List of The Bold and the Beautiful characters introduced in the 2000s

Morgan DeWitt was portrayed by Sarah Buxton from 2000 to 2001, and again in 2005. Brought in by Brooke as a designer at Forrester Creations in 2000, Morgan had previously had an affair with Ridge in the 1980's. Meeting with Stephanie's disapproval, Morgan aborted the child at the time. On arriving in LA in 2000, she befriended Ridge's then-wife Taylor Hayes Forrester. Before long she confessed to Ridge about the 80's abortion, and soon after this it was revealed she wanted Ridge's child. While Taylor was out of town on a business trip, Morgan tricked Ridge into sleeping with her by faking an email from 'Taylor' signalling her approval for him to inseminate her. Morgan was revealed to be pregnant in the months that followed, and tried to tell anyone who asked that she had been artificially inseminated. Along the way Morgan exhibited increasingly unhinged behavior - trying to have her confidante Clarke Garrison killed with a python and vowing revenge on Stephanie for not only the 80's abortion, but trying to drug her while pregnant this time to have her miscarry the child. Once Ridge learned of Morgan's pregnancy, he resolved to tell Taylor. Taylor then confronted Morgan at Ridge and Taylor's Bel Air mansion, where Morgan fell from the second level landing onto the marble floor, losing her child. This only deepened Morgan's psychosis - she kidnapped Ridge and Taylor's young daughter Steffy and held her hostage as though she were her own daughter. With her hair dyed red, she renamed Steffy 'Stacey'. With the Forresters presuming Steffy dead (the incident in which Morgan had kidnapped her happened on a boat in St Thomas and she was presumed eaten by sharks), it wasn't long until Taylor twigged that something wasn't quite right. Visiting Morgan's home, Taylor heard Steffy and went to save her presumed-dead daughter, but Morgan imprisoned her as well, with the help of psychiatrist Tim Reid. With Taylor now having disappeared and Ridge confused, Morgan began to move in and attempt to seduce her long-time unrequited love, but Taylor continued to leave small clues that undermined Ridge's trust in Morgan and left him wondering more and more about Taylor's whereabouts. Enough clues gathered for Ridge - including a rogue phone call made to him by Steffy - to realise where Taylor was. He drove his car into Morgan's home, rescuing his daughter and wife while Morgan escaped. Weeks later, the Forresters held a party to celebrate Steffy and Taylor's safe return home. Hiring clowns to entertain the children, it would be little surprise to anyone that Morgan and Tim took up those roles to infiltrate once more. After the party had finished, Morgan hung around and attempted to drown Stephanie, the two trading several blows before Eric arrived to haul her off Stephanie and hold her until she was arrested by police. DeWitt reappeared in 2005 after a disoriented Ridge arrived at Cafe Russe. After he collapsed in front of her suffering some kind of memory lapse, she took him back to her hotel room and ultimately off to Venice, removing his wedding ring (he had recently re-married Brooke Logan) and taking advantage of his memory issues by pretending they were together. When Ridge's memory began returning and Amber Moore arrived - separately - in Venice, Morgan's plan unravelled, and with the arrival of her mother Natalie - a neurologist - it all came undone. Amber took Ridge back to LA to a waiting Brooke, while Morgan broke down and Natalie promising to get her the help she needs. ==Massimo Marone==

}} Massimo Marone IV is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He was portrayed by Joseph Mascolo. Massimo Marone attended college at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, with Stephanie Douglas, Eric Forrester, and Beth Henderson. Massimo dated Stephanie prior to her dating Eric, who was involved with Beth. Stephanie got pregnant and married Eric; Massimo went on to build the shipping conglomerate Marone Industries. ==Antonio Domínguez==

