Thursday, July 16, 2015

John-Paul Lavoisier Joins 'Days of our Lives' as Philip Kiriakis

John-Paul Lavoisier
John-Paul Lavoisier has joined the cast of NBC daytime drama Days of our Lives in the role of Philip Kiriakis, son of Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) and Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow).

The role Philip was previously played by Jay Kenneth Johnson and Kyle Brandt.

Lavoisier’s professional acting career has included numerous television, film, and theater gigs, including One Life to Live (as Rex Balsom), Major Crimes, Anger Management, Gossip Girl, Liza, Liza, Skies are Grey, Beacon Hill, One Day in May, and Placebo. He also appeared on the E! reality series Dirty Soap. His last stage appearance was in the January/February run of "The Manor," at Greystone Manor.

He will star in Michael Caruso's Winterthorne (premiering August 27) as Hugh Cambridge, a handsome and mysterious man from Miranda Winterthorne's (Martha Madison, who is returning to Days as Belle in November) past.

Lavoisier has already started filming at Days and will first air in early December.

Soap Opera Digest first reported the casting.

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4 comments:

  1. I'm glad Philip will be back on the canvas.

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    1. Yes Philip was sorely missed and very needed.

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    2. Great Philip K. will be back but wish it were a better actor in the role! Yikes.

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  2. I never was a regular viewer of OLTL When Rex was on, but did catch a few episodes that he was in and was not impressed. Hopefully the experience he has gained since has improved his acting abilities because the return of Phillip could be a good thing for Days.

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