| Greg Vaughan | |
| Birth Name: | James Gregory Vaughan Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Dallas, Texas, US |
| Years Active: | 1996–present |
| Children: | 3 |
James Gregory Vaughan Jr. (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model, known for his on and off appearances in roles on the soap operas The Young and the Restless (2002–03), General Hospital (2003–09), and Days of Our Lives (2012–). Vaughan also starred as Dan Gordon on the second season of the supernatural series Charmed (1999-2000). In 2016, Vaughan began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar as Detective Calvin.
The actor and former male fashion model has starred in soap operas such as The Young and the Restless and General Hospital. To date, his best-known role is that of Lucky Spencer in the latter, which he played from 2003 to 2009.
At age 16, while getting a haircut, he learned of a "Back to School" modeling competition, and sent in some snapshots. He was selected as a finalist but did not win. However, the winner encouraged Vaughan to pursue modeling, and Vaughan signed up with a modeling agency.[1]
Shortly after graduating from Mesquite High School, he was invited to Milan, Italy, where he modeled for designer Giorgio Armani for two and a half months. More campaigns followed, with designers such as Gianni Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic, and Ralph Lauren.
While modeling in Miami, Vaughan started to become dissatisfied with the modeling life, and decided to relocate to pursue his dream of becoming an actor, he then moved to Los Angeles. His first role was on Baywatch, as well as on the pilot for a 1996 Aaron Spelling series, Malibu Shores, that lead to his future appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 and was a cast regular for the second season of Charmed.[1]
His next major role was from 2002 to 2003 as Diego Guittierez in the daytime drama The Young and the Restless. When the character was written off the show, Vaughan got a call from the producers of General Hospital, who were seeking a new actor for the character of Lucky Spencer, son of the famous soap opera couple Luke and Laura. Vaughan was the first actor to portray Lucky as a full-fledged adult, with the part having been played by Jonathan Jackson and Jacob Young.
On June 7, 2006, Vaughan won the role of the new spokesperson for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a ceremony in New York. The contest was created to replace Fabio.
In 2007, Vaughan appeared on The Tyra Banks Show to help Tyra Banks through "soap opera school."[2]
On September 28, 2009, Vaughan announced that he would exit the role of Lucky Spencer on General Hospital as the role had been recast with original portrayer Jonathan Jackson; he last aired on October 20 of that year.
In the July 16, 2012, edition of Soap Opera Digest, it was announced that Vaughan would join the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives as Eric Brady,[3] who was ordained as a priest before returning to Salem. He first aired on November 13. He departed the role in 2016, and returned from 2017 to 2020, briefly twice in 2021, and since 2022.
In July 2013, Vaughan appeared in "Second Chances", a Hallmark Original Movie, alongside Days co-star Alison Sweeney. The movie was filmed before Sweeney and Vaughn became siblings on Days of Our Lives.[4]
Vaughan married Dutch model and actress Touriya Haoud on June 4, 2006.[5] The couple have three sons.[6] [7] [8] During their marriage, they lived in Los Angeles, California and Charlotte, North Carolina.[9] On April 14, 2014, Haoud and Vaughan announced their separation.[10] Their children live with Vaughan in the United States and Haoud moved back to the Netherlands following their divorce.[9]
On December 24, 2019, Vaughan announced his engagement to actress Angie Harmon.[11] In July 2021 Harmon and Vaughan called off the engagement.
| 1997 | Michael | Direct-to-video | |
| 1997 | No Small Ways | ||
| 1998 | Stuart Bliss | Magazine stand cashier | |
| 1998 | Tyrus | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | For Mature Audiences Only | Sam | Short film |
| 2011 | Borderline Murder | Ray Sullivan | Television film |
| 2011 | Love's Christmas Journey | Aaron Davis | Television film |
| 2011 | Sebastian | Dr. David Zigler | |
| 2013 | Second Chances | Jeff Sinclair | Television film |
| 2013 | And Then There Was You | Corinth | |
| 2013 | Playdate | Ben | |
| 2013 | Someone to Love | Corinth | |
| 2015 | The Christmas Note | Kyle Daniels | Television film |
| 2017 | A Very Country Christmas | Billy Gunther | Television film |
| 2017 | Valentine's Again | Danny | Television film |
| 2019 | A Very Country Wedding | Billy Gunther | Television film |
| 2021 | Eric Brady | Peacock Original Movie | |
| 1996 | Baywatch | Cowboy | Episode: "The Incident" | |
| 1996 | Malibu Shores | Josh Walker | 10 episodes Main role (Season 1) | |
| 1996–97 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Cliff Yeager | 6 episodes Guest role (Season 7) | |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Richard Anderson | Episode: "Reptile Boy" | |
| 1998 | Tom | Episode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?" | ||
| 1998 | Kebral | Episode: "Debt of the Dragon" | ||
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Trent Spence | Episode: "Broken Dreams" | |
| 1999 | Legacy | Tom Stanton | Episode: "Winner's Circle" | |
| 1999–2000 | Charmed | Dan Gordon | 18 episodes Main role (Season 2) | |
| 2000 | Nash Bridges | Josh Avery | Episode: "Lap Dance" | |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Lawyer | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" | |
| 2002 | Will & Grace | Cute guy | Episode: "Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard" | |
| 2002 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Peter | Episode: "The Arrangement" | |
| 2002–03 | Diego Guittierez | Regular role | ||
| 2003 | Still Standing | Trevor | Episode: "Still Scoring" | |
| 2003–09 | General Hospital | Lucky Spencer | 612 episodes Regular role | |
| 2010 | 90210 | Kai | 3 episodes | |
| 2010 | Mounted Officer Wagner | Episode: "An Ugly Game" | ||
| 2012 | GCB | Bill Vaughn | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2012– | Days of Our Lives | Eric Brady | Regular role | |
| 2015 | Extant | Sexy man | Episode: "Change Scenario" | |
| 2016–17, 2019 | Queen Sugar | Calvin | 16 episodes Recurring role (Seasons 1–2,4) |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Newcomer | The Young and the Restless | ||||
| Daytime Emmy Award | Days of Our Lives |