'''Antonio 'Tony' Domínguez''' was portrayed by Paulo Benedeti from 2001 to 2002, and again from 2012 and 2013, and in 2017. A young latin fashion designer, Dominguez was hired by Sally Spectra to help rebuild their company with a new look in 2001. Early in his tenure at Spectra, he was wooed by Forrester Creations, with head designer Eric Forrester sending his recently returned daughter Kristen to convince Tony to work at Forrester instead. Tony stayed loyal to Spectra, but ended up romancing Kristen instead. Their deep, shared bond developed quickly, but was threatened very early on when an ex of Tony's - Ellen - was revealed to have died of AIDS. With Taylor's help, Tony began to understand and process his ultimate diagnosis - he was HIV positive. While Kristen was understanding and willing to maintain the relationship, Tony tried to push her away, but their romance continued to develop in spite of opposition from Eric. Kristen proposed to Tony late in 2001 and they were married soon after, with Eric eventually accepting their union. Tony and Kristen honeymooned in Africa and met a child at the orphanage named Zende. The bond grew fast and in the weeks after their trip, they decided to return to Africa and bring Zende back to LA as their adopted son. Tony and Kristen are understood to have lived in Florida since 2002, with the pair making regular visits back to LA for key family events, such as the death of Stephanie Forrester (2012), Christmas (2013) and son Zende's wedding to Nicole Avant (2017). ==Zende Forrester Domínguez==

}} Zende Forrester Dominguez is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The character was played by Daniel E. Smith on a recurring basis from 2001 to 2002 and made guest appearances in 2005 and then by Rome Flynn, as a series regular, since June 29, 2015. In August 2017, Flynn announced he would leave the role of his own decision and makes his last appearance on September 8, 2017. In July 2020, Daytime Confidential announced Delon de Metz had been cast in the role; he made his first appearance on October 7, 2020. While honeymooning in Africa, newly married Kristen Forrester and Antonio "Tony" Dominguez noticed that they had lost a roll of film. A mysterious boy showed up with the film to return it. As they began to talk to him they formed a bond with him. The boy, named Zende, invited them to visit him before they left the country. Kristen and Antonio were shocked to discover that Zende had been orphaned when both parents died of AIDS. Zende had lived at an orphanage with his younger brother, but sadly, his brother also died of the disease. To help pay his way, Zende worked around the orphanage and helped take care of the younger children. Kristen and Tony discovered when Zende became too old to live in the orphanage he would probably end up on the streets or working anywhere he could find work. On their return to Los Angeles, Kristen and Tony admitted that Zende had never left their thoughts. They had both been drafting letters to send him. Since Antonio had been battling HIV himself, he felt a special connection to Zende; the couple saw this as the first chance to have a family of their own. They decided to rush back to Africa and start adoption proceedings immediately. They legally adopted young Zende, choosing to give him both of their surnames. Zende went to live with Kristen and Tony, who have since left Los Angeles (with Zende) and are currently living in Florida. In 2015, after a ten-year absence, Zende returned to Los Angeles and is happily greeted by his uncle Ridge Forrester. Zende decides to follow in the footsteps of his family and is hired as an intern at Forrester Creations, along with Nicole Avant, whom Zende takes a liking to. He attends the wedding of his uncle Rick Forrester and Nicole's sister Maya Avant as her date. When Nicole tells him that his cousin Thomas Forrester unexpectedly kissed her, Zende is not fazed by it. In fact, he asks Nicole out on a date and even gives her a kiss. They then decide to officially become a couple. He even supports her when she decides to be Rick and Maya's surrogate despite objections from her parents. ==Sofia Alonso==

Sofia Alonso is a former Spectra Creations model. She is the confidante and former lover of Antonio Dominguez. She was portrayed by Sandra Vidal from 2001 to 2003. ==Ziggy Deadmarsh==

Ziggy Deadmarsh was portrayed by Matt Borlenghi from April 26, 2002 (episode 3784) to September 4, 2002 (episode 3876). Ziggy is introduced as a landlord of an apartment complex who shows an available apartment to Erica Lovejoy. Erica agrees to rent it from him. ==Lance Day==

