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Patrick Drake

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Dr. Patrick Drake, MD is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and a main protaganist in both seasons of its prime time SOAPnet spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift. He is the son of Dr. Noah Drake and his late wife Mattie Drake.

He was portrayed by actor Jason Thompson from December 7, 2005 to January 7, 2016 before being since replaced by James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine who is Patrick's evil counterpart six months later on July 8 for eight years before the character disappeared on July 17, 2024 along with Scarlett Fernandez as Charlotte Cassadine and later replaced by Carlo Rota as Jenz Sidwell a month later on August 30 to November 8 when the character ran off and fled Port Charles.

He will later be portrayed by James Patrick Stuart who has been portraying as Valentin Cassadine as a recast.

Casting[]

Jason Thompson originated the role on December 7, 2005.

From April 23 to 28, 2008, the role of Patrick Drake was played by Ethan Erickson while Thompson was having minor surgery.

On October 30, 2015, after many unconfirmed reports, Thompson confirmed on Instagram that after ten years on the show he has decided to leave.

On November 20, 2015, Thompson confirmed on Instagram that he taped his final scenes. He made his final appearance on January 7, 2016.

Thompson was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2011 and 2012. Thompson was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Thompson has since moved to The Young and the Restless to play Billy Abbott, previously played by GH's Billy Miller (Jason Morgan) and is later replaced by James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine) six months later on July 8, 2016 until July 17, 2024 when the character left town and disappeared after eight years.

James Patrick Stuart who has been portraying as Valentin Cassadine will be recast as Patrick Drake.

Background[]

Patrick was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Mattie loved Patrick very much and wanted him to be a surgeon just like his father Noah because she believed in him and thought he could do no wrong.

One day, Mattie got hurt and wanted Noah to operate on her because she had faith in him as a surgeon, plus he was the only one qualified to operate.

Sadly, the operation failed and Mattie died on the table. Noah was overcome with guilt and started drinking causing his relationship with Patrick to become strained for years.

Noah also had an affair with a woman named Donna Hunter while still married to Mattie, resulting in the birth of Patrick's half-brother, Matt.

When Patrick arrived in town he was very cocky but as he slowing fell in love with Robin, he became a different man.

He is married to Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake and together they have daughter named, Emma, who was born in October of 2005 and a son named, Noah, who was born in July of 2017. Through his marriage to Robin, he gained Robert and Anna Scorpio as in-laws.

He also had a son named Gabriel who died shortly after his birth in 2014 with his late ex-fiancée Nurse Sabrina Santiago.

Storylines[]

Dr. Patrick Drake, a very cocky neurosurgeon, comes to Port Charles when Jason Morgan desperately needs surgery because Dr. Robin Scorpio seeks Patrick out because his father, Dr. Noah Drake could not perform the operation. Initially refusing, he quickly agrees after Carly Corinthos and Sam McCall demand he needs too so he does. He soon begins seeing Robin but has flings with Carly, who used him as a way of making Robin jealous. Although Patrick and Robin were dating, he constantly flirted with many of the hospital's nurses and helped Elizabeth Webber deal with her husband's affair.

When a patient, April Gilbert, is admitted to the hospital with end stage AIDS, Patrick does not think twice and performs a life saving operation on her. However in a critical moment, Patrick's glove is torn but he has no choice but to keep operating. He and Robin fear he might be HIV-positive and grow closer because of the ordeal. This leads Patrick to admit he could "maybe someday" love Robin. During a date night at The Haunted Star Casino, Patrick and Robin are called in to GH because a high risk AIDS patient has been admitted and Patrick has been more than willing to operate on these high risk patients. Patrick admits his love to Robin after a row at the hospital over AIDS patient and she immediately rejects him. After wooing her at her apartment she shared with Lainey and Kelly, with flowers and their song, they finally admit their love for one another.

After some ups and downs trying to make their relationship work, Patrick and Robin finally agree to move in with each other. Patrick's friend Pete however puts them three steps back when Patrick rushes away to Vegas. After a few intense arguments, Robin ends up at the Metro Court alone, when the hostage situation begins, and she is the first to be injured because of Lorenzo Alcazar. Patrick talks Emily Quartermaine through a DIY surgery, and Robin makes it out safe to Patrick. She nearly dies in a hostage situation at the Metro Court Hotel because of Mayor Garrett Floyd, Sonny's maternal half brother and district attorney Ric Lansing, Robin's uncle Commissioner Mac Scorpio, and the S.W.A.T. team because Mayor Floyd was always against violent crime. Their relationship progressed along for a while with the ups and downs that were quite common for the couple. But, when Robin voices her desire for children and a family, Patrick admits he isn't interested in a family life.

