List of One Life to Live characters introduced in the 2010s
This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime–Prospect Park soap opera, One Life to Live, that began their run between the beginning of 2010 and the final cancelation of the show.
Tomás Delgado
Tomás Delgado is a fictional character on the American soap opera One Life to Live. Ted King played the role from January 21, 2011 until the series finale in January 2012. Executive Producer at the time Frank Valentini offered King the opportunity to co-create the character with him and headwriter Ron Carlivati, which helped convince King to join One Life to Live.Tomás is first seen on January 21, 2011, as a struggling Parisian artist. He is found by Blair Cramer and Cristian Vega who are looking for the artist who painted Blair's portrait eight years prior. He admits to Blair that he found a photo of her from her wedding to Todd Manning at the Marché aux puces flea market from which he painted her portrait. Intrigued by Blair, Tomás goes to Llanview to see her in February, and it becomes clear that Blair has feelings for Tomás. It is soon revealed that he is Tomás Delgado, the brother of Téa Delgado. Tomás is concerned about his sister's marriage to Todd Manning and stays in town to protect her. When Todd is shot, Tomás eventually becomes a suspect and is arrested. After Tomás threatens to blackmail Todd, Tomás and Todd broker an uneasy alliance.
In June 2011, Tomás goes to New York, secretly followed by Blair. She finds out he is married, but separated. They both discover that Sebastian "Baz" Moreau is his biological son. After being interrogated by John McBain, Téa, and Blair, Tomás reveals that he was once an agent for the CIA. Years ago, he was ordered to execute Todd, but when he found him nearly beaten to death, he brought him to the agency instead. Tomás was led to believe that Todd had ties to terrorists. He discovered that his agency went rogue, and he left with the aid of another agent of the CIA. Tomás painted Blair's portrait from her photo with Todd, feeling remorse over his actions. Tomás admits that Todd was targeted by Baker, an old associate from the rogue branch of the CIA, and stopped Baker from executing Todd, which is why Todd originally assumed that Tomás was responsible for shooting him. Tomás and Todd establish an uneasy truce in order to protect Téa and the family from suffering any reprisals because of Todd's previous dealings with Baker. At the premiere of Vickerman, Tomás announces that Todd is an impostor just as a man arrives claiming to be the real Todd Manning. Tomás later admits to Blair that he is not certain which of the two men is the real one.
In August 2011, Brody Lovett and Tomás, led by McBain, infiltrate the agency headquarters and discover that the director of the agency is Irene Manning. It is eventually revealed that the new man is indeed the real Todd Manning, while the impostor is Todd's twin brother Victor Lord, Jr., brainwashed by Irene into thinking that he was Todd. Tomás stumbles upon a dead Irene, with Todd holding the gun. Tomás, who blamed himself for taking Todd years ago, takes the blame for killing Irene. Tomás accepts his fate, feeling remorseful over his past actions, but Todd eventually admits that he killed Irene.
After months of Tomás trying to establish a relationship with his difficult son, Baz eventually leaves town to return to Europe to pursue a career in music. Tomás makes a promise to Téa to discover who murdered Victor Lord Jr. Realizing that Blair still has feelings for Todd, he keeps her in the dark about his suspicions. Todd, now funding a new Clandestine operation, kidnaps Tomás. Todd plants evidence to frame Tomás for the murder of Victor Lord Jr, and keeps Tomás hostage. Todd uses the opportunity to make Blair believe that Tomás was responsible for killing Victor, and reignites their relationship when Blair believes Tomás' coerced confession. Téa and McBain suspect that Tomás is innocent, and investigate Todd as the suspect in Victor's murder. McBain eventually locates Tomás and arrests Todd for the kidnapping of Tomás and the murder of Victor. Blair and Tomás seem to reconcile, and the entire town ostracizes Todd for his role in Victor's apparent murder, and his attempts to frame Tomás. Tomás and Blair console Téa after she found out that her son was stillborn, and she had been raising the son of Sam Morgan for months.
