Kin Herbert Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Scott Baldwin on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its spin-off, Port Charles. Early life Shriner and his twin brother, actor Wil Shriner, were born in New York City to Pixie ( Eileen McDermott) and Herb Shriner. His father was a popular television personality. The brothers were orphaned when their parents died in an automobile accident when the twins were teenagers. After, the brothers moved to Texas to live with their grandmother. Career Shriner was employed by Fuller Brush as a door-to-door salesman before becoming an actor. He was originally cast as Scott Baldwin on General Hospital, the role he is best known for playing, in 1977. In the fall of 1980, he left General Hospital and immediately began playing Jeb Hampton on the NBC daytime soap opera Texas. He left that role in 1981 and soon returned to General Hospital, where he remained until 1983, returning again from 1987-1993. In between those stints, he appeared on the short-lived syndicated daily soap Rituals as hero Mike Gallagher. He also played Dr. Brian Carey on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful from 1994 to 1995. In 1997, he once again returned to playing Scott Baldwin, but this time on General Hospitals spin-off Port Charles. Port Charles was set in the same fictional city as General Hospital – Port Charles, New York – and featured many of the same characters. In 2000, Shriner returned to General Hospital and quit appearing on Port Charles the next year. He left General Hospital again in 2004, and in that year portrayed Harrison Bartlett on The Young and the Restless. In 2005, he joined the cast of As the World Turns in the role of Keith Morrissey until leaving the show in 2006. He returned to General Hospital in 2007 and left the series again in 2008. In 2013, he returned to General Hospital, where he has remained since. Additionally, in 2011, he served as a temporary fill-in for fellow actor Ted Shackelford on The Young and the Restless, portraying Jeffrey Bardwell until September 2011. Outside of soap operas, Shriner has appeared on several primetime television programs, playing temporary roles beginning in 1976. In later years he guest starred on several programs such as ABC's top 10 sitcom Full House. General Hospital Shriner is best known for playing