Days of Our Liveshas seen frequent turnover with its cast and 2024 is no different, with several characters leaving the long-running soap opera. Asone of the longest-running TV shows ever,Days of Our Liveshas had hundreds of characters arrive and leave since 1965, when the show first premiered. From long-time performers like Bryan Dattilo to actors who only briefly appeared onDays of Our Lives, like Mila Kunis, and went on to have notable careers in movies and TV shows, the legendary soap opera takes all kinds of performers for decades or maybe just a short arc.
The series ostensibly follows the Brady and the Horton families; however,Days of Our Livesfeatures many more characters from other families all with their own plots and schemes. Not everyDays of Our Livesactor can become the longest-running soap opera actorin history, and there have been plenty of departures over the years. Characters who exited in 2023 include Chloe Lane (Nadia Bjorlin), Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier), Belle Black (Martha Madison), Shawn-Douglas Brady (Brandon Beemer), Talia Hunter (Aketra Sevillian), and Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus).2024 has seen a handful of cast members depart the seriesas well.
Peter Porte As Dimitri Von Leuschner
Date Of Birth: July 29, 2025
Actor:Peter Porte first appeared onDays of Our Livesin 2023, exiting in 2024 after starring in 44 episodes. Porte had a long career in television before getting onDays of Our Lives. His first professional acting appearance came in the 2005 TV movieUniversity Placeas Jeremy. Three years later, he had a small role in an episode ofMedium.He went on to appear in several small television roles, includingParks and Recreationas Carl, Millicent Gergich’s (Sarah Wright) fiancé.
Larger TV roles include the recurring character Ricky Williams inThe Young and the Restlessand Brad Walker inBaby Daddy. Porte has also appeared ina number of Hallmark movies, includingLove at the Shoreas Lucas McKinnon;Love, Once and Alwaysas Duncan; andRome in Loveas Phillip.
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Character:Peter Porte plays Dimitri Von Leuschner inThe Young and the Restless. Dimitri is the oldest grandchild of Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) and the only son of Megan Hathaway (Miranda Wilson). Dimitri is also the son of Oskar Von Leuschner, but he never saw his father growing up and became quite close with his mother.
When the prized Von Leuschner family heirloom, the Alamainian Peacock, is stolen by Hope Brady (Kristian Alfonso), he goes undercover. Using the alias “Kyle Graham”, Dimitri infiltrates the Alamain family and steals it back. He may not have appeared on the series for long, but Dimitri had an interesting story while he was there.
Jamie Martin Mann As Tate Black
Date Of Birth: August 16, 2025
Actor:Jamie Martin Mann has only acted in five productions since he first began his career in 2012, appearing in the short film,Wolf, as Peter. Two years later, Mann had an uncredited background role in the film,Boychoir, as one of the unnamed choir boys. After a hiatus from acting,Mann returned for a supporting role in the TV series,Country Comfort, as Brody. Another short film performance came in 2023 withLux Freer; butDays of Our Lives, where Mann played Tate Black for 35 episodes beginning in 2023, is by far the biggest role of his career.
Lux Freer(2023)
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Character:Jamie Martin Mann plays Tate Black inDays of Our Lives. Tate is Theresa Donovan’s (Emily O’Brien) and Brady Black’s (Eric Martsolf) son and the character first appeared on the show in 2015. His birth was a critical storyline, as the jealous Kristen DiMera (Eileen Davidson) abducted Theresa, stole her embryo, and was actually the one who gave birth to Tate.
Tate rapidly grew up over the years, as many soap opera characters tend to do, and in 2023, when Mann began playing him, Tate was already a teenager.While Mann is leavingDays of Our Lives, the character will live on, now played by Leo Howard in future seasons of the soap opera.