On the November 30, 2012, episode of General Hospital, Carly Corinthos and Skye Quartermaine go to Blair with news that Tomás may be Lorenzo Alcazar. Shortly thereafter, a CIA agent arrives to tell them Tomás has left on a mission. Skye, Blair and Téa leave in search of Tomás.
Eddie Ford
Edward "Eddie" Ford is a fictional character on the American soap opera One Life to Live. He is the abusive ex-husband of Inez Salinger and father of Robert "Bobby" Ford, James Ford, and Nate Salinger. John Wesley Shipp was hired for the limited contract role, first appearing on November 8, 2010. He last appeared on December 15, 2010, briefly returning to film flashback scenes in April 2011, and during the series finale week in January 2012. When asked about his character, Shipp stated that "there are three things that make Eddie dangerous. One, he has nothing to lose. Two, he's willing to do anything and everything to anyone to punch his way out of a corner when he feels trapped. And three, Eddie always feels trapped."In November 2010, Eddie shows up at the doorstep of his two eldest sons, Bobby and James. Eddie had previously been in jail in Ohio. Eddie asks James for the $50,000 James had stolen from him, and threatens to have James sent to jail unless they agree to let Eddie stay at their apartment. When James defends Inez, Eddie realizes that Inez has been in contact with her sons. When Inez arrives, she is shocked to see Eddie. Eddie assumes Nate is Inez's lover, but she tells him Nate is their son, which Eddie doubts. He lashes out at Inez for leaving him, and Inez says she regrets running away, but will protect them from his abuse now.
Bo Buchanan pays Eddie a visit and warns him that the police are watching him. Eddie follows his sons to Dorian Lord's house on Thanksgiving and crashes her gathering. When he is ordered to leave, Eddie has an outburst, insulting Starr Manning and punching James in the face before being physically restrained by Bobby. Dorian calls the police and has Eddie arrested. Eddie meets Nora Buchanan and insinuates that Bo and Inez are having an affair. Eddie is released by the aide of a high-priced lawyer hired by Clint Buchanan. Nate punches Eddie after he makes suggestive remarks to Nate's girlfriend, Danielle Manning.
Eddie is summoned to the Buchanan mansion, where Clint promises to pay Eddie a large sum of cash and gives him a gun. In return, Clint has Eddie kidnap Nora and send text messages from her phone telling Bo to sleep with Inez to even the score over her affair years before with Sam Rappaport. While Eddie holds Nora hostage, he almost rapes her. Eventually, James confronts his father and holds him at gunpoint, but is unable to bring himself to shoot him. Instead he warns his father to leave town before someone else kills him. Soon Eddie is found dead in his hotel room, and it is eventually discovered that Clint murdered him to cover his tracks. However, on April 1, 2011, Clint reveals to Bo and Nora that their son Matthew Buchanan was the one who killed Eddie.
On January 9, 2012, Eddie appears to Ford when he has an out-of-body experience. Ford awakens in Hell and is told by Eddie he is there because he raped Jessica. While Ford gives a speech about redemption, he pushes Eddie into the fire while making a break for Heaven.
James Ford
James Ford is a fictional character from the ABC original soap opera, One Life to Live. The role was played by Nic Robuck from June 9, 2010, to January 11, 2012. Robuck revealed in an interview with ABC Daytime that his pairing with Starr was a big hit with fans, stating: "We have fans that wait outside the studio every day with pictures, and they talk about the storyline. They always ask, 'Are you and Starr going to get together?' I always tell them, 'You'll just have to wait and see." Originally, Robuck was just supposed to be brought as Starr's new love interest, but when the writers noticed the resemblance between himself and co-star David A. Gregory, who plays Robert Ford, they made them brothers.James and his brother were raised in Dayton, Ohio. Their father was a criminal who ran a chop shop and forced James to work on his crew when he was 15. Robert got a scholarship for film school and moved to California, leaving James alone with his father. In order to escape, James stole $50,000 from his father; his father sent one of his thugs, Bull, after him.
