Cole Thornhart

Cole Thornhart
Van Hughes as Cole Thornhart
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Brandon Buddy (2006–10) Van Hughes (2012)
Duration	2006–10, 2012
First appearance	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
Last appearance	February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Created by	Dena Higley
Introduced by	Frank Valentini
Crossover appearances	General Hospital
Classification	Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation	Student Starr Manning's bodyguard
Brandon Buddy as Cole Thornhart
Parents Patrick Thornhart Marty Saybrooke Daughters Hope Manning-Thornhart Grandparents David Saybrooke Samantha Saybrooke Aunts and uncles Ian Thornhart Granya Thornhart Kiki Saybrooke First cousins Daniel Thornhart

Cole Thornhart is a fictional character from the American daytime dramas One Life to Live and General Hospital.

He was played by Brandon Buddy from October 10, 2006, to November 10, 2010. He is also the nephew of Ian Thornhart, Patrick's identical twin brother from the now-defunct series Port Charles. In June 2010, fans were shocked when Buddy announced through his Twitter account that he would be leaving the show. Just days later, Buddy revealed that his Twitter account was hacked and he was remaining with the show. However, in August 2010, the rumors were proved to be true, and Buddy departed the series in November 2010. In October 2011 it was announced that Brandon Buddy would return as Cole. However, he taped for only one day before leaving for undisclosed personal reasons. On November 1, 2011, it was announced that Van Hughes would take over the role of Cole. Van played Cole from January 3, 2012, to January 13, 2012. On January 30, 2012, ABC Soaps In Depth announced that Hughes would temporarily reprise his role of Cole to help usher in Alderson's Starr Manning to General Hospital. Hughes' allotted amount of episodes will not interrupt his time on Broadway.

Cole Thornhart is originally born off-screen in 1998, the son of the Patrick Thornhart and Marty Saybrooke, well-known characters from OLTL history. As of 2012, his birth date is established as November 26, 1990. Patrick and Marty lived in Ireland briefly with newborn Cole, and then relocated to San Diego. However, on Christmas 2005, Patrick is supposedly killed. Marty had fallen into a depressing era of her life. Luckily, Cole came up with the idea of moving. With this idea, Marty became positive, and, meanwhile, homesick. She decided to move back to Llanview in September 2006.

Cole was first seen at a party that Starr Manning and her friend Langston Wilde attended after being invited by some boys. When several boys at the party wanted to get too intense with the girls, Cole stepped in and did so later when they received taunts from their enemy, Britney Jennings. Starr and Cole started to get closer, attending a dance together and sharing their first kiss. In November 2006, Cole had a steroid-induced outburst towards Starr, much to the thanks of Britney and football player Gabe, when they started to make out in a bedroom following a football after-party. Cole wanted to go further, but Starr did not. As a result, Cole completely lost it and began to trash the room. In this process, he ripped the front of Starr's shirt, by accident. The fight continued out into the kitchen, where Cole proceeded to get angry at many other people. When Starr just wanted to go home, Britney wouldn't allow it and called the police, pretending to be Starr. When the police showed up at her home and wanted to question her about the events that took place, Starr hesitantly agreed. As the police questioned her, Cole and his mother arrived at the police station. Everyone was surprised when they realized who Cole's mother was, Marty Saybrooke.