EJ DiMera
| Soap opera character | |
| |
| EJ Wells | |
|---|---|
| Appearances | 2006 on |
| Gender | Male |
| Parents | Stefano DiMera and Susan Banks |
| Grandparents | Santo DiMera and Unknown woman |
| Siblings | Tony DiMera Renée DuMonde Megan Hathaway Lexie Carver Benjy Hawk |
| Children | None |
| Occupation | Former racecar driver, co-owner Mythic Communications |
| Portrayer | Avalon, Dillon, and Vincent Ragone (1997-1998) James Scott (2006-) |
'This article is about the fictional television character EJ Wells. You may be looking for EJ Wells, Musician.'
EJ Wells (real name, Elvis Aron Banks), born February 21, 1997, is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives. Since May 30 2006, the role has been portrayed by British actor, James Scott. Elvis was formerly portrayed by Avalon, Dillon, and Vincent Ragone (February 21, 1997 to April 1998).
SORASed factor
The character Elvis was born onto the show on February 21 1997. He returned at approximately age 30. This makes him one of the most dramatically SORASed characters in the history of Days. Prior to EJ, Philip Kiriakis was SORASed from 4 to 16.
Character biography
Childhood
Elvis Aron Banks was born to Susan Banks and Stefano DiMera on February 21, 1997. At the time, Susan, a Kristen Blake look alike, was paid to give birth to a baby that would later be adopted by Kristen Blake, who had miscarried John Black's baby. Susan found that Kristen was a cruel person and then tried to take her place. She almost married John but when the wedding didn't go through, she fell for Edmund Crumb. Susan married Edmund and moved to England. It was believed that EJ was brought up by Susan, but it is now known that Stefano raised EJ and he grew up at Maison Blanche, with his father, and at English boarding schools. Stefano is somewhat of an idol to him. EJ was waited on hand and foot and got whatever he wanted, if only for the asking. He seemed to enjoy his childhood immensely, saying he and his father had a very good relationship and did every day father-son things to strengthen their bond.
2006
Known to all as EJ Wells, international race car driver, he came to Salem after years of being away, supposedly in order to do his father's bidding. He moved in to the apartment across from Sami Brady and Austin Reed and soon became friends with Sami, Austin, Lucas Roberts, and Carrie Brady. Austin and Sami were engaged and planning to wed before the end of the summer. Sami and EJ became close friends quickly when he helped her when she was being blackmailed. EJ tried to convince her to tell Austin the truth and was there for her when several blackmail notes arrived.
After Austin left town, EJ moved in on Sami and started the process of getting her to trust and fall in love with him. It appeared as though he really cared for her, but when Lucas started realizing that he was still in love with Sami, he and Will succeeded in breaking up EJ and Sami before they got too close. During the time that they dated, EJ started Mythic Communications with Kate Roberts and the two had a short-lived affair.
While Marlena Evans and John are in Italy, they found out that EJ is in fact a DiMera from a family photo of EJ, his father, and his mother. John informs the Salem PD to try and link him to the death of Officer Eve Michaels.
EJ is lured by Sami to a warehouse one night where he meets up with John. It appears as though he shot John Black, and the crime is witnessed by Tek Kramer, an ex-cop from the Salem PD. EJ doesn't notice Tek and tries to leave Salem through the road block. He eventually finds Sami on the road. She's on the road seeking help for Lucas, who has his leg pinned by a beam from the collapse of the roof of the cabin in which they are taking refuge.
EJ holds a gun to Sami and demands she take him through police barricades. She agrees but wants something in return. After they get through police barricades, Sami demands that he help her with Lucas saying she will do anything for his help. EJ wants her to have sex with him in exchange for helping Lucas. Reluctantly, she agrees to it, knowing that Lucas might die.
2007
After the ordeal with EJ, Sami keeps the deal she made with EJ a secret from everyone even after she finds out that she is pregnant. Since she made love with Lucas earlier that same evening, the father of the child is unclear. Sami goes through lengths to conceal her pregnancy from EJ, but when EJ finds out, he demands that she have an amniocentesis so he can find out if he is the father or not. Sami refuses.
EJ "bumps into" Sami and Lucas on their honeymoon in New Orleans where they end up at Maison Blanche, a DiMera family home. EJ and Sami talk while Lucas is off helping a neighbor, and EJ admits that he raped Sami. He apologizes and asks her to let him earn back her trust. Later at Maison Blanche, Celeste Perrault performs a voodoo ritual to find out the paternity of the child. Celeste's ritual determined that EJ was the father of Sami's baby.
Since returning from New Orleans, EJ has saved Sami's life three times now and has gone against his family to protect her much to the dismay of her husband as well as his cousin André DiMera, and his father. He has been branded an outcast by André and is in danger of being killed by him. At a DiMera family meeting, Stefano entreats EJ and André to put their differences aside for the good of the family. The two reluctantly embrace to appease their father. After the meeting concludes Stefano privately reveals to EJ that there is a special reason that he loves him so dearly. He shows his youngest son a picture of Santo DiMera, Stefano's father. EJ looks exactly like his grandfather.
During an amnio test to establish paternity of her child, Sami discovered she was having twins. Oblivious to the fact the paternity test was altered, Sami believes that EJ is the father of both of her babies, a boy and a girl. During an alternative test, results indicates that Lucas Roberts is the father of the twins, and not EJ.
Family and relationships
Parents
- Stefano DiMera (father)
- Susan Banks (mother)
Children
- None
Siblings
- Tony DiMera (paternal step-brother)
- Renée DuMonde (paternal half-sister; deceased)
- Megan Hathaway (paternal half-sister; deceased)
- Lexie Carver (paternal half-sister)
- Benjy Hawk (paternal half-brother)
Other relatives
- Santo DiMera (paternal grandfather; deceased)
- Thomas Banks (maternal uncle)
- Sister Mary Moira Banks (maternal aunt)
- Penelope Kent (maternal aunt; deceased)
- André DiMera (paternal cousin)
- Steven Hawk (paternal half-nephew)
- Theo Carver II (paternal half-nephew)
Significant romantic relationships
- Sami Brady (dated/loves)
- Kate Roberts (short-lived affair)
Cultural impact
EJ and Sami controversy
The controversy surrounding a scene between EJ and Sami Brady where EJ requests sex from Sami in exchange for his help saving her then boyfriend is addressed in the EJ Wells and Samantha Brady article.