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The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante. Ian Ward Ian Ward, portrayed by Ray Wise, made his first appearance on January 23, 2014, as a former cult leader, believed to be the biological father of Dylan McAvoy (Steve Burton) and former lover of Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott). Wise's casting in the recurring role was announced in December 2013. The character was slated to "play an integral role in the lives of several Genoa City residents". Michael Fairman of On-Air Soaps wrote that, "Now this is actually good casting if you look at the eyes of Ray Wise and Steve Burton!", and also asked if the character "could become the next Mitch Laurence of daytime". Jillian Bowe of Zap2it wrote that, "Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Dylan (Steve Burton) will soon have another family reunion in Genoa City." Soap Opera Digest described Ian as a "charismatic former cult leader who seduced a teen Nikki, resulting in the son he never knew he had (Dylan)". In an interview with the magazine, Wise stated that the director of How I Met Your Mother, a sitcom where Wise recurs, recommended him for the role to the soap opera's producer, Jill Farren Phelps. Wise also described and explained the character, stating: "I think he's like everybody else; there's good and bad in all of us. Ian certainly has that. In the past, he's been the leader of a group of people. [Now] he has a philosophy and a kind of religion that he follows called The Path. He's in town to find out about a certain individual, but he's probably there to stir it up a little bit and I think he will." After a nearly year long absence, Wise returned on September 4, 2015. Ian arrives in Genoa City suddenly after being informed by a co-worker that two people were looking for him in Indiana. He surprises Nikki by appearing in her home and she immediately tells him to leave before slapping him twice; he is surprised that Nikki never told him he fathered a child with her. He then introduces himself to Dylan, who is not pleased that he is in town. Ian later overhears Summer Newman (Hunter King) talking about being confused about her future, and he gives her a business card for The Path, the present-day version of his cult. He later convinces her to begin counseling with him, but Nikki and Summer's father Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) are able to stop him from scamming Summer. Dylan later confronts Ian and asks why he should not kill him, where he claims to have a secret. Ian is arrested and his case is taken by Leslie Michaelson (Angell Conwell), generating controversy. Later, Dylan and Nikki's husband Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) work to get Ian out of town, contacting his ex-wife Willah, who later reveals that Ian is unable to father children. Leslie also breaks the client/attorney confidentiality clause by revealing his secret. This leads Nikki to realize that Ian was never Dylan's father and that her lover at the time, Paul Williams (Doug Davidson), is. Ian defends himself by saying that when Nikki said that he was Dylan's father, he decided to come to town and go along with her assumptions. He also threatens to report Leslie for revealing his secret if she does not file a lawsuit against Nikki. The lawsuit ends up happening and goes to court, where Nikki is forced to read a diary she kept while in Ian's cult. Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes), who had been shown to have been linked with Ian somehow, was later revealed to be Sharon Newman's (Sharon Case) daughter, Cassie Newman's twin sister who was stolen at birth by Ian. After Mariah had revealed that he had been a father figure to her all her life, Ian later kidnaps her, drugs her and marries her while she is under the influence of the drugs. Ian escapes from being arrested, and Dylan is left looking suspicious in what happened to him. He is later arrested for Ian's murder, but Paul reveals that he knows Dylan is innocent and Ian is alive. He enlists the help of he and Nikki to lure Ian back to Genoa City. Nikki successfully gets Ian to a hotel room, where he is finally arrested, and Dylan is cleared of all charges. Ian returns to Genoa City in 2015, revealing he escaped prison and is working on a secret project with Adam Newman (Justin Hartley) to take down Victor and Newman Enterprises, Paragon. Adam, at the time, had assumed the identity of Gabriel Bingham, but had disclosed his true identity to Ian. The project is a computer virus that Ian had created to destroy Newman Enterprises' computer system, but Adam soon begins having doubts over the long-term consequences of their project. Meanwhile, Ian encounters Phyllis Summers (Gina Tognoni) and convinces her he is a fisherman named Fred, as Phyllis was out of town in a coma when Ian was first in Genoa City and is unaware of who he really is. She attempts to get her husband Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) to meet him, but Ian manages to always disappear to hide his true identity when Phyllis arrives with Jack. Summer later notices Phyllis engaging with "Fred" in the park and immediately alerts her mother of who he really is and what he has done to the people of Genoa City. Victor soon finds out that Ian is out of prison and reports the situation, only to find Ian in prison where he belongs when visiting the jail with Nikki. On Halloween, a fire is set to the Newman Enterprises tower and Ian is revealed as the one who started it. After almost everyone has been evacuated from the building, Ian encounters Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk), who had escaped from the psychiatric hospital and convinces her to run away with him. Ian and Patty are next seen in a motel room, with him telling her that she has to choose a new name if she is going to continue on with him. Victor and Phyllis soon arrive at his motel room, having tracked him down. Victor holds Phyllis by the throat and threatens to kill her if he does not evacuate and stop Paragon. Ian, distressed, agrees to do so. A month later, Patty is found by police, having been living on the streets after Ian dumped her. Mark Harding Detective Mark Harding, portrayed by Chris McKenna, made his first appearance on February 17, 2014. McKenna, known for his portrayal of Joey Buchanan on One Life to Live, announced his casting on social media site Twitter on January 17. According to the actor, the role was expected to last for "a few episodes". The casting was later officially confirmed by a spokesperson for the series on January 21. McKenna taped his first scenes on January 22. The character is slated to "appear during an exciting event that will bring several Genoa City residents together." Austin Travers Austin Travers, portrayed by Matthew Atkinson, made his first app.... Discover the Tobias Gray popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Tobias Gray books.