Alice Horton: Portrayed by Frances Reid
Maiden name is Grayson. Matriarch of the Horton Family. WIDOW of Tom Horton. Mother of Tom Horton Jr., Addie Horton (deceased), Mickey Horton, Bill Horton, and Marie Horton.
Mickey Horton: Portrayed by Kevin Dobson
Lawyer. Married to Maggie Simmons. Formerly married to Laura Spencer and Bonnie Lockhart. Son of Tom and Alice. Brother of Tom Jr. Addie, Bill and Marie. Adoptive father of Sarah and Melissa Horton.
Maggie Horton: Portrayed by Suzanne Rogers
Owner of Chez Rouge. Maiden name is Simmons. Married to Mickey Horton. Mother of Sarah Horton with Neil Curtis and adoptive mother of Melissa Horton.
Lucas Horton: Portrayed by Bryan Dattilo
Formerly Roberts. Legally changed his last name to Horton. Married to Chloe Lane. Son of Bill Horton and Kate Roberts. Formerly married to Nicole Walker and Sami Brady. Father of Will Roberts and Alice Caroline Horton with Sami. Recently relapsed into alcoholism after many years of sobriety upon learing of Chloe's affair with Daniel JOnAS on the night of their engagement party. However, when he went to confront Daniel at his apartment, Lucas was injured in a gas explosion. As a result, Lucas has no recollection of ever finding out AbOUT the affair.
Chloe Lane: Portrayed by Nadia Bjorlin
International Opera Singer. Married to Lucas Horton. Formerly married to Brady Black. Daughter of Craig and Nancy Wesley. Sister of Joy Wesley. Known as Ghoul Girl back in high school. Recently returned to Salem from Vienna without husband Brady. Was a suspect in his disappearance until it was found out that Victor Kiriakis, Brady's grandfather, was hiding him in a private rehab facility. Victor blamed Chloe for Brady becoming a [...] addict. Taking considerable risk as a former cancer patient, Chloe agreed to donate her bone marrow to help her soon-to-be mother-in-law Kate fight cancer. A flirtation between Chloe and Daniel Jonas developed and culminated with the two sleeping together on the night of Lucas and Chloe's engagement party. Chloe is unware of Kate knowing about the affair and that Kate's offering her a hosting gig on Hearth and Home Is part of Kate's plan to RUiN her. Was shocked when Kate revealed that she knows of her affair with Daniel.
Will Roberts: Portrayed by Dylan Michael Patton
Student at Salem High School. Son of Lucas Horton and Sami Brady. Brother of Alice Caroline Horton and half-brother of Johnny and Sydney DiMera. Recently returned to Salem from living in Switzerland with Austin and Carrie after learning of his mother's return from witness protection and his father's relapse into alcoholism. Has found a friend and confidante in Mia, the young girl who ,unbeknownst to him, is Baby Grace's biological mother.
Brady family
Caroline Brady: Portrayed by Peggy McCay
Matriarch of the Brady Family. Widow of Shawn Brady. Mother of Roman Brady, Kimberly Brady and Kayla Brady with Shawn; and Bo Brady with Victor Kiriakis. Later adopted Frankie Brady and Max Brady. For many years, Caroline raised Bo as Shawn's son until a life or death situation forced her to reveal the truth that Bo was actually the product of an affair she had with Victor. Was the prime suspect in the [...] of Trent Robbins but the charges were dropped after police arrested Nicole Walker.
Roman Brady: Portrayed by Josh Taylor
Chief of Police at the Salem Police Department. Formerly married to Anna Fredericks, Marlena Evans and Kate Roberts. Son of Shawn and Caroline Brady. Brother of Kimberly, Kayla, Bo, Frankie and Max Brady. Father of Carrie Brady with Anna; twins Eric Brady and Sami Brady with Marlena; and twins Rex Brady and Cassie Brady with Kate.
