General Hospital actor’s real-life wife joins cast of show in surprising move that has him feeling ‘nervous’
James Austin
Published Sep 30, 2026
A NEW nurse is starting at General Hospital next week, and the actress cast in the role has a very personal connection to the show.
One of the show’s actors is welcoming his real-life wife to the show, after previously starring in multiple movies together.
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Josh Swickard has been starring on General Hospital as Harrison Chase since 2018.
As of next week, he’ll be joined on the soap opera by his wife, Lauren.
She will portray a nurse at Ferncliff named Janice, according to Soap Opera Digest.
Lauren told the outlet: “I’m so excited to be a part of the show because I’ve loved everybody there for years now, just being there with Josh through everything.
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“I love the producers and some of the cast members are actually my best friends. So it’s just been so special to be a part of this.”
While she’s only feeling excitement about taking on the new role, her husband admitted he had some small concerns.
Josh shared: “I was more nervous than Lauren was, just because I know what a weird beast it is [to shoot a soap opera].
“Most of her work lately has been feature film stuff, which is just a completely different flow.”
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The actor added: “But I was blown away by how calm and composed she was.”
It was not revealed how long Lauren’s character plans to stick around on the show or what her storyline will entail.
Josh and Lauren have been married since 2019 and share two kids – daughter Savannah, two, and son Arthur, six months.
The pair have starred in three movies together over the past few years, all of which were romances.
In 2020, the duo led a flick titled Roped, which followed a cowboy and a councilman’s daughter falling in love.
Also that year, they starred in the rom-com, A California Christmas, which spawned a sequel the following year.
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