James is first seen as a stranger talking to Starr Manning about the problems in their lives. James is later revealed to be the brother of Robert Ford, who is nearly beaten to death. James's voice helps Ford regain consciousness. When the police arrive to question his brother, James leaves and encounters Bull. James finds his way to the parking garage, where he finds Starr, who is having car trouble. James fixes her car, but Bull finally catches up to him and James demands that Starr get in the car with him. As they speed away, Starr loses her purse.
The two escape to her aunt’s cabin, where James opens up about his father. James tells her that he stole $50,000 from his father. Starr and James decide the only way to get the money is to steal a car worth as much as he owes Bull. After stealing a car, the two wind up in an accident after Starr's attempt to keep James from hitting an animal causes them to crash into a tree. James decides to surrender to Bull, promising to work off the money he owes. Though he tells her to stay away, Starr follows him to the abandoned barn where he is meeting Bull. Starr's father Todd Manning also arrives with $50,000 in exchange for his other daughter, Dani's boyfriend, Nate Salinger. The situation starts to unravel; as Bull and Todd fight, James picks up a shovel and attempts to knock Bull out as Starr grabs Bull's gun and accidentally shoots James. James makes it through surgery, and, shortly after, he tells Starr he has feelings for her. Starr tells James that they can never see one another again. James learns that Nate's mother, Inez is the mother who abandoned him and Bobby when they were kids. He begins dating Langston Wilde to make Starr jealous. Starr, James, and Langston all enroll in Llanview University around the same time and are surprised to learn the Ford is teaching a class that they are all taking. When Starr learns from Robert that her mother's fiancée, Elijah Clarke is actually a serial killer and her boyfriend Cole Thornhart knew about it, she is furious; James goes to comfort her.
Brody Lovett shows up at LU and beat up Ford for sleeping with Jessica while she was not in her right mind. This upsets Langston, so she pretends to give Ford a second chance and secretly has photos taken of the two of them making out. She sends the pictures to the dean and gets Ford fired.
James loses his chance on education once Ford gets fired from his teaching position. Thanks to Clint Buchanan, Ford gets his job back after Clint made a call to the Dean, and James is able to stay in school.
Starr, Dani, and Hope are kidnapped by Elijah Clarke; Starr gets away. When Hannah goes through with her plans to get rid of Starr and Hope for good, James catches on and decides to handle it. He finds Starr trapped in the attic of Hannah's home in Delaware. Hannah has them dress up in Halloween costumes and takes them to the cemetery where she forces them to dig their own graves at gunpoint. She knocks James out and makes Starr bury him alive. As Hannah is about to bury Starr, James rises from the grave and distracts Hannah long enough for Starr to bash her unconscious with a shovel. The two subsequently turn her in to the police. When Cole kills Elijah believing that Starr and Hope were trapped in the building he just blew, James tries to help Starr and Cole run. Cole turns himself in and is sentenced to 10 years in prison; Starr is heartbroken. James comforts her and tries to help her forget about her problems.
When Eddie shows up in town, Bobby and James are forced to let him live with them because James will go to jail for stealing the $50,000 from him. Eddie picks up right where he left off and continues terrorizing James. On November 24, James and Ford attend the Cramer family Thanksgiving celebration and Eddie crashes it. After Eddie punches James in front of everyone, he is arrested. Starr convinces James that he doesn't have to live in fear of his father anymore and they spend Thanksgiving with her family.
Later, James becomes furious at Eddie for his action and confronts him at his hotel room at gunpoint. Though he nearly does so, James realizes that he cannot put Starr through the same ordeal that she went through when Cole was arrested and diverts his aim. He warns his father to leave town before he changes his mind or before someone else attempts to do so. James also dates a girl named Michelle to get over Starr. They almost have sex but stop because his heart belongs to Starr. It is revealed that he and Nate are the paternal uncles of Ryder Ford. On February 28, 2011, James and Starr become a couple. On August 10, 2011, James and Starr have sex for the first time.
On January 3, 2012, James goes to Starr's house to warn her that Cole has broken out of prison and wonders if she has seen him. Starr assures him that she has not, and James leaves. Later he returns, suspicious that Starr is hiding something. Sure enough, James walks in on Starr and Cole as they profess their love for one another. On January 10, realizing that Starr will never stop loving Cole, James breaks up with her.