Jonathan Jackson Returning to General Hospital as Lucky Spencer

The actor originated the role, playing Lucky on and off from 1993 through 2015 -- winning five Daytime Emmy Awards in the process.

Jonathan Jackson -- and his character Lucky Spencer -- is returning to Port Charles.

On Tuesday, Deadline confirmed the actor, now 42, will reprise his role on General Hospital in a big way -- this after the show's executive producer Frank Valentini teased the return of a male cast member "I think the audience will go crazy" for in a recent interview.

The actor will reportedly be back for what's being called "a long run" -- and confirmed his return in a video shared to Instagram.

"Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I will be returning to General Hospital this summer as Lukcy Spencer. Super excited and can't wait to dig in and see what's going on in Port Charles," he began. "Excited to see Genie Francis and so many others. I just wanted to say thank you to all of the fans over the years, your persistence and love has certainly played a part in all of this."

He also thanked Valentini and everyone at ABC for welcoming him back. "See you all fairly soon," he concluded.

Jackson originated the role of Spencer, who is the son of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis). He was only 10 when he was first cast on the show, playing the character off and on from 1993-1999, 2009-2011 and returning for a handful of episodes in 2015, when his on-screen father Geary made his exit from the series.

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Jackson picked up three Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series trophies at the Daytime Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Spencer, before winning Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice -- once in 2011 and again in 2012.

After his exit from GH , Jackson went on to star on ABC's Nashville , on which he played Avery Barkley from 2012–2018.

He also toured with other actor-musicians from the show and most recently starred in the movie, Unsung Hero .

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