Wishful Casting: Robert Ri'chard as Y&R's Nate Hastings
By Jamey Giddens on December 07, 2008
Ever since the return of Tonya Lee Williams as Dr. Olivia Barber Hastings Winters on The Young and the Restless was first announced, soap fans have been speculating about whether or not Liv's son, Nate could be far behind. Liv has mentioned Nate—the child she conceived with her deceased first husband Nathan and later raised with second husband Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore)—several times since arriving back in Genoa City. According to the storyline, Lily(Christel Khalil)'s older cousin is away at medical school. I say its time Nate transferred to a university closer to Genoa City and I have the perfect person to play him– Robert Ri'chard.
Ever since the return of Tonya Lee Williams as Dr. Olivia Barber Hastings Winters on The Young and the Restless was first announced, soap fans have been speculating about whether or not Liv's son, Nate could be far behind. Liv has mentioned Nate—the child she conceived with her deceased first husband Nathan and later raised with second husband Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore)—several times since arriving back in Genoa City. According to the storyline, Lily(Christel Khalil)'s older cousin is away at medical school. I say its time Nate transferred to a university closer to Genoa City and I have the perfect person to play him– Robert Ri'chard.
Like Bryton McClure and Tatiyana Ali, Ri'chard grew up on our screens in such sitcoms as Cousin Skeeter and One on One, and would bring with him a built-in audience. In recent years he played Paris Hilton's love interest in the camptasically-bad horror flick House of Wax.
Ri'chard has graduated from playing the wisecracking kid, into a bonafide hearthrob in the vein of Shemar Moore himself and could help provide a sexy, mocha triangle with McClure's Devon and Ali's Roxanne. What if Roxanne dated Nate off screen? How surprised would she be to learn he was Devon's adoptive cousin? What if he seduced his Uncle Neil (Kristoff St. John)'s insecure fiance Karen (Nia Peeples), got horizontal with Tyra (Eva Marcille), or dated Heather (Vail Bloom) in college? The possibilities are restless.
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4 August 2008
24 min 28 sec
That guy is SOOOOOOOOOO douchetastic.
My only wish where Little Nate is concerned is that he be aged older than Lily. I guess he'd have to be if he's in medical school while Lily's still in college.
15 May 2008
1 hour 30 min
I'm down for it... He's FINE as hell! He played Paris's love interest!? Poor guy.
13 November 2008
12 weeks 4 days
mrbrooksgenoacitynews Nate will be on the show soon. i am thinking he will appear about the same time that Devon disappears from genoa city. The show needs a young doctor, what is a soap without a hot single doctor right? Who does he become involved with? Colleen needs a man, but is she moving back to Sydney?
31 October 2008
1 year 2 days
Just give me one hour with him.
3 July 2008
12 hours 20 min
Yeah, bring on Nate, give Tatiyana a contract and write Kahlil off. That would be something to wish for.
And Robert Ri'chard would be a fantastic Nate.
11 December 2007
4 days 3 hours
I hate to be the naysayer on this one because it's a smart choice on paper. But Rob plays really young and Nate is supposed to be older than Lilly. I would more see him as a new love interest for the interest free Lilly. Or Colleen. Hell even Chloe could use a complication with Jill's sons.
22 January 2008
3 hours 41 min
He's four years older than Christel Khalil.
11 December 2007
4 days 3 hours
Just a thought. So nate is in England. Let's say he's been there awhile and has a slight accent then you could cast this guy:
http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/actors/RickyWhittle/bio.shtml
If Hollyoaks would let him go.His time maybe up on that show.
16 February 2008
42 weeks 1 day
Yes Equarter that would be a great choice! But I really wouldn't want him to leave Hollyoaks, he is a great actor.
22 January 2008
3 hours 41 min
The Hollyoaks guy would definitely work too! I also thought about the guy Eva is dating from House of Payne, haven't really watched the show—I tried, but I just couldn't do it!— but it could be a great cross-promotional opportunity for Y&R.
15 October 2008
9 hours 8 min
Cousin Skeeter was my show back in the day and I think Robert has grown so much as an actor and I think it would be a good casting move if they got him as Nate or a Brit if they were goin for an accent.
11 December 2007
4 days 3 hours
I see him too, Jamey. His name is Lance Gross. As of House of Payne I'll let lance name speak for me. LOL
11 December 2007
4 days 3 hours
Tgable He is good on Hollyoaks.
16 August 2007
2 hours 18 min
The guy from Hollyoaks is a really good actor. I watch a show on Fox Sports Soccer Channel called Dream Team and he's on it (DT is no longer airs in UK to my knowledge.) Dream Team is sort of a Footballer's Wives but from the Men/Players perspective, not the wives. I'd love to see him on Y&R or on AMC as Frankie.
16 August 2007
2 hours 18 min
4:51 A.M.? What in the world were you doing up at that time? LOL Other than writing the blog that is....lol
16 September 2008
1 hour 54 min
I've never watched Y&R but if Ri'chard ever comes to Genoa City, will someone please give me a shout out over on the GH threads? I'll tune in to CBS in a HEARTBEAT...in SPITE of Ghost Whisperer.
***Hey Lizard, it's called karma. Look it up***
15 May 2008
1 hour 30 min
Nate's actually in the US. He's @ John's Hopkins according to Olivia. Now the Ricky Whittle guy..... As Florida Evans puts it... damn, damn DAYUM! Now I can get into (or on top of) this guy being Nate!
11 December 2007
4 days 3 hours
Actually Jillian your right. But I remember that he was in England for a while when Olivia was in Doctors without Borders. Or am I mixed up?
3 July 2008
12 hours 20 min
Oh Ricky Whittle would be even better. He is great!!! But would be a long way from leaving Hollyoaks, moving to L.A. and being cast for Y&R. But since this is wishful casting, he would definitely be my number one.
12 February 2008
7 hours 50 min
Lord, that man is fine as wine!
***///My life as a soap fan is on life support, waiting for a miracle...\\\***
4 August 2008
24 min 28 sec
I don't think Nate should be smooth. I think he should be holier than thou, judgmental and difficult like his mother and uncle... Much like Dan on "Gossip Girl."
22 January 2008
3 hours 41 min
think he should be holier than thou, judgmental and difficult
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You mean another Devon? LOL This show needs some sexual chocolate, not another goody goody bore!
26 December 2009
11 weeks 6 days
I DO NOT THINK ROBERT RASHAD WOULD PLAY WELL AS LIL NATE BEING THAT HE IS A LIGHTER SKINNED GUY WHEN BOTH PARENTS ARE DARK AND ALSO LIL NATE WAS PRETTY DARK AS WELL WE NEED TO ATLEAST MACH THE THE TWO .. IVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO GET THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS CASTING DIRECTORS ATTENTION TO BRING THIS CHARACTER BACK AS A PLAYER SOMEWHAT OF A SMOOTH TALKING SMART ASS SNEAKY DOCTOR AND WHO WOULD PLAY HIM BUT ME ... YES I WANT TO PLAY LIL NATE OLIVIAS SON