General Hospital Fanon Wikia
General Hospital Fanon Wikia
Advertisement

Morgan Stone Corinthos was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. He was the son of mob boss Sonny Corinthos and Carly Spencer.

He was born onscreen on October 24, 2003.

Actor George Juarez portrayed the character as a child from 2005 to 2009.

Actor Aaron Refvem made his debut as 12 year old Morgan in May of 2009, but was recast with actor Aaron Sanders, who debuted in May 2010 and left in July 2011.

In 2013; he was aged to 19 years old when actor Bryan Craig debuted May 8, 2013 and made his final appearance on October 31, 2016 and later replaced by David S. Lee as Winston Rudge, Tonja Walker as Olivia Jerome, two unknown actors as armed robbers Chris and Paul Gentry, Luke Massey as Frank Anderson, and Daniel Lujan as Greg Barnes before the characters arrests and imprisonment; and Shari Belafonte as Janice Lomax before the character's resignation as Mayor.

In 2016, Morgan was killed in a car bombing, as Bryan Craig decided to leave the show but he has stated that he would love to come back.

On January 17, 2018, Craig returned to General Hospital as Morgan for a guest appearance as he appeared in Ava Jerome's dream before being replaced by Anders Hove as Cesar Faison two days later before the character's death less than two weeks later.

Casting[]

Born onscreen on October 24, 2003; Morgan has been played by:

Twins Adonios and Isador Talamo were the first to play Morgan so they obviously filmed the birth scenes and some episodes afterwards. They really looked like a good match for their on-screen father Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), however they later left the role. (2003-04)

Twins Dylan and Jordan Cline took over the role during the middle of an episode in 2004 and continued in the role until 2005.

Jake Simms took over the role in 2005 when the character was aged. He stayed in the role a short time and nothing else was ever released about him.

Most notably; the role was portrayed by George Juarez on a recurring status from December 15, 2005 to February 20, 2009 when the character was aged.

The role was SORASed and recast with Aaron Refvem, who debuted on May 12, 2009 and remained with the series until May 4, 2010.

In 2010, Refvem was nominated by Young Artist Award for the "Best Performance in a TV Series by a Recurring Younger Actor, 13 years old and younger."

Tweets from ABC Soaps In Depth:

“News for Aaron Refvem. He got a pilot that was picked up!. He didn't find out that way. He knew when he took the pilot this was the likely outcome. Remember: GH didn't FIRE Aaron. He got a pilot that was picked up by NBC. Not GH's choice! Couldn't do both. This isn't GH's fault.”

Following Refvem's departure, the role was recast with Aaron Sanders, who held the role from May 6, 2010 to July 21, 2011.

Sanders was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for his portrayal of Morgan in February 2011.

In December 2012, the series released a casting call for a white male, between the ages of 14 and 17. There was speculation that the character was a recast for the role of Morgan.

In March 2013, it was reported that Drew Osborne had filmed scenes with Maurice Benard; Osborne's striking resemblance to Chad Duell led to speculation that he could be Morgan or a recast of Duell's character, Michael. Later, message board posters began reporting that Craig had been cast in the role of Morgan despite no official confirmation from ABC.

On April 17, 2013, after months of speculation from fans, a rep from the show confirmed the news that Bryan Craig had been cast in the role of Morgan. Craig began filming his first scenes on April 15.

Osborne ended up playing Morgan's college roommate Travis on May 3, 2013.

Though no official airdate was announced, Craig's first appearance was slated for May 2013 on a contractual basis. Craig later revealed to Soap Opera Digest that he was hesitant to do a soap. However, the role of Morgan changed his mind about daytime, but it was his parents who convinced him to sign a three year contract.

Craig debuted on May 8, 2013.

Craig was nominated for two Daytime Emmy's for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2014 and 2015. In 2016 and 2017, he brought home his first and second Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor.

On September 15, 2016; TV Source Magazine reported that Craig would soon exit the series. It is unknown at this time if General Hospital plans to recast the role. On the same day, Soap Opera Digest confirmed that Craig chose to exit the show and will last air in November.

Craig made his last appearance on October 31, 2016 before being replaced by David S. Lee (Winston Rudge) and later Tonja Walker (Olivia Jerome).

In 2017, Craig has stated that he would love to come back to "GH".

On January 16, 2018; Craig announced that Morgan would make a guest appearance on January 17, 2018 during a special one-off episode focused on the surgery of Ava Jerome (Maura West) before being replaced by Anders Hove (Cesar Faison).

