Silas Clay (Michael Easton)

Dr. Silas Clay is a fictional character on ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He is played by Michael Easton.

Easton also portrayed Silas' brother Stephen Clay briefly from February-March 2013 (on GH) and played Stephen's vampire persona, Caleb Morley, on the now cancelled GH spinoff Port Charles from 2001-2003. Easton also portrayed  police officer/FBI Agent John McBain from 2003-2012 and transferred that character to GH from February 2012-March 20, 2013.

Storylines
Sam Morgan goes to a Manhattan hospital looking for her friend Carly's son Morgan Corinthos after he is beaten by thugs who he owes money. While trying to find information, Sam meets Silas who she thinks is Stephen Clay, the serial killer who kidnapped her and her son Danny a few months earlier. Silas reveals that he is Stephen's older brother, and that he hasn't been in contact with his brother in ten years. Sam tells Silas of Stephen's crimes and his death, as well as that he had a son, Rafe Kovich, Silas' nephew. She is stunned when Silas doesn't react to the information, and she leaves when Morgan is found by Sonny and Shawn.

A couple days later, Silas arrives at Sam's penthouse, wanting to meet Rafe. As Sam and Silas argue, Rafe returns home, but wants nothing to do with his long-lost uncle and storms up to his room with Molly Lansing-Davis. Silas tells Sam he will be back, and leaves.

At Kelly's diner, Silas serves Sam with a petition he'd filed for guardianship of Rafe. Sam questions Silas' motives and Rafe tells Silas he doesn't want to live with him. Sam's mother, Alexis Davis, promises to help her daughter keep Rafe. In court, Diane Miller, who Silas hired, trashes both Sam and her late husband, Jason Morgan, in order to depict Sam as an unfit mother. After the hearing, Sam stays behind to confront Silas, who tells Sam that her son Danny is sick.

Silas follows Sam to the hospital and informs her that Danny has cancer, before leaving abruptly. Later, Silas runs into Dr. Patrick Drake and demands to see the test results, but Patrick refuses. While Sam is at the hospital waiting for the results of Danny's biopsy, Silas is awarded custody of Rafe and decides to take him back to Manhattan. He later has a change of heart and drops Rafe back at Alexis' while he goes to General Hospital to see Sam.