GH's Spencer Grows Up & ABC Casting Notes!

Soap Opera Network is reporting that the role of Spencer Cassadine has been SORASed, and the role has been recast. Davin Ransom will debut in the role of Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) and the late Courtney Matthews (Alicia Leigh Willis) son on August 13. Ransom is rumored to play a Young Tony Stark in the upcoming Iron Man sequel. He also had a role in the new, recently-canceled ABC primetime series In the Motherhood. Ransom's Spencer will be the fifth child role aged in the past three months. The character's cousins (in order of recast), Michael Corinthos (Drew Garrett), Kristina Corinthos-Davis (Lexi Ainsworth), Morgan Corinthos (Aaron Refvem), and Kristina's sister Molly Lansing (Haley Alexis Pullos) were all recast as teenagers or younger children. Spencer was last portrayed by Rami Yousef.

In OLTL, casting notes, former Gossip Girl star Amanda Setton debuts in the contract role of Kimberly "Kim" Andrews, a former co-worker of Stacey (Crystal Hunt)'s and will aid her in her latest scheme. Kevin O'Rourke makes an appearance on August 12 as Mayor Stan Lowell, Lea Delaria returns on August 20 as Madame Delphina. Tuc Watkins returns as David Vickers on August 10th. One of David's associates appearing with him in town, Ford will be mistakenly accused by Jessica Buchanan (Bree Williamson) of stalking her. The real person behind the mysterious happenings will still not be revealed, and it is unknown at this time who is portraying the minor role of Ford. Kearra Giovanni returns on August 13th as the fellow doctor and occasional date of Greg (Terrell Tilford). Matt Walton first airs as lawyer Ellijah Kent on August 7th. He will be brought to town by the Buchanans, but will soon be thrown into the mix of Tea Delgado and her circle. Michael Lowry (ex-Jake, AMC) debuts as Ross Rayburn who was on the deserted island Todd left Tea on. David Vadim appears as Serge, Asher (Evan Joiner)'s drug supplier, who Cole (Brandon Buddy) is trying to take down.
SON also makes the casting note that a popular former OLTL character will be seen in upcoming flashbacks (as the original portrayer is on another soap).

In AMC casting notes, Jesse (Darnell Williams)'s daughter Natalia (Shannon Kane) is scheduled to have a big summer on the show (YAY!). Opal Cortlandt (Jill Larson) is expected to be seen alot this month, as Brot Monroe (J.R. Martinez) will rarely be seen. Still no official word on the status of James Mitchell (Palmer Cortlandt). A.D.A Andrew Willis and Madison North (Lorenzo Pisoni and Stephanie Gatschet) air on AMC through the summer. Jennifer Bassey's Marian Colby Chandler is carted off to a psych ward on August 7, and Stuart Chandler (David Canary) makes another appearance from the great beyond on August 5. Walt Willey will air last on the week of August 17, as the actor is on hiatus from the show. SON says the show states that the actor's absence is purely storyline-dictated.