Wallace "Wally" Kurth (born July 31, 1958) He is the youngest of five children.
He attended Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado and also UCLA, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1985. He had previously played the role in a touring production of the musical.
His television work includes a guest starring role on Oh, Grow Up and the TV movie, The Stepsister. He has appeared in the films Final Embrace, I Love You, Don't Touch Me!, and Amy's Orgasm. From 2004 to 2007, he hosted a SOAPnet series, 1 Day With..., where he would spend the day with a fellow soap star, including many of his GH castmates. In late 2007 and early 2008, he appeared on As the World Turns as Sam Hutchins.
In 2008, Kurth produced and narrated a documentary, Class C: The Only Game in Town, which tells the story of life in Montana small towns through the lens of five girls' basketball teams. The film won two regional Emmy awards. In June 2009, he announced that he would be returning to Days of Our Lives as Justin Kiriakis. In 2014, he starred in a short film, Blue Skies. Kurth appeared on the web series Ladies of the Lake, based on a novel by Days of Our Lives producer Ken Corday.
He returned to General Hospital as Ned Quartermaine in 2013 and since 2020, continues to appear on both GH and Days of Our Lives. He received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2018 for his role on General Hospital, then was nominated in the same category for his work on Days of Our Lives in 2020 and 2024. He was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor for Days of Our Lives in 2021.
He is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Kurth and Taylor. The group has performed on and produced songs for General Hospital. They have released two albums, Kurth & Taylor and Half & Half.
In 2020, he starred in the independent film More Beautiful for Having Been Broken. He also appeared in the 2021 film A Bride's Nightmare. In 2022, Kurth co-starred with Kassie DePaiva in a short film, Common as Red Hair.
Personal life
He is the father of actress Meghann Kurth, who was born in 1985. They divorced in 1993.
Kurth married his General Hospital co-star, Rena Sofer, in 1995. They divorced in 1997.
On July 4, 2003, he married Debra Yuhasz. They have a son, who was born in November 2004. Their son is on the autism spectrum.
Kurth's mother, Susie, died in April 2026 at the age of 101.
Filmography
Film
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|1992
|Final Embrace
|Devon
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|1994
|Pom Poko
|Tamasaburo (voice, English version)
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|1997
|I Love You, Don't Touch Me!
|David Barclay
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|2001
|Amy's Orgasm
|Beautiful Guy
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|-
|2008
|Class C: The Only Game in Town
|Narrator
|Documentary
Also producer
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|2014
|Blue Skies
|Tom Hammond
|Short film
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|2019
|More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
|Bud
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|2021
|A Bride's Nightmare
|Hank
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|2022
|Common as Red Hair
|Will
|Short film
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1987–1991, 2009–present
| Days of Our Lives
| Justin Kiriakis
| Contract role; Recurring role
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| 1991–2007, 2012–present
| General Hospital
| Ned Quartermaine
| Contract role; Recurring role
|-
|1997
|The Stepsister
|Man Holding Baby
|Television film, uncredited
|-
|1999
|Oh, Grow Up
|Lewis Morris Jr.
|Episode: "Clods and Monsters"
|-
|2004
|Higglytown Heroes
|Eye Doctor Hero (voice)
|Episode: "Star Struck"
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|2004-2007
|1 Day With...
|Self (Host)
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|-
|2007–2008
|As the World Turns
|Sam Hutchins
|Recurring role
|-
|2010–2013
|Generator Rex
|Agent Six, Captain Callan (voice)
|Main cast
46 episodes
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|2011
|Law & Order: LA
|Gordon Ralston
|Episode: "Zuma Canyon"
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|2013
|Hot in Cleveland
|Mark
|Episode: "Pony Up"
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Video games
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|2009
|Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
|Agent Six
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|2011
|Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
|Agent Six, Captain Callan
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Web series
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|2016
|Ladies of the Lake
|Hudson Montgomery
|Episode: "Montgomery"
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Awards and nominations
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! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Result
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|2002
|Daytime Emmy Award
|Outstanding Original Song ("Barefoot Ballet", shared with Christian Taylor and Debra Cochran)
|General Hospital
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| 2020
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| Days of Our Lives
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|-
| 2021
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| Days of Our Lives
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|-
| 2024
| Daytime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| Days of Our Lives
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