video of himself strolling via a hallway earlier than going exterior and displaying the Common Hospital signal on the entrance of the constructing. Goddard then smiled as he held his finger over his mouth to maintain it a secret.

Goddard shared his pleasure for his position on Instagram by sharing two fan accounts asserting him as the brand new professor in Common Hospital. 

He commented on one put up writing, “Thanks, it’s going to be wonderful!”

On @soapsspoilersrecaps, the actor confirmed appreciation for his supporters, “Thanks! I’m so excited to be again.”

Appears to be like like Common Hospital followers are excited to have Goddard making his debut on the present.