On October 19, 2020; Maurice Benard revealed on his Instagram story a video of Craig back on set. It's unknown if Craig is returning as Morgan's ghost or if he is returning very much alive. It was later revealed that the clip was an old video.

On January 27, 2021; rumors began swirling around again that Craig might return to GH as Morgan, but it's unknown if the rumors are true or not. Craig posted a picture of L.A. on Instagram and hinted he is headed back there for a job.

On February 3, 2021, Craig confirmed he was in L.A. on Instagram.

On June 24, 2024; it was confirmed Morgan will be returning to the soap for 1 episode in August.

Characterization

The December 2012 casting call described the character as being "[s]oulful [and] complex" with "intensity beyond his years."

Angela Durrell of TV Source described the character of Morgan as "[s]ensitive and emotionally wounded." Morgan craves "strong ties" and stability.

Mara Levinsky described Craig's Morgan as "impulsive" and "imperfect."

Michael Logan described Craig's Morgan as a "marvelous muddle of puppy awkwardness and testy testosterone."

When asked about his character's "casual and low-key," wardrobe, despite his family being filthy rich, Craig said Morgan is all about quick cash, but "far from snooty." He is the kind of guy that sleeps all day, and eats pizza for breakfast. His sense of style reflects his laid back personality.

Susan Hornik described Craig's Morgan as a "Prince Harry-esque, bad boy.

Storylines[]

Morgan was born onscreen October 24, 2003 to Sonny and Carly Corinthos. When Sonny finds Alcazar helping Carly give birth, he shoots him but the bullet goes through him and hits Carly in the head as Morgan is being born. Morgan and his mother are taken to the hospital, where Jason tells the doctor that Morgan was diagnosed with a hole in his heart. When Carly wakes up, she holds Morgan. A couple months later, Morgan is Christened with Jason and Courtney as his Godparents. In March 2005, Morgan and his siblings, Kristina and Michael are kidnapped by A.J. Quartermaine, but Morgan and Kristina are rescued by Jason and his then girlfriend (now wife), Sam McCall, while Michael was presumed dead for awhile

In February 2007, he was scared of Jerry Jacks along with his siblings Michael and Kristina as well as their infant cousin Molly and Diane Miller who was worried sick for their safety where on the scene was district attorney Ric Lansing who also became the hostage negotiator, Commissioner Mac Scorpio, Mayor Garrett Floyd, and the S.W.A.T. team. The aftermath left him, his siblings Michael and Kristina, and Diane traumatized when Sonny was hurt along with the others because Diane became Molly's babysitter. It lead to Port Charles Mayor Garrett Floyd being interviewed by the press as security at Metro Court Hotel is being tightened to take more security measures.

Carly marries Jasper Jacks in April 2007. He and Morgan form a close bond and Jax considers Morgan his own. When his brother Michael is shot, Carly forces Sonny to give up custody of his sons. Carly later eases up and allows Sonny back in her son's life. Morgan is overjoyed to learn of his mother's pregnancy. Morgan learns of Sonny marrying Claudia Zacchara in November 2008.

For storyline purposes, Morgan was rapidly aged to eleven in May 2009. Morgan has grown into a thoughtful, helpful boy who loves karate and video games. After Michael returns from his coma, Carly uses Morgan to bring him home to keep Michael away from Claudia and Sonny. Morgan takes a liking to his father Sonny's new bodyguard Dominic Pirelli and the two bond over the New York Yankees. On September 4, 2009, Dominic accompanies Michael and Morgan to the General Hospital Carnival that is being held to raise funds for the Michael Cornithos Foundation. After Edward Quartermaine has a heart attack while driving and crashes his car through the carnival Dominic saves Morgan's life when he pushes him out of the car's path and is injured himself. Morgan's maternal half-sister Josslyn Jacks is born on October 29, 2009, when Carly is kidnapped by Claudia Zacchara. Carly comes home and introduces Morgan to his newborn baby half-sister but is unable to live with Jax due to him knowing for months that Michael was shot under Claudia's orders. During Thanksgiving 2009, Morgan hooks the two back again.

Morgan attends Josslyn's christening on January 29, 2010. When his father Sonny Corinthos does not show up at Josslyn's christening, Morgan and Michael both become worried. After Dominic is shot by Sonny for being an undercover cop, Michael tells Morgan that Dominic's real name is Detective Dante Falconeri and that he's their brother. When they go to tell Kristina and Molly about this, Michael ends up revealing that he killed Claudia when Kristina berates their dad for killing his own wife. In late December 2010 and early January 2011; Morgan, Molly, Kristina, Michael and other Port Charles residents are on their way to a ski resort when the bus crashes. Morgan is thrown from the bus and separated from the others with a broken leg.

