<P> Cane Ashby is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless . He is portrayed by Australian actor Daniel Goddard , who originally auditioned for Brad Snyder on As the World Turns but was recommended for a role on The Young and the Restless instead . The role was to be portrayed as an American , but Goddard 's Australian descent influenced the character 's background . Former head writer Lynn Marie Latham introduced him during the episode airing on January 12 , 2007 as an Australian bartender in search of his family . Latham created Cane as the son of Phillip Chancellor II ( Donnelly Rhodes ) and Jill Abbott ( Jess Walton ) but the character 's background was rewritten by Maria Arena Bell in 2009 , re-establishing him as the son of Colin and Genevieve Atkinson ( Tristan Rogers and Genie Francis ) . </P>
<P> Cane Ashby is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless . He is portrayed by Australian actor Daniel Goddard , who originally auditioned for Brad Snyder on As the World Turns but was recommended for a role on The Young and the Restless instead . The role was to be portrayed as an American , but Goddard 's Australian descent influenced the character 's background . Former head writer Lynn Marie Latham introduced him during the episode airing on January 12 , 2007 as an Australian bartender in search of his family . Latham created Cane as the son of Phillip Chancellor II ( Donnelly Rhodes ) and Jill Abbott ( Jess Walton ) but the character 's background was rewritten by Maria Arena Bell in 2009 , re-establishing him as the son of Colin and Genevieve Atkinson ( Tristan Rogers and Genie Francis ) . </P>
who plays canes mother on the young and the restless
who plays canes mother on the young and the restless
Genie Francis
Genie Francis