Ashley Puzemis As Holly Jonas
Date Of Birth: June 07, 2025
Actor:Ashley Puzemis' began playing Holly Jonas inDays of Our Livesin 2023. She appeared in 64 episodes before she left the show in 2024. Her first professional role was in the 2016 short,Dear Papa, as Jessica. She went on to appear in a few more short films before being cast in the 2020 TV series,BF for Hire, as the recurring character, Chelsea. Later,Puzemis had a one-episode role inThe Sex Lives of College Girlsas one of the rushees. In 2023, she appeared in one episode ofDanger Forceas Kennedy.
Danger Force(2023)
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Character:Ashley Puzemis plays Holly Jonas inDays of Our Lives. Holly first appeared in the series in 2016 as an infant, quickly growing into a teenager. Holly is the biological daughter of Daniel Jonas (Shawn Christian) and Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker). However, she was raised by Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan) and Chloe Lane (Nadia Bjorlin), who was also Holly’s surrogate mother.
When Puzemis plays Holly, the character begins a relationship with Tate Black. However, this relationship does not last long and soon Tate and Holly are at odds, with Holly confused about her conflicting, angry and romantic feelings for Tate.
Arianne Zucker As Nicole Walker
Date Of Birth: July 09, 2025
Actor:Arianne Zucker has played Nicole Walker onDays of Our Livessince 1998, appearing in over 2800 episodes. She first got her start on the soap opera and the series has taken up most of her time. She does have a few other notable TV roles, including as Brenda Collett in an episode ofCSI: Miamiand movie roles like Leah inMonsters of California.
Zucker’s departure fromDays of Our Liveswas a contentious exit. In February 2024,Zucker filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Corday Production Inc., executive producer Ken Corday, and former EP Albert Alarr (viaTVLine). In the lawsuit, Zuker claims she was fired from the show in retaliation for bringing to light instances of sexual misconduct by Alarr, who was fired in August 2023, following an internal investigation.
Monsters of California(2023)
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Character:Arianne Zucker plays Nicole Walker, the daughter of Fay Walker (Valerie Wildman) and Paul Mendez (Eddie Velez). Nicole’s stories revolve around her search for true love, in an attempt to make a loving family, something that she missed out on growing up. Nicole went from being something of a villain onDays of Our Livesinto a committed woman intent on becoming a better friend, mother, and person.
Emily O’Brien As Theresa Donovan
Date Of Birth: June 18, 2025
Actor:Emily O’Brien has been acting since 2003, when she appeared in the TV show,What About Brian?as an unnamed character. This quickly led to more television and movie roles, and in 2013,O’Brien began a successful career as a video game voice actress as well. Her notable video game voice roles include Talia al Ghul inGotham Knights, Verðandi inGod of War Ragnarök, and Faris Scherwiz inWorld of Final Fantasy.
Emily O’Brien also played Gwen Rizczech from 2020 to 2023 before being recast as Theresa Donovan.
In film, O’Brien has played Julia inPernicious, Dream Girl inBad Batch, voiced various characters inThe Sea Beast, and voiced Jade and Lin Kang inMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms. On television, O’Brien has appeared inThe Young and the Restlessas Jana Hawkes and voiced various characters inLove, Death & Robots. She began playing Theresa Donovan in 2023,appearing in 358 episodes ofDays of Our Livesbefore leaving the series in 2024.
The Young and the Restless(2006-2011)
God of War Ragnarök(2022)
Verðandi (voice)
Character:Emily O’Brien plays Theresa Donovan inDays of Our Lives, a character who has been in the show since 1990. Theresa is the daughter of Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy) and Kimberly Brady (Patsy Pease). She notably had an intense relationship with Mateo (Andoni Garcia), the son of a Mexican drug lord, before she fled back to Illinois once she realized what kind of man he was.
After a failed marriage to Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson), Theresa ends up being sent to jail. Emily O’Brien is the longest-serving cast member ofDays of Our Liveswho left the series in 2024.
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Days of Our Lives is a long-running daytime soap opera set in the Midwestern town of Salem. Premiering on July 12, 2025, it chronicles the complex lives of the Horton and Brady families as they navigate romance, intrigue, and the challenges posed by deceitful adversaries and intricate family legacies.