He later attends Sonny and Brenda's wedding and Carly allows Morgan to begin having contact with Sonny again. Morgan was upset when Jax and Carly divorced due to his bond with Jax who was his step-father so in-order to get them back them together Molly and Morgan kidnap Josslyn. Their plan fails when they are caught by Kristina and Ethan Lovett. In the summer 2011, after Jax is presumed dead in a plane crash, Carly enrolls Morgan in military school to protect him from Sonny's influence, using her maiden name, "Benson". According to Carly, Morgan is relieved that he no longer has to live with the stigma of being a mobster's son, and he is adjusting well and enjoys it at school.

On April 29, Johnny Zacchara tells Connie Falconeri that Morgan has been targeted in a gambling scam and is in trouble after the death of Jason Morgan by Cesar Faison and Robin Scorpio-Drake is held against her will by his father's enemies overseas. Sonny is concerned when Morgan does not respond to his phone calls. Sonny and Shawn go to look for Morgan. Morgan is seen to be hiding out in Ava Jerome's apartment. Ava leaves for a business trip and few thugs from the gambling ring scheme come and beat Morgan up. Michael arrives and takes Morgan to a hospital where Morgan is bandaged up. Morgan then sneaks out to go back to Ava's. Michael returns where he found Morgan and he meets Kiki Jerome, Ava's daughter. It is revealed that Kiki is Morgan's girlfriend, who he met online while getting caught in the gambling ring scheme. In an effort to help him, Kiki invites some of her friends over to gamble and try to win the money back. This plan fails due to the uncertainty of Kiki's allegiance to either side and Michael's skepticism of the plan. Morgan comes back to Port Charles and moves in with Michael. Kiki follows him to Port Charles and shows up on Michael's doorstep.

Morgan is devastated to find out that Ava's daughter is his sister, not daughter.

In November 2015, Morgan holds Julian and Alexis at gunpoint because he thinks that Julian got his father shot but Michael stops Morgan from hurting anyone because Robin Scorpio-Drake is held against her will by Sonny's enemies.

In December 2015, Morgan was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

In 2016; Morgan went off his meds, had a break down, stole a gun and shot at drug dealers and Mayor Janice Lomax is outraged about violent crime. In March, his parents have him committed to Freedman Clinic for treatment in order to get the help he needs and to avoid prison time as he will be unable to sue Mayor Lomax in civil court leaving T.J. Ashford unharmed having him and former Head Nurse Epiphany Johnson testify on his behalf before the will reading of Helena Cassadine which it will remind him and his family of their own nightmares.

In June 2016, Morgan was released from Freedman and is on a strict prescription schedule and is in out patient therapy with Dr. Andre Maddox.

In August 2016; Ava, unknowing to Morgan, stole his meds and switched them for placebos (to keep him away from Kiki), which caused him to have a manic episode.

In October 2016; Morgan stole Julian's car and the car exploded, killing him in the process.

n January 2017; it was revealed that Julian Jerome's sister Olivia Jerome is alive and well 27 years later and the head of the Jerome mob family and that she was the one who set the bomb that ultimately killed Morgan, as she was trying to kill Julian as well as kidnapping Robin.

After Morgan's death, his parents marriage started to fall apart and the two decided that divorce was the best option.

On March 15, 2017; Olivia was placed under arrest for Morgan's murder and Robin's kidnapping. On March 23, she received a promise to be killed by Sonny once released from D'Archam Asylum and the last sound she'll hear is his son's name. One week later, the armed robbery at the Floating Rib takes place involving revenge for Olivia by Chris and Paul Gentry after she was sent to a mental asylum. They were later arrested and lawyered up with Henry Sullivan representing them just like Nora Buchanan representing Olivia Jerome. Unlike Olivia who was unfit to stand trial, the Gentry brothers were fit to stand trial and they were sentenced to life in prison without parole by the same judge.

In May 2017, Sonny and Carly confronted Ava about switching Morgan's meds and it ended in Ava get severely burned in a fire that she set. Both Sonny and Carly promised to make Ava pay.

In June 2017; it was revealed that while closure for Morgan's death helped heal Carly and Sonny's emotional wounds, Carly did not want to fight with Sonny any longer and decided that it was best that the two get divorced. They have since decided to give their marriage another try as Sonny is going to try to leave the mob.

