Jason Thompson (actor)
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Jason Thompson is a Canadian actor born November 20, 1976 in St. Albert, Alberta. He joined the cast of the American daytime drama General Hospital in December 2005 as arrogant yet brilliant neurosurgeon Dr. Patrick Drake.
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[edit] Early Career
At 18 years old, Thompson left home to build a respectable career in runway, print and commercial modeling. One of his most well-known ads is a TV commercial for GAP. 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 a starring role in Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy and Divide.
In television, Thompson has landed guest roles on television shows like Felicity and Flipper.
[edit] General Hospital
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, an individual who Thompson does indeed resemble). In one recent storyline, Patrick donated a part of his liver to save his father's life. At the same time, Patrick has been falling for his co-worker and friend, the HIV positive Dr. Robin Scorpio. which brings up the question of whether Patrick can give up his womanizing ways. In July 2006, through an operating room mishap, Patrick was himself exposed to HIV, though his HIV test returned a negative result.
[edit] Personal Life
Thompson currently lives in Los Angeles and loves to play hockey and surf. In addition, he co-owns two restaurants in Edmonton.
[edit] See also
- Robin Scorpio, one love-interest character on General Hospital
