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, Watkins appeared on such television shows as Growing Pains, Get a Life, Baywatch, 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, 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.

Watkins was then cast as a series regular on Showtime's Beggars & Choosers as television executive Malcolm Laffley. He has also guest-starred on CSI, Six Feet Under and Desperate Housewives. Desperate Housewives
Bob Hunter
2007 to 2012

Point View Terrace
Freddy Hayes
2008

Cold Case
Felton Metz '38
2007

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
Josh
2007

13 Graves
Lawrence
2006

All My Children
David Vickers
2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Marcus Remmick
2002

Six Feet Under
Trevor
2002

Family Law
Sean Santoro
2001

Beggars and Choosers
Malcolm Laffley
1999-2001

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 to 1997

One Life to Live
David Vickers
1994 to 1996 [contract]; October 2001 [recurring]; January 2002 [recurring]; August 19, 2003 to November 21, 2006 [contract]; May 2007 to July 26, 2007; November 2007; May 7, 2008 to August 6, 2008; December 26, 2008 to March 2, 2009; April 7, 2009; April 22, 23, and 27, 2009; August 10, 2009 to November 30, 2009; January 12, 2010 to April 2, 2010 [recurring]; June 3, 2010 to August 26, 2010 [contract]; January 4 to 6, 2011; March 15, 2011 to January 12, 2012 [recurring]

Santa Barbara
Reggie
1992

Sisters
Brad
1991-1992

Growing Pains
Trainer
October 24, 1990

Get a Life
Sapphire
1990 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 Daytime Emmys: Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; for One Life to Live) DATE OF BIRTH: September 2, 1966
HOMETOWN: Kansas City, Kansas News Archive: Watkins denies reports that he's leaving OLTL. [Jun 19, 2006]
News Archive: Watkins' stay in Llanview extended through fall. [Jul 31, 2006]
News Archive: Watkins gets sentimental before latest OLTL return. [Jun 22, 2009]
News Archive: David's latest Llanview return injects some reality into the town. [Aug 9, 2009]
News Archive: Tuc Watkins to appear on Are Your Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? [Oct 23, 2009]
News Archive: Tuc Watkins to return to OLTL -- on contract. [Apr 22, 2010]
News Archive: Watkins to become a series regular on Desperate Housewives. [Jun 6, 2010]
News Archive: Tuc Watkins headed back to Llanview. [Nov 7, 2010]
News Archive: Watkins one of 13 OLTL stars headed to 'net version. [Nov 4, 2011]
News Archive: Watkins one of more than a dozen OLTL stars signed on for return. [Jan 22, 2013]