Who was Silas Clay on General Hospital? Everything you need to know

Silas Clay was an oncologist who was part of the General Hospital storyline for about two years. He was played by actor Michael Easton. The character arrived in Port Charles after getting an update on his younger brother Stephen Clay. Michael Easton had also played Stephen Clay who was his brother, Silas's look-alike.

Newly indicted fans of General Hospital have seen actor Michael Easton in the role of Dr. Hamilton Finn and might be surprised to know he played another doctor at the hospital before playing Finn. Furthermore, Easton has played four other characters in the soap at different times, besides the the above-mentioned two medical professionals.

While Michael Easton exited General Hospital in June 2024 as his character Dr. Finn went into rehab, the other character, Dr. Silas Clay, was murdered in 2015.

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Remembering Silas Clay on General Hospital

Silas Clay's story arc was unraveled in the General Hospital storyline in flashbacks and past references. He was the elder brother of criminal Stephen Clay of Port Charles and an oncologist in a Manhattan hospital. He was married to Nina when he had an affair with Ava Jerome. A devastated Nina tried to kill herself but ended up in a coma.

After arriving in Port Charles, Silas decided to stay back and took up work at the hospital. He helped Sam with her son's cancer. He also helped Ava through her tribulations and imprisonment and treated her cancer. Moreover, he aided Nina's recovery after she arrived in town even though she was looking for revenge.

Silas was the father to Kiki Jerome after his affair with Ava. Unknown to him, he had twin daughters with Nina Reeves too. After two years of his stay on General Hospital, Dr. Silas Clay exited the storyline as he was stabbed to death by Madeline, Nina's mother.

While his daughter Kiki was killed by another serial killer five years after his death, one of the twins, Nelle, also died in a freak accident. However, his daughter Willow and grandchildren Amelia and Willey are part of the soap.

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General Hospital: Silas Clay's story arc

Sam met Silas in Manhattan and thought he was the criminal Stephen Clay. Silas assured her that he was Stephen's elder brother although almost a lookalike. Reassured, Sam McCall informed him about his brother's death and his nephew, Rafe, being raised by her.

After that, Silas arrived in Port Charles to claim Rafe's custody and went through a legal procedure to acquire the same. However, he relinquished his wish to take Rafe back. He joined General Hospital as a specialist and helped Sam treat her son for leukemia. He also got romantically involved with Sam.

He met Ava Jerome, with who he had an affair in the past which resulted in his wife's attempted suicide. He found out that he was the father of Ava's daughter. Learning that Nina was in a coma for 20 years and Silas was not allowed visitations, Sam pushed him to look for her. The duo was informed that Nina was dead, by Madeline, Nina's mother.

Easton's Silas Clay exited in 2015 (Image via Instagram/generalhospitalabc)

However, Nina returned alive in a wheelchair seeking revenge. While Silas invited her to move in so that he could care for her, she drove Silas and Sam apart. While he broke up with Nina as well, he sided with Ava through her problems which included her prisonbreak and her cancer. To treat Ava's cancer, Silas kidnapped her newborn baby, Avery, to extract bonemarrow for transplant.

Later he wanted to reveal his role in the kidnapping and Ava's disguise to Nina. However, on August 31, 2015, he was murdered by Madeline before he could come clean. That was Silas's last appearance on General Hospital.

After Silas's story arc came to an end, actor Michael Easton rejoined the soap as Hamilton Finn and continued working at the hospital. Currently, Silas's daughter Willow, his grandchildren, Willey and Amelia, and his wife, Nina, and his former romantic interests, Ava and Sam, continue to reside in Port Charles.