On January 17, 2018; after Ava had her face fixed by Dr. Griffin Munro after the arrest and imprisonment of two of Cesar Faison's men Frank Anderson and Greg Barnes, and the resignation of former Mayor of Port Charles Janice Lomax; she was shocked to see Morgan appear at her doorstep, alive and begging for help. Morgan explained that he lost his hand in the explosion that supposedly killed him and appeared to be suffering from PTSD. Ava wanted to tell Sonny and Carly that Morgan was alive but Morgan asked her not to tell them yet. Ava let Morgan spend the night with her at her apartment and the next day, Morgan went with Ava to her art gallery so she could reveal his survival for when she hosts her event. However, during her event, when Ava called for Morgan after revealing that he was alive, she instead saw Connie Falconeri walk out, wearing the same dress she wore back when Ava shot her. Everyone taunted Ava at her event and reminded her of all the horrible things she's done over the years. Later, she was confronted by a teenage version of Avery (Celesta DeAstis), who confronted her over the bad things she's done. Later, Ava woke up and it turned out that everything was all a dream plus Morgan was still presumed dead. He was later replaced by Faison on January 19 before his death 12 days later along with Nathan West.

On August 6, 2024; Morgan appeared to his father, Sonny, who was planning to jump off the ledge of a building because he felt like he failed his kids and everyone else (unbeknownst to Sonny, his meds were tampered with). Morgan reminded Sonny of how good of a father he is and said he's always with him, plus when Sonny told Morgan about how Kristina was horrified to see him brutally beat up Dex Heller, Morgan told Sonny that she came right back but Sonny said she should've kept running. Morgan told Sonny that everyone of his kids loved him and told him that no parent is perfect. Sonny told Morgan that he's responsible for his death but Morgan said it was Ava's fault since she tampered with his meds. Sonny reminded Morgan of how he shot Dante and how Michael spent a year in a coma but Morgan reminded Sonny that his kids and his grandkids need him and told him not to leave them. Later, Sonny went to see Dr. Kevin Collins and admitted he needs help.

Crimes Committed[]

  • Helped his brother Michael lock their parents in the basement of their house to try and get them to stay together two months after the Metro Court Hotel hostage crisis by Jerry Jacks and his men and women including Lorenzo Alcazar which left both him, Michael traumatized along with their sister Kristina, their infant cousin Molly, and Diane Miller who later became Molly's babysitter [Apr 6-9, 2007]
  • Bit Dante Falconeri who was going by the alias Dominic Pirelli in self-defense [Jun 2009]
  • Obstruction of justice; knew his brother Michael had murdered Claudia Zacchara but withheld the information [2010]
  • "Kidnapped" his half-sister Josslyn Jacks with the help of his cousin Molly Lansing-Davis [Jul 2011]
  • Involved in illegal online gambling after the death of Jason Morgan [May 2013]

  • Punched his brother Michael [Feb 26, 2015]
  • Plotted (along with Kiki) to make Michael look like an unfit "parent" (they drugged him) [Mar 17-Apr 24, 2015; arrested and released in Apr 2015]
  • Got in to a fist fight with his brother, Michael [Mar 23, 2015]
  • Switched Michael's allergy medication and revealed that he stole the replacement pills from the hospital [revealed Mar 23, 2015]
  • Perjury; lied on the stand about why Franco tried to kill him [Aug 21, 2015]
  • Attacked his uncle Ric Lansing [Sep 10, 2015]
  • Attacked Julian Jerome and threatened to kill him [Sep 11, 2015]
  • Stole a gun [Sep 2015]
  • Held Julian and Alexis Davis at gunpoint [Sep 18-22, 2015; he let Alexis go on Sep 21]
  • Fought Julian for a gun which caused a shot to go off and Julian to fall and hit his head [Sep 22, 2015]
  • Threatened Julian at gunpoint [Sep 22, 2015]
  • Breaking and entering; broke into a cabin [Nov 20, 2015]
  • Hid Kiki Jerome from the police, knowing she was wanted for running Carly off the road [Nov 2015]
  • Stole a gun from Sonny's house [revealed Feb 19-22, 2016]
  • Held Paul Hornsby, Landon Dixon, and other gun dealers at gunpoint except Mayor Janice Lomax because she is absent and is outraged about violent crime after the deaths of Kyle Sloane and Helena Cassadine because Mayor Lomax is in complicity to violate everybody's constitutional rights before Carlos Rivera's return and death [Feb 19, 2016; shown on Feb 22, 2016]
  • Put up a fight as he was brought into the police station for questioning [Feb 19, 2016; shown on Feb 23, 2016; arrested, then was released into his psychiatrist's custody at the hospital]
  • Assaulted Damon, a man who made a pass at Kiki Jerome and destroyed his (Damon's) headset in the process [Aug 22, 2016]
  • Punched Joe Rivera across the face during an argument over Teddy Rivera [Sep 21, 2016]
  • Attacked Julian Jerome (slammed him against a table) [Sep 22, 2016]
  • Plagiarism; bought a pre-written term paper online and turned it in as his own [Sep 27, 2016]
  • Sucker punched T.J. Ashford who was revealed to be unharmed [Oct 7, 2016]
  • Stole Julian's car [Oct 7, 2016]

