General Hospital is an American television soap opera that was first broadcast on April 1, 1963. The following is a list of characters that first appear in the show during the 2020s, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Frank Valentini. (Johnny Wactor) was introduced in January 2020, as the distant relative of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). (Jeff Kober) made his first appearance in February 2021, as an antagonist to Benard's Sonny. (Brook Kerr) debuted in March 2020 as the mother of Trina Robinson and is later employed at General Hospital. In 2021, the characters of (Roger Howarth), (Avery Kristen Pohl) and (Robert Gossett) were introduced. The characters of (Michael Blake Kruse) and (Josh Kelly) were introduced in March an