Levi Dunkleman
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| General Hospital character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Zachary Garred | ||||
| Duration | 2014 | ||||
| First appearance | April 9, 2014 | ||||
| Last appearance | September 18, 2014 | ||||
| Created by | Ron Carlivati | ||||
| Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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| Other names | Levi Dunkleman | ||||
| Occupation | WSB agent | ||||
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| Father | Peter Harrell |
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| Uncles | Prescott Harrell |
Peter Harrell, Jr. commonly known by the pseudonym Levi Dunkleman is a fictional character from the original ABC Daytime soap opera played by Australian actor Zachary Garred. The character was introduced in April 2014 by executive producer, Frank Valentini under head writer, Ron Carlivati as a quirky environmentalist from Australia going by the name Levi Dunkleman. "Levi" comes to town as the new boyfriend of the recently returned Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) and he develops a rivalry with her roommate and potential love interest, Nathan West (Ryan Paevey). Levi has heavy influence in Maxie's life which doesn't sit well with Nathan or Maxie's stepfather, Mac Scorpio (John J. York). Levi proceeds to isolate Maxie from her friends and family by sabotaging her chances of regaining custody of her daughter and getting Nathan kicked out of their apartment. To keep Levi from being deported, Maxie agrees to marry him. On their wedding day, Nathan exposes that Levi has been after her mother, Felicia (Kristina Wagner)'s Aztec jewelry and Levi takes Maxie hostage. On August 26, 2014, it is revealed onscreen that Levi is the son of Felicia's late fiancé, Peter Harrell played by Judson Scott from 1984 to 1985.
In early February 2014, the series put out a casting call for the role of Levi. In early March 2014, General Hospital Happenings reported that Kirsten Storms's return as Maxie Jones would help introduce the new character. News of Garred's casting was discussed on message boards for several weeks prior to the announcement. On March 18, 2014, it was announced that Zachary Garred had been cast in the recurring role of Levi and would share his first scenes with the recently returned Storms. Garred announced that he would debut April 3, 2014. However, the former Home and Away alum, instead appeared on April 9, 2014.Soaps In Depth described Levi as a "spiritual counselor of sorts" for Maxie. Of the casting, the actor said "Being able to be apart of such an auspicious show with such a huge lineage is very rare, [so] I feel lucky." The actor revealed on Twitter that he was only scheduled to appear for two months. In late July 2014, ABC Soaps In Depth confirmed that the actor would be sticking around after the end of his initial 12 week arc.
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