Chad Brannon is an American actor. Brannon is recognized for his role as

Zander Smith ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city ...

on ''

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''.

Career

In 2000, Chad Brannon started playing Zander Smith on the daytime soap opera ''

''. He played the character from 2000 to 2004, until he was killed off, and won a

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was given annually from 198 ...

in 2004. He has also guest starred on '' Friday Night Lights'', ''

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'', and '' Deadwood''. Another of his roles includes Tolten from the

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RPG ''

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''. In 2008, FOX brought on Chad as one of the main network announcers covering many of their hit shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, Glee, Sons of Tucson, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show. On December 22, 2009, Brannon returned to ''General Hospital'', in a cameo as a character known only as Aaron. He appeared alongside

Natalia Livingston Natalia Livingston (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Emily Quartermaine (for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award) and Rebecca Shaw on ABC's ''General Hospital'', and for playing Taylor Walker on the NBC ...

, who was playing the twin of her previous character. In February 2021, ''

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'' reported Brannon had returned to ''General Hospital'' in an undisclosed role. Brannon appeared on the March 16, 2021 episode as the "ghost" of Zander, interacting in scenes with Zander's son, Cameron.

Filmography

References

External links

*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0105172/ *http://chadbrannon.com/ 1979 births American male soap opera actors Living people Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub