Drew Garrett

Drew Garrett Nelson (born April 21, 1989) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Michael Corinthos in 2009–10, in the soap opera General Hospital, a role for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

Early life and education Garrett was born in Jupiter, Florida, to Randy Nelson and Karole Cooney, a former Kravis Center front-of-house manager. He attended Dreyfoos School of the Arts and played varsity soccer. He moved to Los Angeles with his mother in 2005, graduating from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts with the theater class of 2007. His older brother Brett is a professional speed-boarder.

Career

In 2002, while living in Florida, Garrett made his first acting appearance as a student in an etiquette video for children. After moving to Los Angeles three years later, he landed guest appearances on Nickelodeon's True Jackson VP and the CBS drama Criminal Minds.

In 2009, Garrett was cast as Michael Corinthos III on General Hospital. He appeared in 170 episodes from 2009–10 and earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2010. In 2011, Garrett took a guest-star role on the prime-time CBS series The Mentalist. He landed his first feature film role in Divorce Invitation in 2012. The same year, Garrett starred in the premiere episode of Anthony Zuiker's series Black Box TV. He also played Jesse Simms in the web series Never Fade Away; the pilot episode was released April 2, 2012. In 2016, he co-starred in 78 episodes of the streaming television series Youthful Daze.

Filmography 2002: Kravis Center as Andy (educational video) 2005: My Super Sweet 16 (television) as himself (1 episode) 2008–09: Upstairs Girls (streaming television) as Colin (Webshow) 2008: True Jackson VP (television) as Skateboarder (1 episode) 2008: Criminal Minds (television) as Rick Hannity (1 episode) 2008: Cougars as Colin (2 episodes) 2009–10: General Hospital (television) as Michael Corinthos III (170 Episodes) 2011: The Mentalist (television) as Jeff Loomis (1 episode) 2011: Glassy (short film) as Luc (and producer) 2012: BlackBox TV (television) as Nick (1 episode) 2012: Never Fade Away (television) as Jesse Simms 2011: Divorce Invitation (film) as Joey 2014: Fort Bliss (film) as Specialist Cook 2016: Youthful Daze (streaming television) as Jimmy Lowe (78 episodes) 2016: The Tiger Hunter (film) as Derrick 2016: 12 Deadly Days (streaming television) as Theo (TV miniseries) (1 episode) 2019: Buying Time (film) as Adam Demus 2019: Dauntless: The Battle of Midway (film) as McClusky 2019: Man in Hoodie (short film) as Zig Zag 2024: Plan B (film) as Kyle 2025: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (television) as Paul Ellis (1 episode)