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Days of Our Lives is a long-running American television soap opera drama, airing on NBC. Created by Ted and Betty Corday, the series premiered on November 8, 1965.^[1] The longest-running cast member is Suzanne Rogers, who has portrayed Maggie Horton since August 20, 1973, making her one of the longest-tenured actors in American soap operas.^[2] Former cast member Frances Reid was previous the serial's longest-running cast member, portraying Horton family matriarch Alice Horton from 1965 to 2007.^[3] Actresses Susan Seaforth Hayes and Deidre Hall, who portray Julie Olson Williams and Dr. Marlena Evans, are currently the second and third longest tenured actors on Days of Our Lives, joining in 1968 and 1976, retrospectively.^[4]^[5] The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: the main and recurring cast members, or those who are debuting, departing or returning to the series.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Kristian Alfonso	Hope Williams Brady	1983–87, 1990, 1994–
Kristian Alfonso	Gina Von Amberg	1999–2001, 2012
Melissa Archer	Serena Mason	2014–
Molly Burnett	Melanie Jonas	2008–12, 2014–
Shawn Christian	Dr. Daniel Jonas	2008–
Daniel Cosgrove	Aiden Jennings	2014–
Eileen Davidson	Kristen DiMera	1993–98, 2012–
	Susan Banks	1996–98, 2014
	Sister Mary Moira Banks	1997–98
	Thomas Banks	1997
	Penelope Kent	1998
Kassie DePaiva	Eve Donovan	2014–
Billy Flynn	Chad DiMera	2014–
Galen Gering	Rafe Hernandez	2008–
Galen Gering	Rafe Hernandez 2	2011
Deidre Hall	Dr. Marlena Evans	1976–87, 1991–2009, 2011–
Deidre Hall	Hattie Adams	2004
Drake Hogestyn	John Black	1986–2009, 2011–13, 2014–
Lauren Koslow	Kate Roberts	1996–
Jen Lilley	Theresa Donovan	2013–
Kate Mansi	Abigail Deveraux	2011–
Eric Martsolf	Brady Black	2008–
Joseph Mascolo	Stefano DiMera	1982–85, 1988, 1993–2001, 2007–
Peggy McCay	Caroline Brady	1983, 1985–
Casey Moss	JJ Deveraux	2013–
True O'Brien	Paige Larson	2014–
James Read	Clyde Weston	2014–
Melissa Reeves	Jennifer Horton	1985–95, 2000–06, 2010–
James Reynolds	Abe Carver	1981–90, 1991–
Suzanne Rogers	Maggie Horton Kiriakis	1973–84, 1985–
Christopher Sean	Paul Narita	2014–
Freddie Smith	Sonny Kiriakis	2011–
Josh Taylor	Roman Brady	1997–
Josh Taylor	Chris Kositchek	1977–87
Paul Telfer	Xander Cook	2015–
Greg Vaughan	Eric Brady	2012–
Guy Wilson	Will Horton	2014–
Robert Scott Wilson	Ben Rogers	2014–
Arianne Zucker	Nicole Walker	1998–2006, 2008–

Recurring cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Hira Ambrosino	Tori Narita	2015–
John Aniston	Victor Kiriakis	1985–
John Aniston	Eric Richards	1970
Julian Barnes	Harold	2009–
Riley Bodenstab	Cole Hines	2013–
Alisha Boe	Daphne	2014–
Lauren Boles	Ciara Brady	2008–
Brendan Coughlin	Tad "T" Stevens	2009–
Bryan Dattilo	Lucas Horton	1993–2010, 2012–
Judi Evans	Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis	1986–91, 2007-08, 2010–
Judi Evans	Bonnie Lockhart	2003–07
Mary Beth Evans	Kayla Brady	1982–92, 2006–
Greg Jackson	Jeremiah	2014–
Connor Kalopsis	Chase Jennings	2014–
Lucas Kerr	Clint	2015–
Ron Leath	Henderson	1987–2004, 2008-
Meredith Scott Lynn	Anne Milbauer	2012–
Spencer Neville	Derrick	2014–
Allison Paige	Bev Walters	2013–
Jerry Penacoli	Miles Malloy	2000, 2013–
Terrell Ransom, Jr	Theo Carver	2008–
Kevin Riggin	Rory	2013–
Harper & Sydnee Udell	Arianna Horton	2013–
Marie Wilson	Bree Tjaden	2014–
Aloma Wright	Maxine Landis	2008–

Cast changes

Debuting

Actor	Character	Date	Ref
James Lastovic	Joey Johnson	Summer 2015	^[6]

Departing

Actor	Character	Date	Ref
Molly Burnett	Melanie Jonas	May 2015	^[7]^[8]
Melissa Archer	Serena Mason	September 2015	^[9]
Freddie Smith	Sonny Kiriakis	September 2015	^[10]

Returning

Actor	Character	Date	Ref
Patsy Pease	Kimberly Brady	April 2015	^[11]
Nadia Bjorlin	Chloe Lane		^[12]
Wally Kurth	Justin Kiriakis		^[13]
Stephen Nichols	Steve Johnson		^[14]
Peter Reckell	Bo Brady		^[14]

