Galen Gering as Rafael Hernandez
- Galen is 34 years old, born February 13, 1971
- He is best known for his portrayal of Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions
- Gering was born Galen Laius Gering in Los Angeles California, to Alan Gering and Michele de Oñate, a renowned west coast artist
- He is of Russian Jewish descent on his father’s side and Basque on his mother’s (his great-grandfather was a Basque immigrant)
- At the age of 18, Gering moved to New York City to start a modeling career and finished high school remotely.
- Gering finished college at the University of Miami where he studied creative writing and film.
- Gering was named one of People’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000, and remained with Passions until its cancellation in 2008
- On October 31, 2008, Gering debuted on another NBC soap, Days of our Livesas Rafe Hernandez, an FBI agent who was hired to guard Sami Bradey while she is under witness protection.
- Gering eloped with long-time girlfriend Jenna Hudlett on January 3, 2000. The two kept their marriage a secret until April 2000, when they had a wedding ceremony and then revealed they were already married at their reception. The couple’s first child, son Dillon Phoenix, was born on August 3, 2006, and they welcomed their second son, Jensen on July 17, 2008
- On September 25, 2011, Gering and his wife, Jenna, starred on the E reality series Dirty Souptogether with their kids. The show ended on November 13, 2011 after only one season
