Mark Hapka(Nathan) said on Twitter today that his last taping date is May 27.

On April 1st? Must be a lame April fools joke...

Yep, it was an April fools prank:

I am in NY&yes it is technically April Fools :)I must say all ur concerns were comforting! Thanks for all the kudos!Still a res of Salem :)

— Mark Hapka (@MarkHapka)

April 1, 2010

#I am in NY&yes it is technically April Fools :)I must say all ur concerns were comforting! Thanks for all the kudos!Still a res of Salem about 7 hours ago via UberTwitter

With the soap climate these days I'm not sure I'd tempt fate...

With the soap climate these days I'm not sure I'd tempt fate...

So true!

Somewhere in the world, Michael Muhney is saying "Oh, but it's funny when he does it? Aight."

If only it WERE true. Typical boring ass Days "actor" with no talent.

Really Bellcurve? I like Nathan

Really Bellcurve? I like Nathan

He's DAYS good and he's kind of hot. But in general ... meh.

Edited April 1, 201015 yr by Amello

I quite like him.

The character is a snooze though.

The character is a snooze though.

Nice guy characters tend to be like that, and they need a strong story. AMC's Tom Cudahey was technically a snooze, but he got some decent stories that made his character miserable, so he wasn't actually a snooze. Nathan pining for Melanie isn't really enough to make him interesting, but he is likable and harmless and I imagine in six months or so Nathan will be all over the show when Melanie and Philip's marriage combusts.

Someone should close this thread before it gets out of hand.

He's not a bad actor by any means, but the Melanie/Nathan/Stephanie storyline is just beyond stupid.

Make up your damn mind and pick one already. Though, if I were Nathan, I would never be in love with an annoying twit who acts like she ingested Pixie Sticks laced with acid. But that's just me.

I think he's a decent actor. It just hurts that he's acting with Shelley & Molly the two worst actors on the show.