References

^ "Cinema". Time. 1965-11-05. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
^ Newcomb, Roger (August 20, 2014). "Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)". We Love Soaps. Blogger (Google). Retrieved April 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ Greenblatt, Leah (February 4, 2010). "Frances Reid, Days of Our Lives matriarch, dies at 95". Entertainment Weekly. United States. Time Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
^ "Susan Seaforth joins regular series". San Antonio (TX) Light. December 8, 1968. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Newcomb, Roger (June 21, 2014). "Today in Soap Opera History (June 21)". We Love Soaps. United States: Blogger (Google). Retrieved April 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ "The Scoop: DAYS previews, teasers, and spoilers For the Week of April 6, 2015". soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved April 10, 2015. James Lastovic as Joey Johnson (First Air Date: TBA/Summer 2015) {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ Fairman, Michael (April 5, 2015). "REPORT: Molly Burnett OUT At Days of our Lives!". On-Air On-Soaps. United States: Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ Lewis, Errol (April 5, 2015). "Days of our Lives Cast Exodus Begins". Soap Opera Network. United States: Manti, Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ Fairman, Michael (April 2, 2015). "Melissa Archer Confirmed OUT At Days of our Lives!". On-Air On-Soaps. United States: Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc. Retrieved April 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ SOD (April 3, 2015). "FREDDIE SMITH EXITS DAYS". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
^ Giddens, Jamey (March 31, 2015). "Patsy Pease Reprises DAYS' Kim For Five Episodes This April". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. (in partnership with SAY Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ SOD (March 4, 2015). "NADIA BJORLIN BACK TO DAYS!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: soapoperadigest.com. American Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
^ Giddens, Jamey (March 30, 2015). "Wally Kurth Put on Contract at Days of Our Lives". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. (in partnership with SAY Media). Retrieved March 30, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
^ ^a ^b SOD (March 18, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE! STEPHEN NICHOLS AND PETER RECKELL BACK TO DAYS!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: soapoperadigest.com. American Media. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

[start_date-1] "Cinema". Time. 1965-11-05. Retrieved 2007-06-10.

[2] Newcomb, Roger (August 20, 2014). "Today in Soap Opera History (August 20)". We Love Soaps. Blogger (Google). Retrieved April 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[3] Greenblatt, Leah (February 4, 2010). "Frances Reid, Days of Our Lives matriarch, dies at 95". Entertainment Weekly. United States. Time Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2010.

[4] "Susan Seaforth joins regular series". San Antonio (TX) Light. December 8, 1968. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[5] Newcomb, Roger (June 21, 2014). "Today in Soap Opera History (June 21)". We Love Soaps. United States: Blogger (Google). Retrieved April 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[The_Scoop-6] "The Scoop: DAYS previews, teasers, and spoilers For the Week of April 6, 2015". soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved April 10, 2015. James Lastovic as Joey Johnson (First Air Date: TBA/Summer 2015) {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[7] Fairman, Michael (April 5, 2015). "REPORT: Molly Burnett OUT At Days of our Lives!". On-Air On-Soaps. United States: Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[8] Lewis, Errol (April 5, 2015). "Days of our Lives Cast Exodus Begins". Soap Opera Network. United States: Manti, Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[9] Fairman, Michael (April 2, 2015). "Melissa Archer Confirmed OUT At Days of our Lives!". On-Air On-Soaps. United States: Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc. Retrieved April 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[10] SOD (April 3, 2015). "FREDDIE SMITH EXITS DAYS". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

[11] Giddens, Jamey (March 31, 2015). "Patsy Pease Reprises DAYS' Kim For Five Episodes This April". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. (in partnership with SAY Media. Retrieved March 31, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[12] SOD (March 4, 2015). "NADIA BJORLIN BACK TO DAYS!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: soapoperadigest.com. American Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.

[13] Giddens, Jamey (March 30, 2015). "Wally Kurth Put on Contract at Days of Our Lives". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. (in partnership with SAY Media). Retrieved March 30, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)

[DAYS_50_Return-14] SOD (March 18, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE! STEPHEN NICHOLS AND PETER RECKELL BACK TO DAYS!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: soapoperadigest.com. American Media. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

