Former Vancouver resident Ken Hanes returns to “The Bold and the Beautiful”

Vancouver native Ken Hanes is stepping back in front of the camera after concentrating on writing, directing and producing for many years. Hanes is reprising his role as Mike Guthrie on the CBS soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful.”

Hanes is a Hudson’s Bay High School and Clark College graduate now living in Los Angeles. His parents, Delores and Bob Hanes, and brother, Darin Hanes, still live in Vancouver.

Hanes played Guthrie during much of the ‘90s, leaving in 1998. He recently had a break in his schedule, so when he was asked to return to the show for a three-week story arc, he said yes.

Hanes, 50, filmed during April. Most of his scenes are opposite actor Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby Ewing on “Dallas.” His episodes begin airing May 31.

Guthrie was a troublemaker when Hanes first inhabited the role, and he’s still up to no good. Stepping back into the part after more than a decade was a little nerve-wracking but also fairly natural, Hanes said.

“It was really fun to go back,” he said. “Having not been there in 12 years, it’s a little bit like going to your high school reunion.”