Sonny Kiriakis

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Freddie Smith

Duration

2011–

First appearance

June 23, 2011

Created by

Dena Higley

Introduced by

Ken Corday and Gary Tomlin

Classification

Present; regular

Profile

Other names

Jackson Kiriakis

Occupation

Residence

Salem, Illinois

Family	Kiriakis Johnson
Parents	Justin Kiriakis Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis
Brothers	Joey Kiriakis Victor Kiriakis II
Half-brothers	Alexander Kiriakis II
Husband	Will Horton (2014–15)
Stepdaughters	Arianna Horton (2014–15)
Grandparents	Alexander Kiriakis Christina Kiriakis Duke Johnson Jo Johnson
Uncles	Steve Johnson Jack Deveraux
First cousins	Abigail Deveraux Stephanie Johnson JJ Deveraux Joey Johnson
Other relatives	Victor Kiriakis

Family	Kiriakis Johnson
Parents	Justin Kiriakis Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis
Brothers	Joey Kiriakis Victor Kiriakis II
Half-brothers	Alexander Kiriakis II
Husband	Will Horton (2014–15)
Stepdaughters	Arianna Horton (2014–15)
Grandparents	Alexander Kiriakis Christina Kiriakis Duke Johnson Jo Johnson
Uncles	Steve Johnson Jack Deveraux
First cousins	Abigail Deveraux Stephanie Johnson JJ Deveraux Joey Johnson
Other relatives	Victor Kiriakis

Sonny Kiriakis is a fictional character from the NBC Daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives portrayed by Freddie Smith. Sonny is the only biological child of supercouple, Justin Kiriakis (Wally Kurth) and Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (Judi Evans). Sonny's off screen birth was announced onscreen in 1991. Created under head writer Dena Higley, Sonny was introduced onscreen in 2011 by executive producers Ken Corday and Gary Tomlin as Justin and Adrienne's openly gay son—and the first gay character in the show's history. His major stories included a gay bashing storyline and the development of his romance with Will Horton (then Chandler Massey) who is just coming to terms with his sexuality. Sonny and Will (Guy Wilson) marry in 2014 becoming only the second same-sex couple to legally marry in the history of American daytime television. Sonny is also known for his friendship and business dealings with Chad DiMera (Casey Deidrick) -- a relationship that nearly gets him killed when their sports website is taken over by an illegal gambling operation.

In 2014, the series introduced Sonny's closeted first love, the world-famous baseball player, Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) and a romantic triangle develops which culminates in journalist's Will seducing Paul in exchange for the exclusive rights to his coming out expose. Smith vacated the role in 2015 with Sonny being written out of the series after he leaves for Paris. Smith later briefly reprised his role in the fall of 2015 to facilitate the exit of the Will character. Smith permanently returned to the role in late July 2016.

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