Hank Bennett

Daytime television newcomer Ryan McPartlin plays "Hank Bennett," the handsome and sexy world-traveling younger brother of police chief Sam Bennett (James Hyde). Hank's best friend is Luis (Galen Gering). Hank was previously interested in Sheridan (McKenzie Westmore. He now hopes to become a cop like his older brother.

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, McPartlin graduated with a degree in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois where he played football in the Big Ten Conference. After graduating, he traveled to Australia and New Zealand to explore the outback and relocated to Southern California to pursue his dream of acting upon his return.

McPartlin recently appeared on NBC's "Three Sisters" and has guest-starred on "The Nanny." He spends a great deal of his time away from work taking acting classes, and doing nearly any outdoor physical activity he can find including scuba diving, tennis, snowboarding and racquetball.

He is a board certified personal trainer. Ryan was born on July 3rd. He is engaged and resides in Los Angeles, CA.

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From NBC.com