Dillon Quartermaine is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network.

However, the relationship falls apart when Dillon has an affair with and impregnates his stepsister Lulu Spencer (Julie Marie Berman).

Clifton vacated the role in 2007 and Dillon was written out of the series making brief returns last appearing for Georgie's funeral in 2007.

While Clifton vacated the role to focus on his music career, he remained open to sporadic appearances but was not interested in returning full-time.

[4] When Clifton was released from his contract at One Life to Live in 2010, he told fans that he was definitely open to returning to General Hospital if the show offered.

"[6] Following the 2011 cancellations of All My Children and One Life to Live, rumors circulated that several actors from the soaps would join the cast of General Hospital.

[7] Critics and viewers recognized the similarities in Lavoisier and Clifton's acting styles when they appeared opposite one another on One Life to Live.

Watkins had previously auditioned for casting director Mark Teschner upon graduating from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy several years before landing the role of Dillon.

The series contacted him again a year later but Watkins said "I didn't want to get too excited" because he thought the casting might be put on hold again.

In 2009, Clifton described Dillon as "unguarded" and kind of "looser cannon" when compared to his One Life to Live character, Schuyler Joplin.

[16] In a 2010 interview with On-Air On-Soaps, Clifton described Dillon as "this weird, quirky, punk kid with rocker hair and chain length metal bracelets."

[17] Upon his debut, Robert Palmer Watkins explained that "When I first come in, I have some pretty intense scenes, but then his playfulness and personality really start to come out."

The writers developed a romance between Dillon and Georgie Jones (Lindze Letherman) which Jamey Giddens from Daytime Confidential described as "saccharine-sweet."

The romance is plagued by parental interference and Dillon's own infidelities such as his one-night-stand with Sage Alcazar (Katie Stuart) and his affair with his stepsister Lulu Spencer (Julie Marie Berman) which culminates in a pregnancy.

[26] Tracy and Dillon (Jacob Smith) return to Port Charles in the summer 1996 when she tries to orchestrate a hostile takeover of the family company, ELQ.

To make matters worse, Dillon starts working for mobster Lorenzo Alcazar (Ted King) as an errand boy.

Heart broken, Dillon finds comfort with Alcazar's niece Sage (Katie Stuart) and he loses his virginity to her.

Dillon and Georgie move into a room above Kelly's diner next door from Diego Alcazar (Ignacio Serricchio).

[20] Dillon later catches the eye of his new stepsister Lulu Spencer (Julie Marie Berman) and she sets out to break up his marriage.

Dillon eventually realizes he has feelings for Lulu and battles Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson), Milo Giambetti (Drew Cheetwood), and Logan Hayes (Josh Duhon) for her affections.

[21] Dillon also reconnects with Lulu (Emme Rylan) and meets her husband Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna).

Dillon and Lulu also both travel to Canada to help her parents Luke and Laura (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis) and Holly Sutton (Emma Samms) rescue Lulu's brothers Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson) and Ethan Lovett (Nathan Parsons), after they were both kidnapped by mobster and Luke's old enemy Frank Smith (Joseph Cortese).

[8] Clifton was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series three times in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

[28][29][30] "In the much-anticipated, hopeful returned focus to the yuppie set of Port Charlesians as we enter summer, GH has a mad a move" SoapView said of the recast.

Fairman continued, "it seems Watkins has a very bright future on the soap scene with his charm, good looks, and ease of delivery" opposite veterans.