Hank Northrop, son of the late Wayne Northrop and Lynn Herring, has joined the cast of “Days of Our Lives.” Wayne Northrop played Roman Brady on the show from 1981-1994 and Alex North from 2005-2006. Hank received the news on his birthday, January 9, shortly after his father’s passing. “I just immediately broke down in tears.
It was so cosmic. It was almost like my dad had given me a birthday present, the first birthday after his passing, to help me through the trauma of dealing with his passing,” he said. Stepping onto the set was emotional for Hank.
“I’ve been acting for a while now, and this was just such a special experience, coming to a show my dad loved so much and that he was so loved on,” he explained. “Everybody was so friendly. It was just such an amazing, warm, welcoming experience, and it made everything so much easier for me.”
Hank is working closely with James Reynolds, who plays Abe Carver, an actor his father worked with for years.
“What a legend,” Hank marveled.
Hank Northrop joins father’s beloved show
“He and my dad had such a great working relationship.
He took me under his wing and taught me the ropes.”
Growing up, Hank heard many stories about his father’s time on the show. “My dad was such a jokester and a prankster. He would tie people’s dressing room door handles together so when they called them to set, they couldn’t open their doors, and he’d get in trouble for that kind of stuff.
He was always pranking around with Drake Hogestyn, too.”
Hank’s mother, Lynn Herring, who plays Lucy Coe on “General Hospital,” is thrilled about his new role. “She is ecstatic. She wants to scream it from the rooftops,” he said.
“She has been so supportive. She gave me so much great advice before my first day and gave me so many tips heading into it.”
Hank has previously worked with Reese Witherspoon on “The Morning Show” and will appear in an upcoming series with Michelle Pfeiffer. He feels honored to now be part of the show that meant so much to his father.
“I’m just so honored now to get to honor my own father on the show that he loved so much,” he said.