Sami Brady: Portrayed by Alison Sweeney
Formerly married to Austin Reed, Brandon Walker, Lucas Roberts and E.J. Wells. Daughter of Roman Brady and Dr. Marlena Evans. Mother of Will Roberts and Alice Caroline Horton with Lucas; and Johnny DiMera with E.J. She is also the mother of Sydney DiMera although she is unaware of this fact. Has fallen in love with her former protector Rafe Hernandez. She has been hiding the fact that she has a daughter with E.J. Baby Grace however is actually the daughter of Mia, a teenaged girl who Nicole Walker convinced to give up her baby. Unbeknownst to both Sami and Mia, Nicole switched the babies so that she would be raising E.J.'s biological child. Sami was devestated when baby Grace was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and passed away soon thereafter. Distraught over the loss of her "daughter," Sami decided to tell E.J. that Grace was also his.
Bo Brady: Portrayed by Peter Reckell
Police Commissioner. Married to Hope Brady. Formerly married to Billie Reed. Son of Victor Kiriakis and Caroline Brady; and adoptive son of Shawn Brady. Brother to Roman, Kimberly, Kayla, Frankie and Max Brady. Half-brother to Isabella Toscano (deceased) and Philip Kiriakis. Father of Shawn-Douglas Brady, Zack Brady (deceased), and Ciara Brady with Hope; and Chelsea Brady with Billie. Underwent a life-saving partial pancreatic transplant with daughter Chelsea as the donor. On Christmas Eve, Bo fell off of a ladder and suffered a minor injury to his head. As a result, Bo begain having disturbing visions of people in trouble. Due to these visions, Bo was able to help Lexie Carver find her son ,Theo, after he ran away from her on the pier in addition to dispatching an ambulance to the DiMera mansion after Theo fell down the steps a couple of weeks later. Hope Was crushed when Bo kept from her a vision of her accidentally shooting Kayla during a stand-off with Mayor Marino's killer. Perhaps the most disturbing vision Bo received was one where he saw Hope in bed with Roman. Much to his relief, the vision turned out to be false.
Hope Williams Brady: Portrayed by Kristian Alfonso
Detective with the Salem Police Department. Married to Bo Brady. Formerly married to Larry Welch. Daughter of Doug Williams and Addie Horton. Mother to Shawn-Douglas, Zack (deceased), and Ciara Brady with Bo.
Chelsea Brady: Portrayed by Rachel Melvin
Occupational Therapist at Salem University Hospital. Born Georgia Brady. Adopted name Chelsea Benson. Biological daughter of Bo Brady and Billie Reed. Adoptive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benson (deceased). Half-sister of Shawn-Douglas, Zack (deceased) and Ciara Brady. Was believed to have died at birth but in fact was stolen by the DiMeras' and given up for adoption. Was raised by the Benson's until their tragic death in a car accident in which Chelsea and Abby Deveraux were also injured. She later found out that her true parents were Bo and Billie. Responsible for the hit-and-run death of her younger half-brother Zack. Donated part of her pancreas to her father Bo, saving his life. Currently involved with adoptive uncle Max. Left Salem for London upon learning that Bille was in a serious car accident and would need therapy for quite some time. Recently returned to Salem to ask Max if he would return to London with her.
Ciara Brady: Portrayed by Lauren Boles
Daughter of Bo and Hope Brady. Sister of Shawn-Douglas Brady and Zack Brady (deceased). Half-sister of Chelsea Brady.
Max Brady: Portrayed by Darin Brooks
Born Maxwell Becker. Former Racecar Driver. Manager of the Brady Pub. Biological son of Trent Robbins. Adoptive son of Shawn and Caroline Brady. Biological half-brother of Melanie Layton. Adoptive brother of Roman, Kimberly, Kayla, Bo and Frankie. Discovered to be a genius after going behind Nick's back and finishing his grant proposal. Was less then happy when biological father Trent showed up in Salem as the revered Dean Robbins. Traveled to France with then girlfriend Stephanie Johnson upon learning that he had a half-sister. Later ended his relationship with Stephanie due to the turmoil caused by his half-sister Melanie. Shared a passionate kiss with another one of his adopted nieces, Chelsea, on New Year's Eve. Currently has plans to apply to medical school.
