Mykel Shannon Jenkins (born July 3, 1969) is an American

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, perhaps best known as the winner of the first season of the SOAPnet

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series ''

I Wanna Be a Soap Star ''I Wanna Be a Soap Star'' is a reality television series which debuted on the cable channel SOAPnet in 2004. The show is hosted by '' All My Children'' star and ex-'' Dancing with the Stars'' participant, Cameron Mathison. It is based on the Brit ...

''.

Career

His prize for winning the contest was a 13-week-contract on ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' as Officer Byron Murphy, though he was dropped to recurring after the contract was over. Jenkins exited the soap when his character was shot and killed. His final appearance was on July 22, 2005. He began appearing on ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' on November 21, 2007, again playing the police officer, Charlie Baker. In 2010, he co-starred with

Scott Adkins Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor, film producer, screenwriter, gymnast, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the ''Undisputed franchise''. He has played Yuri Boy ...

in the

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'' Undisputed III: Redemption''.

Personal life

Jenkins graduated from Loyola University in

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Filmography

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'' (1999) as Doorman *''

Baller Blockin' ''Baller Blockin'' is a 2000 drama film set in New Orleans' Magnolia Projects. It stars Bryan “Birdman” Williams, Ronald "Slim" Williams, Juvenile, Manuel Vazquez, B.G., Lil Wayne, Turk, and Mannie Fresh with cameos by comedians Anthony ...

'' (2000) as Garr *''Employee Dang'' (2003) as Mike *''

'' (2004) as himself *''

'' (2004–05) as Officer Byron Murphy *''

Stuck In The Suburbs ''Stuck in the Suburbs'' is a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was released on July 16, 2004, and stars Danielle Panabaker as Brittany Aarons and Brenda Song as Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. Brittany, a regular middle school student in the suburbs, acc ...

'' (2004) as V.J. *''

Mr. 3000 ''Mr. 3000'' is a 2004 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III. It stars Bernie Mac and Angela Bassett. The film's plot surrounds a retired Major League Baseball player who makes a comeback at age 47 in order to attain 3,000 h ...

'' (2004) as Reporter *''Gang Warz'' (2004) as Dex *"Dad's Positive"(2006) as Brother *''Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil'' (2006) as Meideros *''Family Curse'' (2006) as Arthur *''Lucky You'' (2007) as Gary *''

'' (2007-2012) as Detective Charlie Baker *''The Great Observer'' (2008) (post-production) as Frankie Duson *'' Undisputed III: Redemption'' (2010) as Jericho 'Turbo' Jones *'' Kick Ass 2'' (2013) as James *'' The Masked Saint'' (2016) as Detective Harper *''The Last Heist'' (2016) as Unknown *'' Teleios'' (2017) as Dr. Orson *''

Same Kind of Different as Me ''Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together'', published in June 2006, is a book co-written by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent, telling about Hall ...

'' (2017) as B.B. *'' The Paper Tigers'' (2020) as Jim

Guest appearances

*'' I'm with Her'' (2003) Attendant *''

'' (2004) Himself *''

Dr. Vegas ''Dr. Vegas'' is an American drama television series created by John Herzfeld and Jack Orman, starring Rob Lowe and Joe Pantoliano that ran on CBS from September 24, 2004 to September 6, 2006. It aired in Ireland on TG4, and on Challenge in th ...

'' (2004) Darell 'Sandman' Bay *''

Medical Investigation ''Medical Investigation'' is an American medical drama television series that began September 9, 2004, on NBC. It ran for 20 one-hour episodes before its cancellation on March 25, 2005. The series was co-produced by Paramount Network Television a ...

'' (2004) David Thorn *''

'' (2004–2005) Officer Byron Murphy *''

Soap Talk ''Soap Talk'' is a television talk show on SOAPnet hosted by Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway. It debuted in 2002 and ended in 2006. The reason for the show's cancellation was due to SOAPnet expanding their programming away from a soap opera-related fo ...

'' (2005) Himself *''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

'' (Episode: " Still Charmed & Kicking" and " Malice in Wonderland") (2005) Paul Haas *''

In Justice ''In Justice'' is an American police procedural television series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006, on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, ...

'' (2006) Billy Daniels *''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

'' (2006) Chris Ryder *''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

'' (Episodes: " Petra-Gate" and "

A Tree Grows in Guadalajara "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" is the 22nd episode of the first season of the American television dramedy ''Ugly Betty.'' It was written by Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally and directed by Lev L. Spiro. The episode was originally broadcast by the Amer ...

") (2007) Tavares *''

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Commercial'' (2012) New Spicy Chicken McBites, Pool Game

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