Mykel Shannon Jenkins (born July 3, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker whose professional career started when he became winner of the first season of the SOAPnet series I Wanna Be a Soap Star. Jenkin's career spans across numerous film and television productions, from soaps to network television to independent and studio films.
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Career
His prize for winning I Wanna Be a Soap Star was a 13-week-contract on General Hospital as Officer Byron Murphy. His character was killed at the end of his contract in 2005. In 2023 he was recast in a new role, a physical therapist for Curtis Ashford, a character on the show played by Donnell Turner.
After Jenkin's first run on General Hospital, he was cast in The Bold and the Beautiful on 2007, playing officer Charlie Baker.
In 2010, he co-starred with Scott Adkins in the direct-to-video martial arts film Undisputed III: Redemption.
In 2017 Jenkins was in several projects, playing B.B. in Same Kind of Different as Me along with Greg Kinnear and Renée Zellweger, Detective Dawkins in The Wrong Mother for Lifetime Television, Dr. Orson in Teleios, and as Mickey James in The Gods, a film he also wrote and produced. In 2021 Jenkins played Jim in Bao Tran's action comedy The Paper Tigers, released by Well Go USA Entertainment. The sequel of The Gods, The Gods II, was released in 2023 by Echelon Studios.
Jenkins is slated to co-star with Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth on Gunner, a film directed by Dimitri Logothetis.
Personal life
Jenkins graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Filmography
Double Jeopardy (1999) as Doorman
Baller Blockin' (2000) as Garr
Employee Dang (2003) as Mike
I Wanna Be a Soap Star (2004) as himself
General Hospital (2004–05) as Officer Byron Murphy
Stuck In The Suburbs (2004) as V.J.
Mr. 3000 (2004) as Reporter
Gang Warz (2004) as Dex
Dad's Positive (2006) as Brother
Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil (2006) as Meideros
Family Curse (2006) as Arthur
Lucky You (2007) as Gary
The Bold and the Beautiful (2007-2012) as Detective Charlie Baker
The Great Observer (2008) (post-production) as Frankie Duson
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) as Jericho 'Turbo' Jones
Kick Ass 2 (2013) as James
The Masked Saint (2016) as Detective Harper
The Last Heist (2016) as Unknown
The Gods (2017) as Mickey James
A Christmas Ball (2017) as Sam
Guest appearances
I'm with Her (2003) Attendant
I Wanna Be a Soap Star (2004) Himself
Dr. Vegas (2004) Darell 'Sandman' Bay
Medical Investigation (2004) David Thorn
General Hospital (2004–2005) Officer Byron Murphy
Soap Talk (2005) Himself
Charmed (Episode: "Still Charmed & Kicking" and "Malice in Wonderland") (2005) Paul Haas
In Justice (2006) Billy Daniels
CSI: Miami (2006) Chris Ryder
Ugly Betty (Episodes: "Petra-Gate" and "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara") (2007) Tavares
McDonald's Commercial (2012) New Spicy Chicken McBites, Pool Game
