Maurice Benard
Acting
Biography
Daytime Emmy Award winning Actor Maurice Benard joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Sonny Corinthos in August 1993. He briefly left the show for a year-long hiatus in December 1998. For his portrayal, Mr. Benard received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003. He was also nominated in 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006 and 2011.
Born: March 1, 1963
Place of Birth: Martinez, California, USA
Known For
Castle
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people.
Equal Standard
An NYPD Detective is shot by one of his own, benevolent brothers in uniform. Communities are ignited - to march for justice. Gangs put their differences aside - for a united fight, an equal opportunity. “That people not be judged by the color of their skin but for the content of their character.” The movement and unity impacts City society and leads to a Blue Wall intervention within the Police force. White cops lust for change and act on it - by flushing out racism. Not an easy fight. In the end, what was considered impossible, became possible.
The Story of Soaps
This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.
The Truth About Bebe Donge
François Donge, a rich industrialist and womaniser, meets a girl nicknamed Bébé who he marries. Ten years later, poisoned by his wife and dying in hospital, he recalls his married life and understands how his wife who adored him suffered from his many affairs and indifference.
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie
Director Bud Clayman documents his struggle with OCD and Asperger's Syndrome and how it derailed his plan to become a filmmaker.
Dark Justice
A judge turns into a vigilante by night in order to bring to justice the high-level offenders that use technicalities to "escape" the legal system.
Mi Vida Loca
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
Joy
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter
A revealing look at the life of Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious mob boss John Gotti.
Filmography
as Mental Health Advocate
as Self
as Captain Chavat Issak
as Self
as Peter Duran
as John Gotti
as Father Benedict
as Detective Alvarez
as Ridge
as Self - Contestant
as Joseph Hawthorne
as Horatio Spate
as Self
as Sicko
as Self
as Diego
as Desi Arnaz
as Steve
as Sonny Corinthos
as Professor Gaspéri (uncredited)