Ethan Winthrop is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama Passions. Ethan is played by both Travis Schuldt (July 5, 1999 to July 3, 2002) and Eric Martsolf (July 8, 2002 to August 7, 2008). Rib Hillis temporarily portrayed the role in 2006 when Martsolf was on paternity leave.