Lance Day was portrayed by Adam Huss from July 19, 2002 (episode 3844) to August 6, 2002 (episode 3856). Lance is introduced as a friend of Ziggy Deadmarsh and as an aspiring model and actor. He is tasked by Sheila Carter to drug Amber Moore, with the aim of breaking Amber and her husband Rick Forrester up and enable her daughter Erica Lovejoy (Mary Carter) to romance Rick instead. When Lance threatens Sheila with blowing her cover to the Forresters, she murders him by filling his apartment with bees, to which he is allergic. ==Tricia Quick==

Tricia Quick was played by Tamara Davies from 2002 to 2003. A psychiatrist like Taylor, Tricia is introduced in the days following Taylor's apparent death in 2002. Pre-arranged by Taylor to help with Ridge and his family's grief, she takes a dislike to Brooke quickly and is egged on in this by Stephanie. While helpful to the family in their immediate grief, Tricia quickly fades to the background, moving in - briefly - with Thorne and sharing a short romance with him before he pursued back-from-the-dead Macy Alexander. ==Samantha Kelly==

Samantha Kelly was played by Sydney Penny from 2003 to 2005. Richard Simms from Soaps She Knows noted how Samantha left the show in 2005 with Hector and had an "incredibly short shelf [life]". Samantha was brought onto the canvas at Stephanie's behest as a potential love interest for Ridge in 2003. An attempt to distract him from Brooke - who was being wooed by Nick at the time - Samantha's overtures ultimately failed and she was largely a character used for exposition dialogue until the death of her small pomeranian dog 'Pucci' in 2004. This revealed that Samantha had a daughter who she believed to have died, but when she ran into Hector Ramirez - the father of said child - she realised that her mother had lied about her daughter's death and that she was very much alive. Samantha met her daughter Caitlin, then she and Hector became engaged, but their romance seemingly fizzled out, Samantha leaving town in 2005 with Caitlin in tow, leaving Hector behind to romance recently back-from-the-dead Taylor Hayes. ==April Knight==

April Knight is the twin sister of Amber Moore. As with Amber, the role was portrayed by Adrienne Frantz in 2003. ==Nick Marone==

