Paul Satterfield

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Paul Satterfield (born August 19, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American actor of 1/4 Cherokee Native American descent.

Satterfield began his credited career with minor roles in films and television shows such as on the popular teenage drama, Beverly Hills 90210. He later went on in 1991 to originate the role of Paul Hornsby on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital, a part he portrayed until 1994. He then starred along Jennifer Lopez in the short-lived television series, Hotel Malibu.

After numerous appearances of the big and small screens, Satterfield returned to soap operas portraying Dr. Pierce Peterson on the The Bold and the Beautiful from 1998 to 1999. He then had guest roles on shows such as Will & Grace and the British sitcom, Coupling. He later appeared alongside Jim Carrey in the 2003 film, Bruce Almighty.

Satterfield was often mistaken for the late Christopher Reeve because of their striking resemblance. He reminisced about the confusion from the press and public in a 2005 issue of 'ABC Soaps in Depth' magazine, "As soon as I would show up, I would get mobbed by the press and everybody thinking I was him because he was supposed to be there." The case of mistaken identity would continue throughout the night, where Satterfield would frequently have to tell the confused onlookers, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I think the person you want to talk to is over there," only to overhear people later refer to him as "Chris Reeve's little brother." But Satterfield did meet the heroic actor a few times, and the two would joke about their eerie physical similarities. "It was almost like when we would shake hands, it was like shaking my own hand. We had the same height, the same build---you know, it was just unbelievable."

Satterfield currently portrays Dr. Spencer Truman on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he originated in June 2005 to present. He is the nephew of the singer Rita Coolidge.