Philip Kiriakis

Philip Kiriakis
John-Paul Lavoisier as Philip Kiriakis
Days of our Lives character
Portrayed by	Jay Kenneth Johnson (1999–2002, 2007–11) Kyle Brandt (2003–06) John-Paul Lavoisier (2015–16) (and others)
Duration	1995–2011 2015–16
First appearance	February 21, 1995
Last appearance	December 20, 2016 (2016-12-20)
Created by	James E. Reilly
Introduced by	Ken Corday and Tom Langan (1995, 1999) Ken Corday and Stephen Wyman (2003, 2007) Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng (2015)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Businessman ISA Agent Marine
Jay Kenneth Johnson as Philip Kiriakis
Family Kiriakis Father Victor Kiriakis Mother Kate Roberts Stepfather Roman Brady (2003–05) Stefano DiMera (2009–12) Stepmother Vivian Alamain (1995–97, 2010–11) Nicole Walker (2002–08) Maggie Horton (2011–) Siblings Isabella Toscano Bo Brady Austin Reed Billie Reed Lucas Horton Cassie Brady Rex Brady Spouse Belle Black (2005–07) Melanie Jonas (2010–11) Children Tyler Kiriakis Grandparents Yurgos Kiriakis Sophie Kiriakis Aunts and uncles Alexander Kiriakis Titus Kiriakis Deimos Kiriakis Nieces and nephews Brady Black Shawn-Douglas Brady Chelsea Brady Zack Brady Ciara Brady Will Horton Allie Horton First cousins Justin Kiriakis Xander Cook Other relatives Claire Brady Alexander Kiriakis II Joey Kiriakis (adoptive) Victor Kiriakis II (adoptive) Sonny Kiriakis

Philip Kiriakis is a character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. Child actors portrayed the character of Philip until he was rapidly aged from age 4 to 15 and played by 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 left go the following year, last appearing on December 20, 2016.

Child actors Jonathan and Thomas Selstad and Shane Nicholas played Philip from the character's birth until the rapidly aged character returned in the form of Brandon Tyler from October 21, 1999 to December 24, 1999. He was then portrayed by Jay Kenneth Johnson from December 27, 1999 to December 25, 2002 and Kyle Brandt from May 14, 2003 to October 12, 2006. Johnson again portrayed Philip having returned to the role from January 12, 2007 to April 20, 2011.

In July 2015, it was announced former One Life to Live actor John-Paul Lavoisier has been cast as Philip, first appearing on December 10, as part of the show's fiftieth anniversary. In July 2016, it was announced that Lavoisier would vacate the role of Philip and would film his final scenes within the month. The actor's final appearance was slated for December 19, 2016. However, the date was pushed back to December 20, 2016.

Philip is the biological son of Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) and his fiancee, Kate Roberts and the surrogate son of Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel). He attends Salem High School before joining the military and marrying Belle Black. Later, he loses part of his left leg and has to wear a prosthetic. Philip and Belle separate when it is discovered that Claire Brady is not his biological daughter, but they eventually reunite and try to conceive their own child through in vitro fertilization. Philip's sperm is switched with Shawn-Douglas Brady's, resulting in Philip having a son Tyler with Mimi Lockhart. Belle leaves Philip for Shawn and Tyler is later given up for adoption. Phillip begins dating Stephanie Johnson and takes a more active role in running Titan Industries with his father. Phillip is seen as a disappointment by Victor and so he goes into business with Tony DiMera but, when they have an argument on the pier, Tony falls onto a sharp plank and dies at the hospital. Nicole Walker witnesses the scene and after being pressured by both Bo Brady and her father-in-law Stefano DiMera finally says it was an accident and Phillip is cleared of any wrongdoing. Victor becomes protective of Phillip once Stefano is consumed by grief and anger over Tony's death and threatens revenge against Phillip. While on a romantic trip with Stephanie, Phillip is shot and almost dies and everyone immediately suspects that Stefano ordered the hit as revenge for Tony's death.