DiMera family
Stefano DiMera: Portrayed by Joseph Mascolo
Patriarch of the DiMera family. Formerly married to Vivian Alamain. Son of Santo DiMera. Half brother of John Black. Has had numerous affairs with several women with whom he has fathered five children. They are Renee DuMonde (deceased) with Lee DuMonde; Lexie Carver with Celeste Perrault; Benji Hawk (deceased) with Ellen Hawk; and E.J. Wells with Susan Banks. He is also father to Megan Hathaway (deceased) and Tony DiMera (deceased) with Daphne DiMera who although is not Stefano's biologically, was raised by him and carried the family name. Has been responsible for terrorizing the Brady family and those involved with them for the past two decades. This ruthless man has also harmed his own children, [...] son Benji and holding daughter Lexie captive for several months. Also responsible for erasing the minds of John and Steve Johnson and using them as mercenaries. Distraught over the death of his son Tony, Stefano along with E.J. ordered a hit on Philip Kiriakis. Stefano later fell ill and was convinced that Victor Kiriakis had him poisoned. After collapsing again at the hospital, Lexie diagnosed Stefano with having type II diabetes.
E.J. Wells: Portrayed by James Scott
Lawyer. Also known as E.J. DiMera. Married to Nicole Walker. Formerly married to Sami Brady. Son of Stefano DiMera and Susan Banks. Father of Johnny DiMera and Sydney DiMera with Sami. Hired by Mickey Horton to practice law at his firm. E.J. is unaware that Nicole miscarried their baby and that the baby he thinks is his with Nicole is actually his child with Sami. Had Stephanie Johnson kidnapped to use her as a bargaining chip against the Kiriakis', who at the time, were holding Stefano hostage and near death.
Nicole Walker: Portrayed by Arianne Zuker
Socialite. Married to E.J. Wells. Formerly married to Trent Robbins, Lucas Horton and Victor Kiriakis. Daughter of Paul Mendez and Fay Walker. Sister of Taylor Raines. Half-sister of Brandon Walker. Was frightened when a man from her past, Trent Robbins,arrived in Salem. It was revealed that she and Trent were actually married making her former marriage to Victor invalid, prompting him to take back the hefty divorce settlement he gave her. At one time was the main suspect in Trent's [...] until it was revealed that Nick Fallon was responsible. Nicole and E.J. were expecting their first child together until Nicole tragically miscarried. She then faked the entire pregnancy and resolved to find a baby to raise as her own. She met a young girl named Mia and after much persuasion convinced the girl to give up her baby to Nicole. Later found out that Sami was also pregnant with E.J.'s baby and was able to successfully switch Mia's baby with Sami's
Victor Kiriakis: Portrayed by John Aniston
Owner of Titan Industries. Formerly married to Carly Manning, Vivian Alamain, Kate Roberts and Nicole Walker. Son of Yurgos and Sophie Kiriakis (both deceased). Brother of Alexander Kiriakis (deceased). Father of Isabella Toscano with Loretta Toscano; Bo Brady with Caroline Brady; and Philip Kiriakis with Kate. Vowed vengeance against the DiMera's after they ordered his grandson Brady Black to be beaten and Philip to be shot.
