Philip Kiriakis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Days of Our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First appearance | February 21, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | James E. Reilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spin-off appearances | Last Blast Reunion (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jay Kenneth Johnson as Philip Kiriakis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Kiriakis is a character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera. Child actors portrayed the character of Philip until he was rapidly aged and returned under the portrayal of Brandon Tyler in October 1999. Tyler was quickly replaced by Jay Kenneth Johnson, who was in the role until leaving the show in December 2002. The character returned in May 2003 played by Kyle Brandt. After Brandt left the show in October 2006, Johnson returned to the role in January 2007 then left on April 20, 2011. In 2015, actor John-Paul Lavoisier was cast in the role; he was let go the following year, last appearing in December 2016. In 2019, Johnson reprised the role on the digital-only Last Blast Reunion series and returned to Days of Our Lives in August 2020; he later departed in December 2021. In August 2023, Lavoisier returned to the role before departing two months later; he resumed the role when Philip returned to Salem in October 2024.