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 | Miles Malloy
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v t e Days of Our Lives
Current characters	Belle Black Brady Black John Black Eric Brady Kayla Brady Roman Brady Shawn-Douglas Brady Abe Carver Jack Deveraux Anna DiMera Chad DiMera EJ DiMera Johnny DiMera Kristen DiMera Stefan DiMera Tony DiMera Marlena Evans Gabi Hernandez Rafe Hernandez Jennifer Horton Lucas Horton Maggie Horton Sarah Horton Stephanie Johnson Steve Johnson Tripp Johnson Justin Kiriakis Xander Kiriakis Chloe Lane Bonnie Lockhart Kate Roberts Nicole Walker Doug Williams Julie Olson Williams
Notable past characters	Alice Horton Tom Horton Vivian Alamain Lawrence Alamain Susan Banks Bo Brady Caroline Brady Carrie Brady Cassie Brady Chelsea Brady Ciara Brady Claire Brady Frankie Brady Hope Brady Kimberly Brady Max Brady Rex Brady Sami Brady Shawn Brady Dr. Lexie Carver Theo Carver Liz Chandler Don Craig Neil Curtis Abigail Deveraux JJ Deveraux Andre DiMera Stefano DiMera Eve Donovan Shane Donovan Theresa Donovan Nick Fallon Eli Grant Valerie Grant Arianna Hernandez Allie Horton Addie Horton Bill Horton Laura Horton Marie Horton Melissa Horton Mickey Horton Nathan Horton Will Horton Adrienne Johnson Joey Johnson Daniel Jonas Melanie Jonas Calliope Jones Mimi Lockhart Patrick Lockhart Philip Kiriakis Sonny Kiriakis Victor Kiriakis Carly Manning Alex Marshall Paul Narita Celeste Perrault Lani Price Austin Reed Billie Reed Curtis Reed Jordan Ridgeway Jan Spears Isabella Toscano Ava Vitali Gina Von Amberg Brandon Walker Taylor Walker Nancy Wesley Ben Weston
Related information	Cast members Producers and writers Awards and nominations 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Doug and Julie Bo and Hope John and Marlena Jack and Jennifer Steve and Kayla Shawn and Belle Lucas and Sami Will and Sonny Salem Cruise of Deception Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas

v t e Daytime television soap operas in the United States
Current	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present) Days of Our Lives (1965–2022 TV; 2022–present Web) General Hospital (1963–present) The Young and the Restless (1973–present)
1940s debuts	Faraway Hill (1946) Highway to the Stars (1947) These Are My Children (1949) A Woman to Remember (1949)
1950s debuts	A Time to Live (1954) As the World Turns (1956–2010) The Bennetts (1953–1954) The Brighter Day (1954–1962) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The First Hundred Years (1950–1952) First Love (1954–1955) Follow Your Heart (1953–1954) For Better or Worse (1959–1960) From These Roots (1958–1961) Golden Windows (1954–1955) The Greatest Gift (1954–1955) Guiding Light (1952–2009) Hawkins Falls (1950–1955) Kitty Foyle (1958) Love of Life (1951–1980) Miss Susan (1951) One Man's Family (1954–1955) Portia Faces Life (1954–1955) The Road of Life (1954–1955) The Secret Storm (1954–1974) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) The Seeking Heart (1954) Three Steps to Heaven (1953–1954) Today is Ours (1958) Valiant Lady (1953–1957) Woman with a Past (1954) The World of Mr. Sweeney (1954–1955) Young Doctor Malone (1958–1963)
1960s debuts	Another World (1964–1999) Ben Jerrod (1963) Bright Promise (1969–1972) The Clear Horizon (1960–1962) Dark Shadows (1966–1971) Days of Our Lives (1965–2022) The Doctors (1963–1982) A Flame in the Wind (1964–1966) Full Circle (1960–1961) General Hospital (1963–present) Hidden Faces (1968–1969) Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–1973) Moment of Truth (1965) Morning Star (1965–1966) Never Too Young (1965–1966) The Nurses (1965–1967) One Life to Live (1968–2012) Our Five Daughters (1962) Our Private World (1965) Paradise Bay (1965–1966) Peyton Place (1964–1969) Where the Heart Is (1969–1973) The Young Marrieds (1964–1966)
1970s debuts	All My Children (1970–2011) The Best of Everything (1970) Bird of the Iron Feather (1970) How to Survive a Marriage (1974–1975) Lovers and Friends/For Richer, For Poorer (1977–1978) Return to Peyton Place (1972–1974) Ryan's Hope (1975–1989) Somerset (1970–1976) A World Apart (1970–1971) The Young and the Restless (1973–present)
1980s debuts	Another Life (1981–1984) The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present) Capitol (1982–1987) Generations (1989–1991) Loving (1983–1995) Rituals (1984–1985) Santa Barbara (1984–1993) Texas (1980–1982)
1990s debuts	The City (1995–1997) Passions (1999–2008) Port Charles (1997–2003) Sunset Beach (1997–1999) Swans Crossing (1992) Tribes (1990)
2000s debuts	Spyder Games (2001)
Web series	All My Children (2013) Anacostia (2009–2018) As the Cookie Crumbles (2008) The Bay (2010–2015) Beacon Hill (2014) The Cavanaughs (2010–2011) DeVanity (2011–2014) East Los High (2013–2017) EastSiders (2012–2020) Miss Behave (2010–2012) One Life to Live (2013) Ragged Isle (2011–2014) River Ridge (2012) The Spot (1995–1997) Tainted Dreams (2013–2014) They Go On (1997) Venice: The Series (2009–2014) What If... (2010) Winterthorne (2015) Youthful Daze (2012–2016) Days of Our Lives (2022–present)
Upcoming	The Gates (2025)