 | This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. (January 2013) |
| Patrick Drake | |||||||||||||
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| General Hospital character | |||||||||||||
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| Duration | 2005–2016 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | December 7, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | January 7, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr. | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jill Farren Phelps | ||||||||||||
| Book appearances | The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli | ||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | General Hospital: Night Shift | ||||||||||||
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Patrick Drake is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, a protagonist in both seasons of its prime time SOAPnet spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift and one half of on-screen couple Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio. Jason Thompson originated the role in 2005. From April 23 to 28, 2008, the role of Patrick Drake was played by Ethan Erickson while Thompson was having minor surgery.[1][2] In October 2015, it was announced that Thompson will be departing from the show, last appearing on January 7, 2016.[3]
- ^ Coleridge, Daniel R. (4/15/08). "A New Take on Dr. Drake." SOAPnet.com Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Thompson out as GH's Patrick | General Hospital". Soapcentral. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- ^ Goldberg, Michael (October 21, 2015). "Jason Thompson Leaving 'General Hospital'". Serial Scoop. United States: Blogger (Google). Retrieved October 21, 2015.