Ben Masters didn't let less-than-kind reviews of his high-school performances derail him from heading East to pursue his dream of being an actor. After graduating from University of Oregon as a theater major, Masters moved to the Big Apple and landed a role in the off-Broadway play The Boys In The Band. An agent and a few Broadway plays -- including Captain Brassbound's Conversion with Ingrid Bergman and The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep -- soon followed. In the midst of three decades doing TV movies, miniseries and guest appearances, Masters was introduced to daytime dramas when he
… More portrayed Vic Strang on ANOTHER WORLD for three months in 1982. Seventeen years later, he signed a contract for NBC's quirky new soap, PASSIONS, as the alcohol-guzzling, womanizing billionaire Julian Crane. His comedic range on the daytime drama landed him Soap Opera Digest Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2001 and 2002.