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Hank Archer

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David Henry "Hank" Archer was a fictional character on General Hospital. He was portrayed by actor Coby Ryan McLaughlin from December 27, 2018 to September 26, 2019 before being since replaced by Jophielle Love as Violet Finn before the character left Port Charles for Seattle in 2024, Marcus Coloma as Nikolas Cassadine when the character was revealed to be alive before the recast by Adam Huss, Dan Buran as Linc Brown before the character's arrest in 2023, Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault before the character dropped off the canvas going offscreen on April 18, 2024 before his return four months later on August 20; and later Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri.

He bore a striking resemblance to his late cousin-in-law once removed/legal uncle-in-law Nathan West.

Casting[]

Coby Ryan McLaughlin began portraying the role of Hank on December 27, 2018 replacing Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) after the character left town and Mary Pat Ingles (Patricia Bethune) after the character's death. Not much is known about Hank except that he's someone from Drew Cain's (Billy Miller) mysterious past.

McLaughlin recently had a stint on The Young and the Restless playing the role of Andrew Lynford. His list of acting credits also includes projects such as; Graceland, Kingdom, NCIS, The Crossing, Castle, Parenthood, Two and a Half Men and much more. Be sure to watch 'GH' weekdays on ABC.

On September 17, 2019; McLaughlin revealed in an episode of the You May Have Seen podcast with Brian Lafontaine that he would be exiting GH despite signing a three-year contract in 2018 due to the producers not re-upping him and he understood the reason behind their decision. McLaughlin later gave further confirmation about his exit on his Instagram story on September 19, 2019. He made his last appearance on September 26, 2019 before being replaced by Violet Finn (Jophielle Love) and Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) one month later in October; then Linc Brown (Dan Buran), Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), and later Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) in 2020.

On April 9, 2020; McLaughlin appeared as Shiloh in a flashback on when Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) remembered Willow Tait's (Katelyn MacMullen) courtroom outburst in 2019 after being replaced by Violet Finn (Jophielle Love), Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma), Linc Brown (Dan Buran), Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), and later Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna).

On March 8, 2021; McLaughlin appeared as Shiloh in a flashback on when Hank was paid to ambush Drew Cain and deliver him to Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) back in July 2012.

Storylines[]

Hank is first seen when he mistakes Jason Morgan for his brother Drew at the Floating Rib while he's playing pool. They strike up a conversation and "Hank" wants to find Drew and thank him for helping him change his life. Jason takes down his information and they shoot a game of pool nearly a month after Britt Westbourne left Port Charles to start a new life and three months after Robin Scorpio-Drake went back to Berkeley where he once lived.

On July 10, Shiloh received Oscar's voting rights at ELQ upon the request of Oscar's Will and Last Testament. Drew then pushed Shiloh to the ground as a result while the Quartermaines objected the request as they claim that Oscar had later wanted to give his voting rights to a charity in Kilimanjaro. Shiloh later left to GH to pick up Wiley's paternity results.

On July 12, Shiloh picked up Wiley's paternity results and was attacked by Lucas on his way out of the hospital because Shiloh taunted Lucas about how he will be a better father to Wiley than him. Then Shiloh was later arrested and taken to custody by police commissioner Mac Scorpio with officer Zane Salazar by Mac's side who addresses Shiloh by his full real name. Sam arrives to help her brother Lucas out as the paternity results were dropped by Shiloh as he is arrested. Sam picks the envelope up and gives it to Lucas, who ripped it up and trashed it. Shiloh then arrives at the PCPD for processing and simply tells those around him that he will win again.

On July 19, Shiloh made bail the same day that Dante and Lulu are getting a divorce.

On July 22, it was revealed that during his time with Drew (Steve Burton) in Afghanistan that Hank committed treason by selling fuel to terrorists and he made money off the Taliban black market.

On July 31, it is revealed that he had colluded with Arthur Cabot who had been released from prison.

On August 9, he was later arrested again by Harrison Chase while Dr. Cabot is arrested for aiding and abetting Shiloh as his organization Dawn of Day is shut down. He was taken to jail by officer Sarah Davis.

On September 6, Nelle offered to help Shiloh be reunited with "Wiley" and to obtain his ELQ shares Oscar left him.

On September 19, Shiloh's trial began. Judge Richard Lowe then ended questioning for the day and ordered that Shiloh be returned to Pentonville, but the van never made it back to the prison and Shiloh made his escape who would try to collude with Jerry Jacks who also escaped.

One month later, Violet Finn comes into Port Charles at General Hospital with a high fever.

On January 14, 2020 a day after music producer Linc Brown came into Port Charles; it was revealed that prior to Shiloh's death, he married Nelle Benson in Pentonville. Nelle was the one who set up his memorial and invited Sam McCall, Willow Tait, Harmony Miller and Michael Corinthos while Billy Pryce did not attend because he was arrested charged with being Shiloh's accomplice.

On April 9, Shiloh appeared in a flashback when Det. Harrison Chase remembered Willow's courtroom outburst in 2019 when it came to fighting for custody of Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos.

On March 8, 2021; it was revealed that Peter August was the one who paid Hank to ambush Drew Cain and deliver him to Helena Cassadine back in July 2012.

