Jason Thompson ( actor ) - wikipedia Jason Thompson ( actor ) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2013 ) Jason Thompson Jason Craig Thompson ( 1976 - 11 - 20 ) November 20, 1976 ( age 41 ) St. Albert, Alberta, Canada Nationality Canadian Occupation Actor Years active 2000 -- present Spouse ( s ) Paloma Jonas ( m. 2015 ) Children Jason Craig Thompson ( born November 20, 1976 ) is a Canadian actor. He joined the cast of the American daytime drama General Hospital in December 2005 as neurosurgeon Dr. Patrick Drake. In 2007, Thompson became an original cast member of the General Hospital prime - time spin - off General Hospital : Night Shift while maintaining his day job on GH. On April 1, 2015, Thompson also portrayed original GH character Steve Hardy in a flashback for the show 's 52nd anniversary. Contents 1 Early career 2 Daytime career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early career He was discovered at 16 working at a restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta by model scout Kelly Streit of mode models. At 18 years old, Thompson left home to build a career in runway, print and commercial modeling. One of his most well - known ad campaigns are the three TV commercials for Gap he did with director Pedro Romhanyi in 1999 : `` Everybody in Cords '', `` Everybody in Leather '' and `` Everybody in Vests ''. Though modeling paid the bills and allowed Jason the opportunity to travel extensively, he admits that becoming an actor was never far from his thoughts. Within a few years of committing to an acting career, Thompson has amassed various television, film and theatre credits. He has had lead roles in such plays such as The Academy, More Than You and Jakob. In film, Thompson had starring roles in Wishmaster : The Prophecy Fulfilled and Divide. In television, Thompson has landed guest roles on television shows like Felicity, Flipper, and Castle. Daytime career Thompson 's most popular role to date is as Dr. Patrick Drake on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Since playboy Patrick Drake 's first appearance on the show, he has flirted with various women ( many who work at the hospital call him Dr. Hottie in reference to his good looks and as a tribute to fellow ABC hot doc Grey 's Anatomy 's Dr. McDreamy ), saved many lives, and mended a contentious relationship with his father, Dr. Noah Drake ( played by returning castmember Rick Springfield ). In one storyline, Patrick donated a part of his liver to save his father 's life. At the same time, Patrick began falling for his co-worker and friend, the HIV - positive Dr. Robin Scorpio, which brought up the question of whether Patrick could give up his womanizing ways. In July 2006, through an operating room mishap, Patrick was exposed to HIV, though his HIV test returned a negative result. After much resistance on Robin 's part, Robin and Patrick were finally married and welcomed their baby girl, Emma Grace Scorpio - Drake As part of ABC 's Fan February promotions in 2007, Thompson switched places for a day with a first - grade teacher and taught her class in Irving, Texas. In October 2015, Thompson confirmed his exit from General Hospital. He last appeared on January 7, 2016. In December 2015, it was announced Thompson would join The Young and the Restless as Billy Abbott ; he began appearing on January 10, 2016. Personal life On April 5, 2015, Thompson married his longtime girlfriend, Paloma Jonas, in San Pancho, Mexico. Their first child, a son, was born in May 2016. The couple welcomed their second child, a daughter, in September 2017. Awards and nominations List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Title Result Ref. 2011 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated 2012 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated 2013 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated 2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated 2015 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Trading Places ''. Soap Opera Weekly. 2007 - 02 - 13. p. 18. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Michael ( October 21, 2015 ). `` Jason Thompson Leaving ' General Hospital ' ''. Serial Scoop. United States : Blogger ( Google ). Retrieved October 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Mulcahy Jr., Kevin ( October 22, 2015 ). `` Jason Thompson Leaving General Hospital as Patrick, Kimberly McCullough Returning as Robin ''. We Love Soaps. United States : Blogger ( Google ). Retrieved October 23, 2015. Jump up ^ White - Nobles, Omar ( October 30, 2015 ). `` JASON THOMPSON BIDS FAREWELL TO GENERAL HOSPITAL ''. TVSource Magazine. United States. Retrieved October 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Rice, Lynette ( December 3, 2015 ). `` General Hospital favorite joins The Young and the Restless ''. Entertainment Weekly. United States. Time Inc. Retrieved December 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Comings and Goings : Jason Thompson ( Billy Abbott ) ''. Soap Opera Digest. ( Vol. 40, No. 51 ). December 21, 2015. p. 10. Jump up ^ `` Comings and Goings : Jason Thompson ( Billy Abbott ) ''. Soap Opera Digest. ( Vol. 41, No. 3 ). January 18, 2016. p. 11. Jump up ^ http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/gh-star-weds Jump up ^ `` JASON THOMPSON WELCOMES SON ''. Soap Opera Digest. May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Mizoguchi, Karen ( September 27, 2017 ). `` Jason Thompson and Wife Paloma Welcome Daughter Rome Coco ''. People.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations ''. emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations ''. emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations ''. emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations ''. New York : emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations '' ( PDF ). New York : emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015. External links Jason Thompson on IMDb Jason Thompson 's Actor Biography on ABC.com VIAF : 160419180 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jason_Thompson_(actor)&oldid=839385970 '' Categories : Canadian male soap opera actors Canadian male television actors People from St. Albert, Alberta 1976 births Living people Male actors from Alberta 21st - century Canadian male actors Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from March 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español 한국어 Polski 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 May 2018, at 02 : 38 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays billy in the young and the restless
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