Ben McCoy

Benjamin "Ben" McCoy is a fictional character on the soap opera Restless Hope. He is portrayed by country music singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus, created by Rae'Kwon Lawrence and Tyrese Moore and Introduced by DeAria Phoenix on the episode that aired September 1, 2014. Ben is the patriarch of the McCoy family.

Casting
Billy Ray Cyrus is former actor on the hit Disney show ''Hannah Montana. ''Billy Ray Cyrus was approached for role in March 2014, he intially decline, but after not acting for nearly two years he accepted role. He signed a two-year contract and began filming for the soap July 2014 and first appeared September 1, 2014.