Days of Our Lives

34
Ashley Benson

as Abigail Deveraux

46
Jensen Ackles

as Eric Brady

47
Alison Sweeney

as Sami Brady

80
Josh Taylor

as Roman Brady

45
James Scott

as E.J. DiMera

39
Darin Brooks

as Max Brady

1933-2022
John Aniston

as Victor Kiriakis

57
Melissa Reeves

as Jennifer Horton

49
Arianne Zucker

as Nicole Walker

76
Deidre Hall

as Dr. Marlena Evan Black

98
Bill Hayes

as Doug Williams

60
Kristian Alfonso

as Hope Brady

70
Drake Hogestyn

as John Black

64
Matthew Ashford

as Jack Beveraux

53
Galen Gering

as Rafe Hernandez

52
Eric Martsolf

as Brady Black

68
Peter Reckell

as Bo Brady

1913-1994
Macdonald Carey

as Dr. Tom Horton

65
Renee Jones

as Lexie Carver

1929-2016
Joseph Mascolo

as Stefano DiMera

73
Stephen Nichols

as Steve Johnson

43
Jason Cook

as Shawn-Douglas Brady

58
Shawn Patrick Christian

as Dr. Daniel Jonas

71
Lauren Koslow

as Kate Roberts

43
Kyle Lowder

as Brady Black

39
Blake Berris

as Nick Fallon

52
Bryan Dattilo

as Lucas Roberts

78
Thaao Penghlis

as Tony DiMera

84
Denise Alexander

as Susan Hunter Martin

32
Christopher Gerse

as Will Roberts

About Days of Our Lives

About

This long-running show follows the everyday struggles of the people of the fictional city of Salem. The show has aired over 13,000 episodes as of 2017. 

Trivia

Episodes of the show were originally 30 minutes long, but became 60 minutes long in 1975. The series won its first Daytime Emmy Award in 1974 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Macdonald Carey.