Health and Vitals[]

  • Traumatized in the aftermath of the Metro Court Hotel hostage crisis by Jerry Jacks and his men and women including Lorenzo Alcazar along with his siblings Michael and Kristina, their infant cousin Molly, and Diane Miller who later became Molly's babysitter [Feb 2007]
  • Almost drowned in Kate Howard's koi pond (his foot got stuck but Kate saved him) [Aug 2007]

  • Suffered a bloody lip after Michael punched him [Mar 23, 2015]
  • Threatened with a knife by Franco Baldwin [Jul 28, 2015]
  • Held at gunpoint by Julian Jerome in self-defense [Sep 22, 2015]

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a.k.a. manic depression; he inherited it from his father, Sonny [revealed Dec 2, 2015; was on Lithium 600mg revealed Aug 22, 2016]

  • Suffered from ED, increased urination, and drowsiness as a result of his bipolar medication; dumped his meds to stop the ED [revealed on Feb 5, 2016]
  • Had a bipolar episode after being off his medication [revealed on Feb 16, 2016]
  • Tackled by Landon Dixon [Feb 19, 2016; shown on Feb 23, 2016]
  • Held at gunpoint and almost killed by Dixon who is likely in revenge for the late Kyle Sloane and the late Helena Cassadine under the orders of Mayor Janice Lomax in violating his constitutional rights [Feb 19, 2016; shown on Feb 23, 2016]
  • Almost got attacked by Ava [Feb 19, 2016; shown on Feb 24, 2016]
  • Cursed under the spirit of the late Helena Cassadine [Feb 19, 2016; shown on Feb 23-24, 2016]
  • Tried to commit suicide by jumping off the hospital roof [Feb 26, 2016]
  • Had a hallucination; saw Kiki Jerome when she wasn't really there [Feb 26, 2016]
  • Committed to the Freedman Clinic and unable to sue Mayor Lomax in civil court [Mar-Jun 2016; T.J. Ashford and former Head Nurse Epiphany Johnson testified on Morgan's behalf]
  • Contracted Mycoplasma Genitalium from Darby Collette [revealed Aug 8, 2016]
  • Had his medication stolen and switched by Ava Jerome [Aug 16, 2016]
  • Punched in the stomach by Damon, a man who made a pass at Kiki Jerome [Aug 22, 2016]
  • Died in an explosion that was caused by a car bomb planted by Buzz under the orders of Olivia Jerome that was meant for Julian [Oct 7, 2016; revealed Oct 11, 2016; revealed to be Olivia who is revealed to be alive 27 years later on Jan 17, 2017 wanting revenge for Cesar Faison]

Relationships[]

  • Diego Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Lorenzo Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Helena Cassadine - The late Stavros and Valentin Cassadine's mother; Nikolas, Donald, and Charlotte Cassadine's paternal grandmother; Kristina Davis' late maternal step grandmother, and Ava Jerome's ex-grandmother-in-law (deceased)
  • Stavros Cassadine - The late Helena Cassadine's son with Mikkos, Nikolas Cassadine's father, and Ava's ex-father-in-law (deceased)
  • Valentin Cassadine - The late Helena Cassadine's son with Victor, Donald and Charlotte Cassadine's father, Nikolas Cassadine's uncle, Patrick Drake's evil counterpart, and former Mayor Janice Lomax's friend and supporter
  • Victor Cassadine - Valentin Cassadine's late father; Nikolas, Donald, and Charlotte's paternal grandfather; Ava's ex-great uncle-in-law (deceased)
  • Cesar Faison - The late Nathan West and the late Britt Westbourne's father and the late Olivia Jerome's male counterpart (deceased)
  • Sonny Faison - The late Cesar Faison's son with an unknown woman now the last known living and sole surviving child of the late Cesar Faison
  • Jerry Jacks
  • Olivia Jerome - (deceased)
  • Carlos Rivera - (deceased)
  • Winston Rudge - (imprisoned)
  • Heather Webber - Now living in Sedona, Arizona
  • Anthony Zacchara - (deceased)

Advertisement