Tristan Rogers

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, the late Tristan Rogers began his acting career in stuntman roles, then appeared on a short-lived Australian TV show called The Link Men in 1969. Eventually settling in Los Angeles, Rogers was tapped to play super-spy Robert Scorpio on General Hospital in 1980. During his first stint on GH, Rogers won the 1981 Soapy Award for Most Exciting New Actor, and was nominated for two Soap Opera Digest Awards. He departed GH in 1992, but visited in 2006 and 2008, also playing Robert on the GH spinoff General Hospital: Night Shift.

After portraying Colin Atkinson on Young and Restless from 2010-12, he returned to GH (but continued to make Y&R appearances from 2014-17 and in 2019). He made his final appearance as Robert in July 2025 in July and passed away the following month at the age of 79. He is survived by wife Teresa and their two children, Sara Jane and Cale.