}} Nick Marone is a fictional character who was originated by Jack Wagner on March 28, 2003. Much of Nick's storylines has revolved around his relationships with Bridget Forrester, her mother Brooke Logan, Brooke's sisters Donna and Katie Logan, and Brooke's longtime rival Taylor Hayes. Wagner departed without on-screen explanation, following speculation that he was taken off his contract. In April 2025, it was announced Wagner would reprise the role for a "story arc". Nick returned during the June 16 episode. Nick Payne arrives in town after a shipwreck. Soon, he is romancing Brooke Logan. This eventually puts him at odds with her fiancé, Ridge Forrester. Their rivalry is exacerbated when his mother, Jacqueline Payne, reveals to Nick that he is the son of his employer, billionaire shipping magnate Massimo Marone making him Ridge's half-brother. Brooke chooses to marry Ridge. They go on their honeymoon in South America, where Ridge is kidnapped by a group of thugs working for Sheila Carter, a criminal who killed Ridge's wife Taylor Hayes. While saving Ridge, Brooke and Nick end up also being held captive by Sheila, demanding gold from Massimo. Ridge falls into a furnace and is presumed dead. While grieving, Brooke and Nick have sex. It is later revealed that Ridge is alive. Brooke realizes she is pregnant and is unsure if Ridge or Nick is the father. A DNA test reveals Nick is the father but months its later revealed that Ridge is actually the father. Brooke nearly marries Nick but the wedding is stopped by Ridge. Nick later had a brief romance with Ridge's half-sister, Felicia Forrester. She returned to L.A with a son called Dominick. Later, Nick begins to romance Bridget Forrester. They get married (a small interruption in their ceremony which reveals that Taylor Hayes was alive stops the initial wedding) at the Forrester Mansion. Bridget becomes pregnant, but finds out that Nick and her own mother, Brooke, had begun an affair. She faked an abortion. Nick and Bridget's stillborn baby Nicole was born in early 2006. They split up soon after. Nick, wanting Brooke back, stopped her wedding to Ridge and succeeded. Brooke and Nick finally married soon afterward. On one of the fashion show television shows Ridge purposely gave Brooke a scandalizing kiss causing Nick to lose it. Ridge continues his constant sexual advances to Brooke to try to break up Nick and Brooke and decides to put Brooke's sister Donna Logan on as lead model for Brooke's Bedroom to make Brooke jealous. Brooke leaves Nick in their bedroom in a huff when she sees Donna on television scantily clad and representing Brooke's Bedroom and goes to Ridge's house to confront him about it. Nick later slept with Bridget. Also during this time, Jackie falls off the staircase at the Forrester mansion and falsely claims that Stephanie pushed her. Nick blackmails Eric Forrester and the rest of the Forresters into selling him Forrester Creations or Stephanie will face charges. Brooke, furious at Nick's treatment of the Forresters, sells him her stock as well, ends her marriage to Nick and returns to Ridge. After many problems, Nick underwent therapy with Taylor. He told her about Jackie's days in Seattle, when she became a prostitute to support herself and Nick. Stephanie overhears Taylor recording her notes of Nick's session and publicly announces Jackie's past at the first Forrester Creations fashion show under Nick's management. Much turmoil followed between Nick and the Forresters. Despite the growing animosity between the Forresters and the Marones, Taylor remained Nick's friend. After Taylor's relationship with Thorne ended. Taylor and Nick almost automatically fell in love and married each other. Nick and Taylor decide to have a child but her eggs are not viable; so she needed a donor. Soon after the birth, it was revealed the baby's donor (due to a mix up) was Brooke. Taylor had difficulty being in a family with Nick and Brooke's biological baby, Jack. Taylor begins drinking again, they divorce and shared joint custody. Taylor later handed the baby over to Brooke. Nick and Bridget give their relationship another chance. They get married for the second time in July 2008. Later, Bridget's aunt, Katie Logan, undergoes heart issues after being shot by Storm Logan. During this difficult time, Nick and Katie had sex resulting in a pregnancy. Nick left briefly for business. Bridget and Nick once again re-connect in 2009 (months after their divorce) and remarry. They decide to have a baby via surrogate, who is a lady named Aggie. After Aggie and Bridget get into another verbal altercation, Aggie falls down and collapses, losing the baby. Aggie developed feelings for Nick herself. Bridget later falls pregnant after a one-night stand with Owen Knight. Nick and Bridget divorce and he begins a flirtation with Aggie which later ended after Nick was diagnosed with cancer, but was later revealed to be in good health. Nick resurfaces as he helps Taylor in the Forrester family dilemma when the Forrester jet crashes into the Atlantic Ocean carrying Brooke and Thomas. He helps Ridge to find his family. Nick later receives an anonymous message from a woman asking to meet him in the Jackie M steam room, and is shocked when he discovers that it is Stephanie's sister, Pamela Douglas. Pam informs him that Stephen Logan left her and confesses to finding Nick increasingly attractive, but Nick initially rejects her advances. Meanwhile, Jackie M is facing a tough situation. After firing Amber Moore for stealing Forrester designs, Jackie begins to worry as they do not have a designer. Jackie subsequently convinces Nick to spend some time with Pam in return for her stealing designs from Eric. Nick then begins a relationship with Donna, after she splits up with her husband, Justin Barber. However, she soon finds out about Nick and Pam's scheme and breaks up with him. Nick returns to LA in June 2025 and immediately meets Brooke. It's revealed that Nick has been living around the world and is now running Marone Industries out of Naples, Italy. Nick has been unable to get over Brooke and after 15 years has returned to rekindle their relationship. ==Oscar Marone==

