Jeff Branson Is GL's New Shayne Lewis

1 Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Emmy-nominated actor Jeff Branson (ex-Jonathan, ALL MY CHILDREN) has been tapped to fill the the long-awaited recast role of GUIDING LIGHT's Shayne Lewis. Branson left Pine Valley earlier this year and will be heading to Springfield on December 1 as Josh and Reva's son, who had recently gone missing in Afghanistan. Branson is the eighth actor to play the part. Shayne was last seen on-screen back in 2004 when Marty West was playing the character. The other actors who have played Shayne over the years include Travis Cartier (#1), Sean Gaffney (#2), Bret Cooper (#3), Garett Stevens (#4), Tony Michael Donnelly (#5) and Billy Kay (#6).