Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III
Llanview Presence
David Vickers (1994-1996, October 2001, January 2002, August 19th, 2003 to November 21st, 2006)
At a Glance
Tuc Watkins originated the role of One Life to Live's charming conman David Vickers in 1994 . After a seven year absence, Mr. Watkins made a welcomed return on August 19, 2003.
Mr. Watkins, born Charles Curtis Watkins III in Kansas City, Kansas, made his acting debut on stage as Rip Van Winkle in the fifth grade ("No one else wanted to memorize the lines," he says) and in high school divided his time between sports and theatre. At Indiana University, he majored in communications with a triple minor in theatre, psychology and French. During his college years, he performed in regional theatre and decided to pursue acting as his career. Following graduation, he returned to Kansas City to appear in the Missouri Repertory Theatre's production of Heaven's Hard. In 1989, he moved to Los Angeles and quickly became a member of SAG when he booked his first commercial.
Before landing the role of David Vickers on OLTL, Mr. Watkins appeared on such television shows as Growing Pains, Get a Life, Baywatch, Sibs, Laurie Hill, The Edge, Santa Barbara, Sisters, Melrose Place and the feature film Little Sister. He co-founded the All-U-Can-Eat Players, a Los Angeles theatre company that performs European political satire. Among his theatrical credits, he received the 1992 Dramalogue Award for his role as Tom in the Los Angeles premiere production of 'Boys' Play and made his off-Broadway debut to critical acclaim in Fortune's Fools.
After his original two-year stint on OLTL, Mr. Watkins returned to Los Angeles where he played Dr. Pierce Dorman on General Hospital. His additional television credits include guest starring roles on Silk Stalkings, High Tide and a recurring role on C-16: FBI. In 1997, he appeared in the independent film I Think I Do, and went on to film Can't Stop Dancing, The Thin Pink Line, and the feature film The Mummy in which he played Mr. Burns.
Mr. Watkins was then cast as a series regular on Showtime's Beggars & Choosers as television executive Malcolm Laffley. Before returning to OLTL, he had guest starring roles on CSI and Six Feet Under.
Acting Portfolio
TELEVISION
Miracle in Lane 2
God/Bobby Wade
2000
Beggars and Choosers
Malcolm Laffley
1999
C-16: FBI
Jimmy Rooney
1997-1998
General Hospital
Pierce Dorman #3
1996-1997
One Life to Live
David Vickers
1994-1996, October 2001, January 2002, August 19th, 2003 to November 21st, 2006
Santa Barbara
Reggie
1992
Sisters
Brad
1991-1992
Growing Pains
Trainer
October 24th, 1990
Get a Life
Sapphire
1990
Acting Portfolio
FILM
Infested
Carl
2002
The Mummy
Mr. Burns
1999
Can't Stop Dancing
Reuben Clairmont
1999
The Thin Pink Line
Ted
1998
I Think I Do
Sterling Scott
1997
Awards and Acclaim
Daytime Emmys: Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; for One Life to Live)
Vital Statistics
BIRTHDATE: September 2nd, 1966
HOMETOWN: Kansas City, Kansas,
News Archives
News Archive: Watkins denies reports that he's leaving OLTL. [Jun 19th, 2006]
News Archive: Watkins' stay in Llanview extended through fall. [Jul 31st, 2006]
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