Philip Kiriakis: Portrayed by Jay Kenneth Johnson
Former Marine. Formerly married to Belle Black. Son of Victor Kiriakis and Kate Roberts. Father of Tyler Kiriakis with Mimi Lockhart (given up for adoption). Was once entangled in a turf war with John Black. While searching through evidence, Philip's half-brother Bo found a recording with Philip's voice On It, threatening to kill Paul Hollingsworth. Although Bo withheld this evidence by giving it to Victor, Bo strongly believed that Philip was responsible for Paul's disappearance, though Philip adamantly denied it. Was shot by one of Ava Vitali's henchman in John Black's living room, intercepting a bullet meant for Morgan Hollingsworth. A feud with Melanie Layton and the DiMera's over the Alternative Fuels Project led to an altercation with Tony DiMera, resulting in his death. Tony's father Stefano retaliated and ordered a hit on Philip. A gunman walked into the hotel room he was sharing with Stephanie as he slept and shot him point blank in the chest. After recovering, Philip resumed his plan for vengeance against the DiMera's along with his father. That was until Stephanie was kidnapped from the Kiriakis mansion. With the help of Melanie Layton, Philip discovered that Stephanie was being held in a morgue by DiMera operative turned rogue, Owen Kent. After a brutal altercation with Owen, Philip was able to rescue Stephanie. Currently engaged to Stephanie Johnson.
Carver family
Abe Carver: Portrayed by James Reynolds
Mayor of Salem. Married to Lexie Carver. Son of Benjamin and Rita Carver. Brother of Theodore, Karen and Jonah Carver. Father of Brandon Walker with Fay Walker and Theo Carver with Lexie. Had a disorder that caused him to lose his sight. However, underwent cornea transplant surgery after Zack Brady's corneas were donated. Abe and Lexie were recently informed that their son Theo has been diagnosed with autism. Abe became furious when he found Lexie being comforted by Dr. Jonas. He warned Daniel to stay away from his wife. He then accused Lexie of cheating on him as she had done before with his son, Brandon and Tek Kramer. He and Lexie are currently in counseling to deal with issues in their marriage as well as their son's autism.
Lexie Carver: Portrayed by Renee Jones
First Lady of Salem. Doctor at Salem University Hospital. Maiden name is Brooks. Married to Abe Carver. Biological daughter of Stefano DiMera and Celeste Perrault. Adoptive daughter and biological niece of Grace Brooks. Mother of Theo Carver with Abe. Has been struggling to keep her marriage to Abe afloat after the stress of learning that their son Theo is autistic.
Theo Carver: Portrayed by Terrell Ransom Jr.
Son of Abe and Lexie Carver. Half-brother of Brandon Walker. Diagnosed with autism. Sustained a head injury after falling down the stairs in the DiMera mansion and had to have emergency surgery to relieve pressure to his brain. He has since recovered.
Other characters
Kate Roberts: Portrayed by Lauren Koslow
Business executive. Formerly married to Curtis Reed, Victor Kiriakis and Roman Brady. Mother of Austin Reed and Billie Reed with Curtis; Lucas Horton with Bill Horton; Philip Kiriakis with Victor; and twins Rex Brady and Cassie Brady with Roman. Was once a high paid escort but turned into a respected businesswoman. Diagnosed with lung cancer. Underwent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant with soon-to-be daughter-in-law Chloe Lane as the donor. Upon learning of Chloe's affair with Daniel, Kate vowed revenge on the both of them.
Brady Black: Portrayed by Eric Martsolf
Formerly married to Chloe Lane. Son of John Black and Isabella Toscano. Half-brother of Belle Black. Returned to Salem from Vienna. Unhappy with his life after moving to Vienna with then wife Chloe, Brady turned to drugs. He was believed dead after authorities found their home ransacked and stained with blood. Fearful, Chloe fled to Salem and was immediately named a suspect in Brady's disappearance. It was revealed however that Brady's grandfather Victor, was hiding him in a private rehab facility. Brady has spent the last six months working on a farm in Vienna as part of an out-patient Treatment program. Was saddened to learn that his father John has no recollection of him. Becoming suspicious of his father's treatment with Dr. Charlotte Taylor, Brady became instrumental in John's recovery by discovering that Dr. Taylor was withholding information from John about his condition. Brady helped Nicole cover up the fact that she had miscarried E.J.'s baby and was looking for another to replace it. Before her wedding to E.J., Brady revealed to Nicole that he was in love with her and pleaded with her not to go through with the wedding. Nicole refused but Brady arrived at the church in one last attempt to win her over. He was discovered by E.J. who demanded that he leave the church. E.J. then ordered one of his henchmen to savagely attack Brady.
