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

The two start dating in secret and Molly's mother Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) initially disapproves of the romance but she and Shawn eventually let the teens continue to see each other.

Shawn moves TJ in with him at Kelly's Diner and enrolls him in Port Charles High, where he befriends Molly Lansing (Haley Pullos).

Later TJ is arrested for stealing a car and joyriding and Molly's mother, attorney Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), manages to get the charges dropped.

In exchange for tutoring him, TJ agrees to help Molly make more friends by creating a fake social media account for her.

TJ immediately regrets the decision and wants to reconcile with Molly, but those plans are derailed when Taylor reveals that they slept together.

Meanwhile, Shawn's job in organized crime breaks up his relationship with Alexis and TJ is dragged into when he is taken hostage by Carlos Rivera (Jeffrey Vincent Parise).

TJ witnesses Morgan Corinthos (Bryan Craig) accidentally shoot Max Giambetti and is questioned by the police after Shawn rescues him.

Shawn's boss and Molly's uncle Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) realize that TJ might be a target for rival mob family, the Jeromes.

While the threats to his safety lessen, TJ's mom Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) comes to Port Charles to be near her son in 2014.

When TJ and Molly decide to make love for the first time, Rafe informs Alexis of their plans and she catches them in a hotel room together.

TJ is shocked when Jordan is arrested for drug trafficking working for the Jeromes and learns that she only sent him to live with Shawn because she was in prison.

Meyer would make his debut on January 17, 2012 on a recurring basis as the son of one of Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore)'s fellow Marines.

[2] In July 2012, the series put out a casting call for an actor similar to Meyer which led to speculation that the role was to be recast.

[10] After months of limited screen time, in April 2016, Richmond announced that he was no longer under contract with the series and had been filming other projects.

[11] In October 2018, it was reported that Richmond would join the television adaptation of the 1992 film Boomerang, making his status with the show unclear.

[17] The original casting call for the role of TJ described the character as urban, rebellious, and an "appealing kid who masks it with a huge chip on his shoulder.

[18] The character was originally introduced under Garin Wolf as a love interest for the teenage Molly Lansing (Haley Pullos).

When the producers first put out the casting call for the role of TJ, there was speculation that he would be the son of Sean Blakemore's Shawn Butler.

In 2014, Vinessa Antoine joined the cast in a mystery role and is revealed to be TJ's estranged mother Jordan.

"[26] In 2014 Richmond received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.

[27] In 2015, he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of TJ.

[28] While Richmond was not favored to win the award, Jenn Bishop of TV Source Magazine described him as "one of the most underappreciated young actors in the soap genre."

"The emotional range and talent [he] displays in his reel is an excellent representation of the quality of work he put out all year.