SEAN CARRIGAN ON Y&R RETURN

Over four years since Sean Carrigan last played Dr. Ben “Stitch” Rayburn, the actor is back in the role of the hunky physician, who first appeared in 2013.

“I always imagined that at some point Stitch would reappear because the character had never been killed off,” says Carrigan. “I had no idea when, but in the back of my mind I always knew that the chance would come up.” Still, he admits to being “pleasantly surprised” when he learned of Y&R’s intentions. “I was visiting my mom in Florida when I found out that Y&R was interested in having me come back for a story arc,” he reports. “It was pretty nice to get that call. My first response was, ‘I’m interested.’ From there, the ball got rolling.”

However, Carrigan — who has kept busy since his Y&R exit with projects like the 2019 feature film Ford v Ferrari — was already committed to another project. “I also booked a movie called Grace Point and I’ll be shooting that in North Carolina,” he explains. “It’s a psychological thriller/horror film and let’s just say my character is the antagonist and the opposite of Stitch. I’m really excited about it because it also includes Jim Parrack from 9-1-1: LONE STAR, Charlie Esten from NASHVILLE, who’s now on a show called OUTER BANKS, and also Johnny Lowe, Rob Lowe’s son, so we have a pretty awesome cast, and I’m really excited about that. Luckily, the dates for shooting the movie and Y&R all worked out. I’m able to sneak the movie in and then get back to Genoa City.”