Stephanie Johnson: Portrayed by Shelley Hennig
Former Racecar Driver. Intern at Titan Industries. Daughter of Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady. Sister of Joe Johnson. Engaged to Philip Kiriakis. Kidnapped by the DiMera'as to bargain for Stefano's return. Was being held captive at a morgue by Owen Kent, a DiMera operative gone rogue, until being rescued by Philip.
Daniel Jonas: Portrayed by Shawn Christian
Doctor at Salem University Hospital. Godson of Victor Kiriakis. Arrived in Salem to help in diagnosing Bo's puzzling condition. Performed the rare partial pancreatic transplant that saved Bo's life. While dating Chelsea Brady, it was revealed that Daniel shared a drunken tryst with Chelsea's grandmother, Kate, prompting Chelsea to immediately end her relationship with him. After helping Kate, who Daniel was dating at the time, deal with her cancer, he developed feelings for Chloe and the two had an affair. Daniel urged Chloe to tell Lucas the truth about them before she went through with the wedding. Chloe agreed at first but after Lucas nearly died in a gas explosion, Chloe vowed to stay with Lucas. Daniel had no choice but to accept this.
Melanie Layton: Portrayed by Molly Burnett
Candy Striper at Salem University Hospital. Daughter of Trent Robbins. Biological half-sister of Max Brady. Attended a boarding school in Marseille, France. Was shocked to learn that Max was her brother and excited at the fact that he was a celebrity, with Max having been a former racecar driver. Melanie later made acquaintance with Nick Fallon at the cafe in Marseille. Overhearing that he could potentially be a rich man, Melanie began a flirtation with Nick. After first refusing to return to Salem with Max, Melanie hid out on a family friend's yacht. She later received a call from her father, Trent, who asked her to "have a drink" with a man he owed a debt to. Melanie became furious with her father for essentially "pimping her out" as a way to settle his gambling debts and she soon found herself in trouble with the man. Nick tried to rescue her but was shot in the process. After some convincing Melanie agreed to return to Salem with Max. Melanie had been tormented with the thought that she may have killed her father and it was later revealed that, unbeknownst to her, she was being stalked by her friend, Nick , her father's true killer. As an apology, Nick signed over the patent to his Alternative Fuels project, allowing the conniving Melanie to gain inroads with Victor Kiriakis at Titan Industries. She was hired as an executive at Titan to oversee the project. However, after Melanie's advances were snubbed by Philip, she tried to sell the rights to project to the DiMera's and was subsequently fired.
Rafe Hernandez: Portrayed by Galen Gering
Construction Worder. Former FBI Agent. Took over as guard for Sami Brady while she is under witness protection after her first two guards quit. Was stabbed by Mayor Marino's killer while out shopping for Christmas gifts for Sami's children. Upon returning to the safe house, he urged Sami not to call a doctor but instead stitch up his wound herself. After the [...] of Sami's former guard, Hilda, Rafe felt that it was no longer safe for Sami to live at the safe house and moved her to the convent. Sami has since been released from witness protection and Rafe has found himself falling in love with her. Rafe recently expressed his wishes to adopt Baby Grace much to Sami's delight. However, his sister Arianna is not too happy about the idea.
