Ingo Rademacher

Ingo Rademacher (born 22 April 1971) is a German-Australian television actor known for his roles of Sean Hayden on the Australian soap opera Paradise Beach, Jasper "Jax" Jacks on the American daytime soap opera General Hospital, which he played in multiple stints from 1996 to 2021, and Thorne Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2012, he played Officer Sacks in the film Alex Cross. Rademacher placed 5th on the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars in 2013.

Career Rademacher played Sean Hayden on the Australian soap opera Paradise Beach from 1993 until 1994. In July 1995, Rademacher filmed a guest role as Peter, a jeweller and friend of Holly Winton (played by Kimberley Davenport), in Echo Point.

In September 2017, it was announced that Rademacher had joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Thorne Forrester. In December 2018, Rademacher announced he had chosen to not renew his deal with the soap and would vacate the role.

On 14 February 2019, he announced he was returning to General Hospital. On 8 November 2021, it was reported Rademacher would be leaving General Hospital after refusing to comply with the production's vaccine mandate, and the following month he announced he was suing ABC over its vaccine mandate. In June 2023, a Los Angeles judge ruled in favour of ABC.

Personal life Rademacher previously dated then-General Hospital co-star Rebecca Herbst in the late 1990s. In 2008, Rademacher and his then girlfriend Ehiku had a son. In 2009, Rademacher and Ehiku married, and they had another son together, born in 2012. In February 2021, he announced the couple were expecting their third child. In June 2021, Rademacher and Ehiku welcomed a daughter.

Rademacher and his wife Ehiku own Mahiku, an activewear store in Hawaii.

Other Rademacher sat on the board of Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based environmental organization.

Filmography