The role of Hank was originated by actor Nathan Purdee on January 31, 1992.[1][2] Purdee continued regularly appearing in the role until July 18, 2003,[3] and he returned for three episodes in April 2009.[4][5][6]
Storylines
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After years of prosecuting Llanview criminals, Hank leaves his post as district attorney in 2003 after mishandling of the Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born) murder case. He returns to Llanview with his daughter Rachel in April 2009 upon the news that Nora's son Matthew (Eddie Alderson) was paralyzed in a car accident.
Reception
In 2020, Candace Young and Charlie Mason put Hank on their list of Daytime's Most Important African-American Characters, commenting "By the time we met Nathan Purdee's "The Cannon," he'd already traded the football field for the courtroom" and that he was a "mvp" who could "still score".[7]