Nathan West | |||||||||||||||||
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General Hospital character | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Ryan Paevey | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2013– | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | December 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Created by | Ron Carlivati | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Other names | James Nathan Reeves | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Detective | ||||||||||||||||
Residence | Port Charles, New York | ||||||||||||||||
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Mother | Liesl Obrecht |
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Adoptive mother | Madeline Reeves (foster) |
Sisters | Nina Clay (foster) |
Half-sisters | Britt Westbourne |
Spouse |
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Stepdaughters | Georgie Spinelli |
Aunts | Madeline Reeves |
First cousins | Nina Clay |
Nathan West is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Ryan Paevey. Created by head writer Ron Carlivati, Nathan was introduced in late 2013 by Frank Valentini as a love interest for Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms). Detective Nathan comes to town to avenge his "sister" Nina (Michelle Stafford) and investigate her husband Silas Clay's (Michael Easton) involvement in her attempted murder. Instead, Nathan discovers that his "mom" Madeline Reeves (Donna Mills) is responsible for Nina's 20 year long coma. Later, Nathan is revealed to be the biological son of Madeline's estranged sister, Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) and half-brother to the scheming Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud).
In 2014, Nathan clashes with Maxie's boyfriend Levi Dunkleman (Zachary Garred) as he isolates Maxie from her family. Fortunately, the triangle culminates when Nathan rescues Maxie from his schemes and they enter into a romance. In 2015, Maxie and Nathan briefly split when she tries to reunite with her ex-boyfriend Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson). In 2016, the duo become engaged as his ex-wife Claudette (Bree Williamson) arrives to cause trouble.