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‘Days of Our Lives’ Recast: Two New DiMera’s Are Coming to Salem This Week
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Two new actors are coming to Salem. Days of Our Lives recently recast the roles of Thomas DiMera and Charlotte DiMera, the children of Abigail Deveraux and Chad DiMera. And we’ve got the scoop on the young actors.
Who is leaving Days of Our Lives this week? Ten-year-old Cary Christopher most recently played Thomas DiMera — from 2020 to 2026. In 2023, his work on the soap earned the actor a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series. He went on to play roles in MGM+’s Spider-Noir and HBO Max’s Lanterns.
Prior to Christopher’s six-year stint as Thomas, Justin Allan (2018) and Asher Morrissette (2018 to 2019) played the role. Alexander Elijah Bond took over the part in April of 2026. The recent recast means that his time in Salem didn’t last long. Like this week’s new arrivals, Bond’s first Days of Our Lives episode also coincided with the debut of another actor.
Conner Floyd joined the cast as Thomas’s father Chad on the same day (April 21), after fan-favorite Billy Flynn left to play Cane Ashby on The Young and the Restless. At the time, Floyd opened up, talking candidly about his first scene with legend Deidre Hall, telling Soap Opera Digest: “They threw me in there, with her right out of the gate…I think it was kind of to see if I can hang, and she’s incredible.”
Cole Gersmeyer will take over the role from Bond. According to IMDb, the 14-year-old’s appearances include film, TV, theater, and commercial roles. His turn as Chad and Abigail’s son marks Gersmeyer’s daytime drama debut.
Actress Pippa Blaylock will also join the cast this week. The 11-year-old will play Abigail and Chad’s other child, Thomas’s sister Charlotte DiMera. Blaylock is the fifth actress to step into this role. Previous Charlottes include Autumn Gendron, Olivia Rondou, Matilda Hanna, and Chloe Teperman.
Even though she’s only a tween, Blaylock has a long list of credits, which, per IMDb, include the TV miniseries Still You Always Me, The Billionaire Dad I Never Knew, and My Dear Daughter, Love Me Once More. She also played the Young Tamara in The Strangers: Chapter 2, Paige Ashford in High Potential, and Young Layla on Pretty Freekin Scary.
Gersmeyer and Blaylock will make their Days of Our Lives debut on Tuesday, August 25. Soap Opera Digest notes that this episode will mark the return of actor Matthew Ashford as Thomas and Charlotte’s grandfather, Jack Deveraux.
