After his time on “General Hospital,” Paevey went on to star in several Hallmark Channel movies, including “Unleashing Mr. Darcy” and “A Little Daytime Drama.” His return to “General Hospital” comes one year after he announced that he was “taking a step back from acting.”

Ryan Paevey portrays the character of Nathan West on General Hospital, the actor returns to the show after a 7 year long break

EXCLUSIVE: General Hospital has another major plot twist to drop on its fans: the ABC sudser is bringing back Ryan Paevey. It’s unclear, for now, what role he will play since his previous character, the popular Det. Nathan West, was killed off in 2018. Paevey originated the part of Nathan in 2013.