Rick Hearst

For the Dukes of Hazzard actor, see Rick Hurst.

Rick Hearst
Born	Richard Charles Herbst (1965-01-04) January 4, 1965 Howard Beach, Queens, New York, U.S.
Years active	1988-present
Spouse	Donna Smoot ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	2

Rick Hearst (born January 4, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for roles on Days of Our Lives as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, Guiding Light as Alan-Michael Spaulding, The Young and the Restless as Matt Clark, The Bold and the Beautiful as Whipple "Whip" Jones III, and General Hospital as Ric Lansing.

Early life

Hearst was born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965, in Howard Beach, New York and raised in Dallas, Texas.

Personal life

Hearst has been married to wife Donna Smoot since June 9, 1990; they have two sons.

Career

His first film was Brain Damage, directed by Frank Henenlotter. He has appeared in Days of Our Lives (1989–1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, Guiding Light (1990–1996) as Alan-Michael Spaulding, The Young and the Restless (2000–2001) as the sinister Matt Clark, and The Bold and the Beautiful (2002, 2009-2011) as Whipple "Whip" Jones III. Since 2002, he has appeared on General Hospital (2002–2009) as Ric Lansing. His last airdate was June 25, 2009. He returned to General Hospital February 24, 2014.

Hearst also had a recurring guest-star role on Beverly Hills, 90210, and has guest-starred on other TV series such as Jenny and Pacific Blue. In 2000, he starred as "Rocky" in the theater production of Aven'U Boys with Danica McKellar.

Hearst has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award seven times, winning for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004 and 2007 for his General Hospital role, after previously winning "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" for Guiding Light in 1991. He has also been nominated for four Soap Opera Digest Awards, winning "Outstanding Villain" for The Young and the Restless in 2001. In 2005, Hearst filmed the lead role in Carpool Guy, directed by Corbin Bernsen. As of 2012, Hearst holds the distinction of being the only living actor to have appeared on all four remaining soap operas. Rick Hearst returns to General Hospital as Ric Lansing in August 2024.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1988	Brain Damage	Brian
1989	Crossing the Line	Rick Kagan
	Days of Our Lives	Scott "Scotty" Banning II #3	1989–90
1990	Guiding Light	Alan-Michael Spaulding #2	1990–96
1997	Beverly Hills, 90210	Alan Black	3 episodes
	Alright Already	Frame Designer	1 episode
	Jenny	Zak	1 episode
1998	Maggie Winters	Lance Rubacky
	Pacific Blue	Frank Kovac	2 episodes; 1998-90
2000	Charmed	Troxa	1 episode
2001	The Young and the Restless	Matt Clark	2000-01
	Dead Sexy	Bellhop	as Richard Hearst
2002	General Hospital	Ric Lansing	2002–09; 2014–16
	The Bold and the Beautiful	Whipple "Whip" Jones III	2002; 2009–11
2003	SoapTalk	Himself	Guest appearance
	The View	Himself	Guest appearance
	Pyramid	Himself	Guest appearance
2004	1 Day with...	Himself	Guest appearance
	The Oprah Winfrey Show	Himself	Guest appearance
	The Wayne Brady Show	Himself	Guest appearance
	The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	Himself
2005	The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	Himself	Presenter
	Carpool Guy	Joel
2010	Castle	Dr. Elliot Lefcourt	308: Murder Most Fowl
2017	Daytime Divas	Ted Windsor	4 episodes
2018	Dynasty	Senator Paul Daniels	Guest appearance

External links

• Rick Hearst at IMDb
• Ric Lansing character profile on SoapCentral
• Whipple Jones III character profile on SoapCentral
• Matt Clark character profile on SoapCentral
• Alan-Michael Spaulding character profile on SoapCentral
• Scotty Banning character profile on SoapCentral