Ted KingTed King joined the cast of “General Hospital” as the wealthy and powerful Luis Ramon Alcazar in July of 2002. After the character’s untimely death, Ted King returned to the “General Hospital” canvas in 2003 as Luis’ brother, Lorenzo Alcazar, a character even more lethal and menacing than his brother.
Daytime viewers also know King for his portrayal of Danny Roberts on ABC Daytime’s “Loving” and its spin-off series, “The City.” Other television credits include a starring role on the popular television series “Charmed,” and the starring role on the primetime action series “Timecop,” based on the feature film of the same name. He has had guest-starring roles on such critically-acclaimed series as “Frasier,” “Sex and the City” and “Law & Order: SVU,” among many others. His feature film credits include “The X-Files” movie and a starring role in the independent feature film “Hoodlum and Son.”
King was born in Hollywood, California, and was raised in both Los Angeles and Bethesda, Maryland. He received his college degree from The University of California, Santa Barbara, and went on to study film direction at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He has worked in film editing and has been a major force in New York Theater over the past several years. King is credited with co-founding the Portal Theater Company, an off Broadway repertory company, where he directed “Beggars in the House of Plenty,” written by John Patrick Shanley.
Off-screen King is active in various charitable organizations, including The Make-A-Wish Foundation.
He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and
New York.