# Greg Rikaart

Gregory Andrew Rikaart (born February 26, 1977) is an American television actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Fisher on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless since 2003, and also playing Leo Stark on Days Of Our Lives.
Rikaart has received six nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and won once in 2005.

## Early life

Rikaart was born and raised in New York City; born in Brooklyn and raised in Staten Island. He graduated with honors from Villanova University in Pennsylvania. He has a sister, Keri. While in college, he spent a semester in Washington, D.C., as an intern for a congressman on Capitol Hill.

## Career

Rikaart is best known for his role as Kevin Fisher on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, which he originated in 2003. In May 2017, Rikaart confirmed earlier reports that he would be exiting the soap with his last taping date to be the following month. However, on August 3, the official Twitter account for The Young and the Restless confirmed Rikaart was back taping. In September, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rikaart was back for a 2-week stint.

## Personal life

In June 2013, Rikaart revealed that he was in a committed relationship with writer Robert Sudduth. Rikaart posted a photograph with his boyfriend captioned, "Not getting married anytime soon, but celebrating #equality tonight nonetheless", in response to the 2013 United States Supreme Court decisions in favor of same-sex marriage equality.
Rikaart and Sudduth married in Maui, Hawaii, on May 9, 2015. Their first child, a son named Montgomery, was born June 12, 2016, via surrogacy.

## Filmography

| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Felicity | Art Student | Episode: "Portraits" |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Traylor | Episode: "BRCA2" |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Kid #4 | Episode: "Rory's Birthday Parties" |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | Jason | Episode: "Dream on" |
| 2001 | That's Life | Waiter | Episode: "Sex in the Suburbs" |
| 2002 | As If | Josh | Episode: "Alex's POV" |
| 2002–2003 | Dawson's Creek | David | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Prey for Rock & Roll | Scott | Movie |
| 2003 | X2 | Museum Teenager #2 | Movie |
| 2003 | Fake Stacy | Josh Patterson | Short |
| 2003–present | The Young and the Restless | Kevin Fisher | Series regular (2003–2017) Recurring role (2017–present) |
| 2005 | The Closer | Craig Sherman | Episode: "L.A. Woman" |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Trevor FYI | Movie |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Scott LeBrock | Episode: "Chain Reaction" |
| 2008 | Imaginary Bitches | Mark | Episode: "It's Totally What You Think" |
| 2009 | Seeds | Paul | Short |
| 2013 | Bones | Jeffrey Baxter | Episode: "The Cheat in the Retreat" |
| 2013 | Four Brothers. Or Three. Wait ... Three. | Greg | Short |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Bobby G. Monroe | Season 4, episodes 4, 13, 16 & 17 |
| 2018–2020; 2022–present | Days of Our Lives | Leo Stark | Contract role; Guest (2020) |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Leo Stark | Limited series |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas | Leo Stark | Movie |

## Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations for Greg Rikaart :
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Won |
| 2005 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actor | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2006 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2008 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding New Approaches - (Daytime Entertainment) (shared with others/credited as a Performer) | Imaginary Bitches | Nominated |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Days of Our Lives | Nominated |