Bradford William Anderson (born September 21, 1979) is an American
actor best known for his role as the young hacker criminal Damian
Millhouse Spinelli (a.k.a. The Jackal), on the television soap opera
General Hospital, a part which he originated in November 2006 and has
continued to play until the present, on both General Hospital and the
Summer 2007 spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift.Anderson is a
native of Meredith, New Hampshire, the son of Bill Anderson and Noni
Smith. His mother, who worked at local theater companies, encouraged
both him and his sister Jennifer to get involved in acting. Anderson's
first experience was at the age of 6, playing Tiny Tim in a
professional production by the Laconia Street Car Company of "A
Christmas Carol". He also worked at Mames Restaurant for a few
summers. The owner, John Cook, has commented that he "always knew Brad
was going places." As a junior at Inter-Lakes High School, he landed a
part in a local production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, which involved his spending time at a Summer Theater camp
with many much older actors. He decided he liked the life, and began
studying drama in earnest. Anderson graduated in 1998, and was voted
in the high school yearbook as "Best singer", "Most dramatic", and
"Most likely to succeed." He attended the Tisch School of Performing
Arts at New York University, and while with the Philadelphia Theater
Company, won an award as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Billy
in Edward Albee's The Goat...Or Who Is Sylvia?In mid-2005, he moved to
Los Angeles, where he obtained a recurring part on Veronica Mars and
began performing in other television shows as well. In September 2006,
General Hospital put out a casting call for a "college-aged kid" who
was a cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean
Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Anderson won the part, and the
character, chattering a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and internet
slang, has offered an interesting element to the show, and has been
called "one of the quirkiest characters daytime has ever seen." The
role was initially just meant to be played on a recurring basis, but
the character proved so popular that Anderson was offered a multi-year
contract, which was signed in May 2007. His image was added to the
opening credits sequence on July 6, 2007.He hosted his own web show
for SOAPNET called "camera ready". Bradford Anderson Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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