Dylan later confronts Ian and asks why he should not kill him, where he claims to have a secret. He later convinces her to begin counseling with him, but Nikki and Summer's father Nicholas Newman ( Joshua Morrow) are able to stop him from scamming Summer. Ian later overhears Summer Newman ( Hunter King) talking about being confused about her future, and he gives her a business card for The Path, the present-day version of his cult. He then introduces himself to Dylan, who is not pleased that he is in town.
He surprises Nikki by appearing in her home and she immediately tells him to leave before slapping him twice he is surprised that Nikki never told him he fathered a child with her. Ian arrives in Genoa City suddenly after being informed by a co-worker that two people were looking for him in Indiana. He's in town to find out about a certain individual, but he's probably there to stir it up a little bit and I think he will." After a nearly year long absence, Wise returned on September 4, 2015. he has a philosophy and a kind of religion that he follows called The Path.
In the past, he's been the leader of a group of people. Wise also described and explained the character, stating: "I think he's like everybody else there's good and bad in all of us.
In an interview with the magazine, Wise stated that the director of How I Met Your Mother, a sitcom where Wise recurs, recommended him for the role to the soap opera's producer, Jill Farren Phelps. Jillian Bowe of Zap2it wrote that, "Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Dylan (Steve Burton) will soon have another family reunion in Genoa City." Soap Opera Digest described Ian as a "charismatic former cult leader who seduced a teen Nikki, resulting in the son he never knew he had (Dylan)". Michael Fairman of On-Air Soaps wrote that, "Now this is actually good casting if you look at the eyes of Ray Wise and Steve Burton!", and also asked if the character "could become the next Mitch Laurence of daytime". The character was slated to "play an integral role in the lives of several Genoa City residents". Wise's casting in the recurring role was announced in December 2013. Ian Ward, portrayed by Ray Wise, made his first appearance on January 23, 2014, as a former cult leader, believed to be the biological father of Dylan McAvoy ( Steve Burton) and former lover of Nikki Newman ( Melody Thomas Scott).
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