Oscar Marone was played by Brian Gaskill from September 2003 through August 2004. Gaskill was hired after the ABC Daytime soap opera Port Charles was cancelled, where he played Rafe Kovich. In 2003, Gaskill described Oscar as the black sheep of the family, "He's not necessarily a bad guy, but he's not all good, either. He might seem kind of cold sometimes, but I think his heart's in the right place. To be honest I'm not 100 percent sure who he is until I've played him a while. Brad Bell (executive producer) keeps things pretty close. You never know where this guy might end up." ==Caitlin Ramirez==

Caitlin Ramirez was played by Kayla Ewell from January 22, 2004, through 2005. Caitlin had relationships with Rick Forrester (Justin Torkildsen) and Thomas Forrester (Drew Tyler Bell). Caitlin was the daughter of Hector Ramirez and Samantha Kelly. After her romances she joined her mother and moved to New York in 2005. ==Hector Ramirez==

Hector Ramirez was portrayed by Lorenzo Lamas from 2004 to 2006. In 2021, Richard Simms from Soaps She Knows put Hector on his list of the most hated soap opera characters, commenting that "As often happens with have-nots on Bold & Beautiful, this firefighter’s story went up in smoke relatively quickly." ==Jarrett Maxwell==

Jarrett Maxwell was played by Andrew Collins from July 27, 2004, to 2018. Jarrett a fashion reporter for Eye on Fashion and an employee of Spencer Publications. Jarrett is an established member of the fashion industry reporting on the latest fashion lines of Forrester Creations and is very friendly with the Forrester family. Jarrett is also friendly with his superiors Bill Spencer Jr. and Karen Spencer, and was one of the very few people to know Karen was gay before she came out publicly. ==Priscilla Kelly==

Priscilla Kelly was played by from 2004 to 2005 by Linda Gray. She was introduced as the controlling mother of Samantha Kelly. Richard Simms from Soaps She Knows called her a "manipulative mom" who had an "incredibly short shelf [life]". ==Dante Damiano==

Dante Damiano was played by Antonio Sabàto Jr. from 2005 through 2006. He fathered a child with Felicia Forrester (Lesli Kay), and was in a relationship with her half-sister, Bridget Forrester (Ashley Jones). Bridget has a miscarriage and Dante leaves for a job in Italy. ==Gabriela Moreno==

Gabriela Moreno is the daughter of Stephanie Forrester's maid, Helen. Shanelle Workman originated the role on March 24, 2005. Gabriela has a green card marriage with Thomas Forrester. Workman was let go of her contract later that year, last appearing on October 27, 2005. ==Ann Douglas==

Ann Douglas is the mother of Stephanie Forrester and Pamela Douglas. Betty White originated the role during a ten-day run spanning December 2006 through January 2007, later returning in 2008 and 2009. Stephanie and Ann had been estranged since Stephanie was abused by her father and Ann did nothing to stop it. White described her character's entrance, "Ann has spent 30 years denying any of this (her daughter's abuse) had anything to do with her. She has to face some deep truths. It was quite dramatic, which is a switch for me. The most dramatic work I had done was some Ellery Queen. It was a delightful exercise to dig a little deeper and see where it took me." The child abuse story arc was one of many that won the series critical acclaim for handling social issues. White reprised the role in November 2009 when Ann returns to make amends with her family before she dies. White made television history by leading an all-female cast. ==Harry Jackson==

Harry Jackson was played by Ben Hogestyn in 2006. Harry debuted on August 28, 2006.In December 2006, Hogestyn was dropped to recurring status and did not appear since. Harry arrives looking for Nick Marone (Jack Wagner) to confront him about his father's death, and he later hires Harry to work for him. Harry meets Nick's niece Phoebe Forrester (Mackenzie Mauzy), who is being blackmailed by Shane McGrath (Dax Griffin) into dating him. The two men fight and when Shane leaves town, Harry follows him and leaves too. ==Christian Ramirez==