Richard Baker: Portrayed by John Callahan
Pediatrician at Salem University Hospital. When Nicole miscarried at the Fairway Clinic it was Dr. Baker who helped Nicole. She begged him to keep it a secret but he immediately refused until she started to blackmail him. Dr. Baker agreed to go along with Nicole as long as she paid him to do so. Dr. Baker, however, demanded a large sum of money; too much for Nicole to get her hands on. Nicole was soon able to turn the tables on him when she found out that he was selling babies on the black market. She demanded his help and told him that if he didn't she would tell everyone. Nicole was shocked to learn that he was now working at Salem Hospital and that he would be Sydney's doctor. She immediately demanded another doctor.
Mia: Portrayed by Taylor Spreitler
Dancer/Student at Salem High School. Biological mother of Grace Brady. After finding out that Dr. Baker sold babies on the black market, Nicole blackmailed him into helping her get a baby of her own. Dr. Baker later indirectly put her in contact with Mia. After much persuasion, Nicole was able to convince the young girl that her baby would be in better hands if she were to give her up. Shortly after Mia gave birth, Nicole took the baby under her care and after finding out that Sami had also given birth to a little girl decided to switch the babies. Mia left to Japan to pursue her dancing career but returned because she missed her baby. She befriended Will Roberts and became particularly enamored with his new baby sister, Grace. Mia is unaware that Grace, who is being raised by Sami, is actually hers. Has been having to tell people that she was in rehab to account for the time when she was pregnant and away from her old school.
Minor characters
Julie Olson Williams: Portrayed by Susan Seaforth Hayes
Married to Doug Williams. Formerly married to Scott Banning and Bob Anderson. Daughter of Ben Olson and Addie Horton (deceased}. Mother of David Banning with Scott and Robert Anderson Jr. (deceased) with Bob. Stepmother to her half-sister Hope Williams Brady. Was last seen during Lexie's meeting with the hospital board
Doug Williams: Portrayed by Bill Hayes
Born Brent Douglas. Retired. Married to Julie Olson. Formerly Married to Kim Douglas, Addie Horton, and Lee DuMonde. Father of Hope Williams Brady with Addie and Douglas LeClair with Rebecca North. Was last seen presiding over Bo and Hope's vow renewal ceremony.
Celeste Perrault: Portrayed by Tanya Boyd
Born Francesca Perrault. Was once known as Frankie Brooks. Clairvoyant. Sister of Grace Brooks. Mother of Lexie Carver with Stefano Dimera. Was Stefano's mistress and right-hand woman for many years; resulting in the birth of their daughter Alexandra (Lexie). However, Celeste gave up Lexie to be raised by her sister Grace. Celeste was last seen in Salem trying to get information from E.J. Wells in regards to Lexie's whereabouts after she disappeared as well as plotting to kill E.J. with Sami Brady.
Wilhelm Rolf: Portrayed by William Utay
Scientist. Is also knowledgeable in many other areas. Worked as a DiMera flunky for many years. Recently assisted Stefano DiMera in erasing John Black's memory for a second time. After Stefano was put into an induced coma by Dr. Marlena Evans, Rolf found himself with nowhere to go. John Black, who was taking the reins as a full-fledged DiMera, threatened to turn Rolf into the police for his many crimes unless he agreed to become his butler. Rolf reluctantly complied. Rolf has since returned to working for Stefano.
Arianna Hernandez: Portrayed by Felisha Terrell
Waitress at the Brady Pub. Sister of Rafe Hernandez. Recently reunited with brother Rafe after many years of estrangement. After some catching up, Arianna expressed her dislike of Sami after learning that Rafe quit the FBI to be with her.
Owen Kent: Portrayed by Wes Ramsey
Gardener for the Kiriakis family/DiMera Operative. Kidnapped Stephanie Johnson from the Kiriakis mansion upon being ordered by E.J. to do so. Was holding Stephanie captive in a morgue until Philip was able to smuggle himself in and rescue her. Has since been arrested.
Henderson: Portrayed by Ron Leath
Butler for the Kiriakis family.
Pete: Portrayed by Chad Schropp
Bartender at the Brady Pub.
