Thorsten Kaye

Thorsten Kaye is a German-British-American actor who came to screen work from the classical stage, where he played roles such as Hamlet and Macbeth in London and with the Hilberry Repertory Company in Detroit. After moving to Los Angeles he appeared in television series and in the miniseries Sidney Sheldon's Nothing Lasts Forever, then went to New York for the part of Patrick Thornhart on One Life to Live from 1995 to 1997. He became best known in daytime drama, playing Ian Thornhart on Port Charles from 2000 to 2003, Zach Slater in All My Children, and, from 2013, Ridge Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful. He has received nine Daytime Emmy nominations for lead drama actor, winning the award in 2023 and 2024. Other credits include the NBC series Smash and the thriller feature Occupant.