The Young and the Restless icon Joshua Morrow (Nick) has worked with his fair share of actors and actresses during his over 30 years on the CBS soap.

Morrow has been in scenes with soap legends like Eric Braeden (Victor), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), Peter Bergman (Jack), and Christian Le Blanc (Michael), just to name a few, over his three decades on the show.

However, it’s one of his newer co-stars that Morrow is gushing over and making a bold statement about. Roger Howarth recently joined The Young and the Restless as Nick and Sharon’s (Sharon Case) long-time enemy, Matt Clark.

Joshua Morrow Gushes Over The Young and the Restless Co-Star Roger Howarth

The role of Matt was previously played by Eddie Cibrian and General Hospital star Rick Hearst. Howarth has put his own take on evil Matt, which turns out has made quite the impact on Morrow.

“Roger Howarth has this ability to, he’s making me, Joshua, not Nick, feel sorry for Matt. I have never once, as Nick, felt sorry for the character of Matt Clark. And what Roger has done is he’s, it’s like, I want to know more about Matt,” Morrow revealed to Soaps.

The Young and the Restless star made it clear his feeling sorry for the character was all about Howarth’s work and not the character. Morrow went on to try to explain his appreciation and admiration for his co-star with a tease of upcoming scenes between Matt and Nick.

“It’s one of my favorite scenes I’ve ever done on this show, because what Roger does with this, you know, psychopath, he makes him human. And again, I felt sorry for him in these moments. There’s a myriad of things washing over his face that aren’t just evil, evil, evil. There’s just a whole mess to this dude. And it’s just a fascinating take, man. I couldn’t be a bigger fan of Roger Howarth right now,” the soap star expressed.

Morrow’s words are not a surprise to those who have watched Howarth on General Hospital, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns. Howarth is outstanding and a soap icon in his own right.

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The Young and the Restless Fans React to Joshua Morrow’s Claims

In the comments of the video shared on the Soaps Instagram page, fans have a lot to say about Morrow’s words about Howarth.

“Roger Howarth has been one of my favorite actors since he was on As The World Turns. Joshua is my favorite actor too. Can’t wait to see it,” shared a fan. Another fan added, “He is fantastic and I hope they write him into a long term roles. We sure miss him on GH, but glad I’m still getting to watch him now. He is amazing ♥️♥️.”

One fan expressed, “Roger has added some needed drama to the show. Glad he’s there!” “Us Roger Howarth fans all know this! Thank you for acknowledging his talent 💜 ❤️ 💖!!!” insisted a different fan.

More fan comments included “He’s playing a great villain!” “He’s a fantastic actor. It’s hard not to like him,” and “Y&R is lucky to have him.”

There’s no question that Roger Howarth is killing it as bad guy Matt Clark on The Young and the Restless. Not only do his fans think so, but his co-star Joshua Morrow does too.

The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS.

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This story was originally published by Parade on Dec 13, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.