On September 15, Sam and Det. Dante Falconeri went to to Spring Ridge, a minimum security prison where Harmony now works as a health aide. Harmony was initially upset since she thought that Sam and Dante were there to accuse her for a crime, but Sam said that they needed her help. Back in August, Sam got a call from her ex-husband, Drew Cain, who was presumed dead in 2019. They were wondering if Harmony had any idea about any of Shiloh's associates and dealings when it came to Drew. Harmony was initially upset because she was trying to make amends for her past mistakes with Shiloh and Cyrus Renault who bore a striking resemblance to the late Cesar Faison and felt like her past was being thrown in her face, but after Alexis Davis talked to Harmony, Harmony revealed that Shiloh worked with someone named Dallas Kirby during his days as an independent military contractor. She revealed that Shiloh's associates were dangerous and warned them to be careful.

On October 4, Dante and Sam traveled to Monte Carlo where they met Dallas at a Hotel and Casino called Le Lucien. After a bit of talking, Dante and Dallas went up to her hotel room. Eventually Sam came in and Dante confessed the truth to Dallas about who he and Sam really are. Dante and Sam wanted to know about the circumstances behind the plane crash over the Gulf of Aden in 2019. Dallas revealed that Hank paid her $2 Million to have her team scatter identical plane parts into the Gulf of Aden and file a fake flight plan in order to fake a plane crash while she doesn’t know what happened to the real plane. Dallas also revealed that Hank was a go-between for a third party and she didn’t ask any questions, so Dante and Sam learned that Drew really was alive.

On January 3, 2022; it is revealed that Shiloh and the Dawn of Day Cult were True Believers before Shiloh was dead and Dawn of Day was shut down.

Crimes Committed[]

  • Treason; made money off the Taliban black market and sold fuel to the terrorists [2012; revealed on Jul 22, 2019]
  • Ambushed Drew Cain and delivered him to Helena Cassadine under Helena's orders [Jul 2012; revealed on Aug 19, 2019]
  • Had someone steal Drew Cain's memory flash drive [Jul 30, 2019; as Shiloh]
  • Kidnapped Sam and held her hostage in a freezer outside the old Dawn of Day house in revenge for Jerry Jacks [Aug 2-6, 2019; as Shiloh]
  • Attempted to blackmail Jason into having Drew's memories transferred onto him [Aug 5-6, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Kidnapped Cameron Webber at gunpoint and holding him captive (along with Arthur Cabot) [Aug 6-9, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Parked Cameron's car illegally at 721 DeWitt Street [Aug 6, 2019; as Shiloh; revealed on Aug 8, 2019]
  • Assaulted Cabot when he tried to back out of the plan [Aug 7, 2019; as Shiloh]
  • Tried to attack Cameron after being kicked in the stomach by him in self-defense [Aug 7, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Tried to have Cabot transfer Drew's memories onto Cameron in revenge for Jerry Jacks [Aug 7-8, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Held Franco at gunpoint [Aug 8, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Ordered Cabot to transfer Drew's memories onto Franco [Aug 8-9, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Duct taped Cameron to a wall and assaulted him when he wouldn't be quiet in revenge for Jerry Jacks [Aug 8-9, 2019; as Shiloh; arrested]
  • Blackmailed Peter August into helping him get out of prison [Aug 22-Sep 20, 2019]

Health and Vitals[]

Relationships[]

  • Zahra Amir - Shiloh's former foreign lawyer
  • Frank Anderson - Shiloh's friend while in prison and the late Cesar Faison's former henchman (imprisoned)
  • Sherri Anderson - Shiloh's possible friend
  • Eileen Ashby - Former Deputy Mayor of Port Charles, the late Victor Cassadine's henchwoman, and Jordan Ashford's predecessor (deceased)
  • Greg Barnes - Shiloh's friend while in prison and the late Cesar Faison's former henchman (imprisoned)
  • Johann Bauer - The late Victor Cassadine's henchman and Jason Morgan's evil German counterpart
  • Bart Bentley
  • Linc Brown - Music producer (captured)
  • Arthur Cabot - Shiloh's new friend and former accomplice (imprisoned)
  • Helena Cassadine - Shiloh's former boss (deceased)
  • Victor Cassadine - (deceased)
  • Tommy Cordero
  • Gavin Crawford - The late Victor Cassadine's African-American henchman and Roz Venta's male counterpart (deceased)
  • Russ Delvin - Shiloh's friend while in prison and the late Cesar Faison's former henchman (imprisoned)
  • Jane Edwards - The late Victor Cassadine's former henchwoman (deceased)
  • Rick Evans
  • Cesar Faison - (deceased)
  • Mason Gatlin
  • Paul Hornsby - Hank's new friend while in prison, former District Attorney, and Margaux's predecessor (imprisoned)
  • Gabriel Jenkins
  • Richard Klein
  • Daisy Kwan - Now living in Beecher's Corners
  • Jeffrey Maloney - (deceased)
  • Tex Owen - Shiloh's crime partner (deceased)
  • Billy Pryce - Officer of Beecher's Corners Police Department, Shiloh's associate, and member of Dawn of Day
  • Eli Reardon
  • Cyrus Renault - Shiloh's friend from Seattle, Washington in the Pacific North West; former Chairman of the Board at General Hospital, and head of the Renault Organization now host of KZPC's radio show "Searching with Cyrus"
  • Elena Soto - Shiloh's former defense attorney
  • Franco Walker - (deceased)
  • Johnny Zacchara - (imprisoned)

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