Soap Opera
The ‘Days of our Lives’ Secret Kyle Pryor Had to Keep for 10 Months
‘Days of our Lives’ actor Kyle Pryor reveals what it was like keeping his role as Dominic Marino secret for 10 months before his debut on the Salem scene.
Days of our Lives’ Dominic Marino finally arrived on the Salem scene last week. For actor Kyle Pryor, that first air date was a long time coming — and something he had to keep under wraps for nearly a year.
Due to DAYS’ long lead time from tape to air (or stream on Peacock in 2026), many of the scenes viewers are seeing now were taped late last year or early this year. Although Pryor has previous soap experience on the British sudser Hollyoaks, as well as primetime experience on Home and Away, per IMDb, Pryor is new to American soaps.
While the other four U.S. daytime dramas do not tape close to a year in advance, it was something that came as a surprise to Pryor about Days of our Lives.
“Every other show that I’ve worked on in the past, it’s been a much faster turnaround,” he admitted to TV Insider. “Usually somewhere around five, six weeks, so it’s been really interesting keeping a secret for 10 months.”
The DAYS audience didn’t even know of a character named Dominic Marino until a few short months ago, so Pryor was well into the role when fans finally saw him pull off his mask and reveal his face last week.
Now that Dominic has introduced himself to the DiMeras as yet another long-lost brother, Pryor’s big secret is out. What can fans expect to see from Pryor and Dominic in the coming months?
“I feel like having a bit of a good side makes it a bit more nuanced, but we always want to see that sort of character development and not be too predictable,” Pryor told Michael Fairman TV. “Just keep it a bit of a mystery and sort of surprising.”
Currently, Dominic is alleged to be the offspring of Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) and Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall). Whether that theory proves to be true remains to be seen.
