Chad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions, which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2007 and on DirecTV in 2007–08. Developed by the soap's creator and head writer James E. Reilly, Chad was portrayed by two actors over the course of the show: Donn Swaby (1999 to 2002) and Charles Divins (2002 to 2007). Swaby left the show in order to pursue roles outside daytime television and was replaced by Divins. The role was the first time that either actor worked on a television series. Chad is a member of the Russell and Crane families. Introduced as a music producer from Los Angeles County, California who is looking for his real family, Chad becomes involved in a love triangle with sisters Whitney and Simone Russell. His romance with Whitney is complicated by the possibi