On December 21, 2015; Patrick finds Robin in a tomb and kisses her. Robin wakes up and reveals she faked her death by taking a drug to slow her heartbeat because of Paul Hornsby, Franco Baldwin, Ava Jerome, and Johnny Zacchara after the death of Jerry and Paul's henchman Charlie Heineck. Robert and Anna soon arrive and they bring Robin back to Paris.

On December 23, Robin reunites with Emma, and promises to never leave her again.

Scrubsleavetown

Patrick, his wife Robin, and their daughter Emma leave their house and Port Charles to start over in Berkeley, California before Valentin and Charlotte began living there in 2024 before Valentin and Charlotte's disappearance

On January 5, 2016; Robin asks Obrecht for her job back, but refuses to take a paycut and without the opportunity for research. Robin and Patrick decide to leave town and start over after remarrying on January 7, surrounded by their friends and family. They were later replaced by Patrick's evil counterpart Valentin Cassadine who appeared six months later on July 8, his wife Robin's blonde counterpart Ava, his daughter Emma's counterpart Charlotte Cassadine on October 13.

In July 2017; Patrick and Robin welcomed their second child together, a son named Noah Scorpio-Drake offscreen after the arrests of Olivia Jerome who was imprisoned at a mental asylum before being replaced by armed robbers the brothers Chris and Paul Gentry who were wanting revenge for the imprisoned Olivia Jerome as the brothers Chris and Paul Gentry were sent to prison at Pentonville Penitentiary.

On November 20, 2020; Liz tells her husband Franco that she contacted Patrick about looking at Franco's returned inoperable brain tumor before Franco was killed on March 9, 2021 by Peter August who was in revenge for his late father Cesar Faison and the late Nelle Benson who was Peter's female counterpart.

On March 29, 2023; Patrick and his wife Robin did not attend the memorial service of the late Epiphany Johnson. He and his wife are busy minding their own business in Berkeley and they sent their daughter Emma to attend it on their behalf because Patrick is since replaced by his evil counterpart Valentin Cassadine who also replaced Brad Cooper when he dropped off the canvas the same day after the memorial service.

On August 19, 2024; Patrick and Britt were mentioned by Terry Randolph to Brad Cooper who is wanting a second chance at General Hospital a month after Valentin and his daughter Charlotte disappeared and were later replaced by Valentin's bald warlord counterpart Jenz Sidwell 11 days later on August 30.

Crimes Committed[]

Health and Vitals[]

Relationships[]

  • Diego Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Lorenzo Alcazar - (deceased)
  • Joey Bruzetta - (deceased)
  • Helena Cassadine - Ava's ex-grandmother-in-law and Avery's ex-step great-grandmother (deceased)
  • Stavros Cassadine - Ava's ex-father-in-law and Avery's ex-step grandfather (deceased)
  • Victor Cassadine - Ava's ex-great uncle-in-law and Avery's ex-step great-great uncle (deceased)
  • Stephen Clay - aka Caleb Morley and the late Cesar Faison's American counterpart (deceased)
  • J.T. Dykstra - (deceased)
  • Cesar Faison - (deceased)
  • Sonny Faison - The late Cesar Faison's son with an unknown woman; the late Britt Westbourne, the late Nathan West, and the late Peter August's paternal half-brother now the last known living and sole surviving child of the late Cesar Faison
  • Ray Giles - (deceased)
  • Peter Harrell, Jr. - aka Levi Dunkleman and the late Kyle Sloane's con artist counterpart (deceased)
  • Darryl Hayes - (deceased)
  • Charlie Heineck - Jerry and Paul's former henchman (deceased)
  • Theo Hoffman - aka the Balkan (deceased)
  • Paul Hornsby - Jerry's former accomplice and former district attorney (imprisoned)
  • Jerry Jacks
  • Ava Jerome - The late Victor Cassadine's ex-great niece-in-law, his wife Robin's blonde counterpart, and owner of Jerome Gallery now the last known living and sole surviving child of the late Victor Jerome
  • Carlos Rivera - His ex-girlfriend the late Sabrina Santiago's widow (deceased)
  • Joe Scully, Jr. - (deceased)
  • Kyle Sloane - The late Epiphany Johnson's friend; the late Peter Harrell, Jr. aka Levi Dunkleman's governmental counterpart; and Larry Ashton's American counterpart (deceased)
  • Heather Webber - Patrick's former patient and his former co-worker and colleagues Steve Webber and the late Franco Baldwin's mother before becoming The Hook killer concealing her face and identity for most of 2022 before her face and identity are revealed on New Year's Day 2023 after the "death" of Jason Morgan on Cassadine Island via tunnel collapse before Jason was revealed to be alive; now living in Sedona, Arizona with Steve
  • Anthony Zacchara - (deceased)

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