Frank Runyeon was born on August 23, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio. He majored in religion at Princeton University. Prior to joining the cast of Santa Barbara, he appeared for seven years as Steve Andropoulos on As the World Turns.

Frank's other televison credits include General Hospital, Another World, L.A. Law, Falcon Crest, Melrose Place and All My Children. He starred as a detective in the feature film Sudden Death. Off-camera, he had a stint as a disc jockey for a Los Angeles radio station.

In later years, Frank studied at General Theological Seminary in New York, from which he received his Masters with honors. He went on to become a nationally-recognized translator and performer of one-man plays of Scripture.

Frank has been married to his wife, Annie, since 1980 and they have three children together.