Jonathan Jackson Says He's 'Excited' to Return to General Hospital: 'I'll Be Seeing You All Fairly Soon'

Jonathan Jackson is making his return to General Hospital.

The actor, who played Lucky Spencer on the popular series, is reprising his character later this summer, a rep confirms to PEOPLE. Jackson, 42, also took to his Instagram to share the news in a video on June 25.

“I’m super excited and can’t wait to dig in and see what’s going on in Port Charles,” he said. “Excited to see Genie Francis and so many others. Just wanted to say thank you to all of the fans over the years — your persistence and love has certainly played a part in all this. Thank you also to Frank Valentini and everybody at ABC also for welcoming me back.”

He added: “Sending much love and I guess I’ll be seeing you all fairly soon.”

Deadline was first to report the news.

The Tuck Everlasting actor played Lucky from 1993 until 2011, leaving the role behind to take on new opportunities. 

After playing Avery Barkley in Nashville during its six-year run, which ended in 2018, Jonathan appeared in the 2024 film Unsung Hero before deciding to return to GH. 

His time on the long-running soap earned him five Daytime Emmy Awards, and actors Jacob Young and Greg Vaughan stepped into the role of Lucky once he was gone.

Earlier this month, fan speculation grew after executive producer Frank Valentini teased a male cast member’s return to GH.

“A former cast member is coming back,” he told ABC7. “And I think that the audience will go crazy for him.”

Many wondered if Valentini was referring to Bryan Craig, who PEOPLE confirmed on Monday, June 24, would be reprising his role as Morgan Corinthos — who died in a car bomb explosion and has only come back once for an on-camera cameo once — in a brief appearance in an upcoming episode.

Now, fans know Jackson was likely the “him” they’ve all been wondering about, given the fact that his character is still a series regular. 

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General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC (check local listings).