Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an
American actor. He played character
Todd Manning on the daytime drama
One Life to Live; the character earned Howarth a
Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, and is cited as an
icon in the soap opera genre. He left the series in 2003 and joined soap opera
As the World Turns, where he played the character of
Paul Ryan until the series final episode in 2010. Howarth returned to
OLTL in May 2011, eventually deciding to continue the role on
General Hospital in March 2012. He portrays
Franco on
General Hospital, the character formerly created and portrayed by
James Franco.