Over the years, the character of Rick Forrester has been played by different actors. Here's a list of the actors who have played the character of Rick Forrester. 1.) Rick Forrester was first played by Julian Snyder, Katherine Kelly Lang's real-life son. 2.) The character was then taken over by Steve Hartman when the show decided to SORAS the character to pre-teen. 3.) Then when the show decided to SORAS Rick even more, Jacob Young took over the role where he continued to play it until he quit. 4.) Justin Torkildsen is the most recent actor to fill the shoes of Eric Forrester and Brooke Logan's son. And hopefully Justin will be the last actor to play Rick.