Roman Brady
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Roman Augustus Brady is a fictional character
on the television drama Days of our Lives
. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop
from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor
since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial killer
storyline. Drake Hogestyn
played Roman Brady from 1986–1991, until Northrop returned to the show and it was revealed in a storyline that Hogestyn's character was not the true Roman Brady.
In November 1984 Roman tracked Stefano to an island. Many other characters had crash landed too. Stefano was suffering from incurable cancer, and needed three prisms, to cure himself. Roman caught up to him on a cliff, but Stefano pulled a gun. He shot Roman, who seemingly fell to his death. His brother Bo cradled him in his arms, but had to leave him for a few minutes. When he returned the body was gone. Several episodes later Roman's body was shown aboard Stefano's yacht.Near the end of 1985 the "pawn" John Black came to Salem to usurp Roman's identity. He lived Roman's life for over 5 years, until the real Roman was found on an island, where Stefano had imprisoned him. Roman was shocked when he found he had been impersonated and all his family had accepted the imposter. This was August 1991. Roman went back to his life, and he and Marlena tried to live once again as man and wife, but Black would not accept that he was not Roman, and that "Doc" was not his. He and Marlena had an affair that crushed Roman. In 1994 Roman left town broken, once again with no family. Stefano's revenge was long lasting. Later it was said that Roman had died on a mission for the ISA
. In 1997 Josh Taylor was brought in as Roman, who was revealed alive.
Roman was "killed" during the Salem Stalker Murders in 2004. Of course, Roman wasn't really dead. He lived on the island of Melaswen (New Salem) with every other victim from the Salem Stalker Murders, including Marlena. Eventually, other Salemites arrived on the island, trying to find their "dead" loved ones. Some of them went out in the jungle, looking for a way off the island, while the rest remained in "Salem" waiting for help. Help finally arrived. Jennifer got to the island, then Hope and Patrick and finally Bo and John. Everyone banded together to get off the island, but Tony wasn't going to make it easy. He created a volcanic eruption, which eventually caused a giant wave. As everyone gathered on makeshift rafts to get off the island, the wave crashed over them. The Coast Guard arrived and managed to rescue some of them, but Roman, Marlena, Jack, and his daughter Cassie were not saved. They were in the clutches of Tony DiMera once again, and he took them to a remote European castle where he held them captive.
While in the castle, Tony DiMera (actually Andre DiMera) tormented Roman and Marlena with video of John and Kate growing ever closer back in Salem. Eventually, they believed the two of them had sex, and Roman and Marlena, needing comfort, had sex as well. Shortly thereafter, Jack made his way into their room. They escaped! Through fire and explosions, our group of intrepid Salemites – Marlena, Roman, Jack and Cassie – all got out and were on their way home.
On the ISA jet on the way back to Salem, Roman and Marlena made the decision to not tell Kate and John that they had sex. Marlena was uncomfortable with lying to John, but eventually agreed with Roman. When they arrived back they were shocked to learn that John and Kate had fallen in love and were engaged to be married, but Roman and Marlena still didn't tell the truth about their affair. Soon after they were back Marlena discovered that she was pregnant and that Roman had to be the father, but when the truth came out John wasn't too forgiving. During a fight between Roman and John, Marlena tumbled down the stairs, causing a miscarriage.
Roman is a police captain and detective in the fictional midwestern town of Salem
. He is also a former agent with the fictional International Security Alliance (ISA), a spy agency focused on the unusually high-level and global criminal conspiracies that tended to center around his otherwise-quiet home town. During his portrayal by Northrop, he was established as a top-notch cop but also a bit of a renegade, often accepting deep-cover assignments, and a master of disguise (similarly to Sherlock Holmes). Hogestyn's character was more by-the-book on the job, although still dangerous with a dark side somewhat characteristic of an ex-spy (which later fed into the "John Black" persona), and more of a ladies' man. Taylor's portrayal is more that of a "regular guy", with a bit less intrigue and more straightforward professionally, although still with an eye for the ladies and more inclined to engage in a one night stand
than the character as portrayed by Northrop or Hogestyn (with women such as Kate Roberts, Billie Reed, ex-wife Anna DiMera, and a strongly hinted at (but never confirmed), the rendezvous Nicole Walker).
(born Ryan Brady, adopted name Forrest Alamain), an amnesiac mercenary employed by his half-brother and Roman's arch-nemesis, international crime boss
Stefano DiMera
, who had brainwashed John into believing he was Roman. This happened after Roman was believed to have been killed at Stefano's hand, and John was assigned to "replace" Roman, with a new face redesigned by extensive plastic surgery, apparently to wreak all kinds of havoc among the Brady family as well as infiltrating the police, while holding the real Roman captive in a Mexican prison. Unfortunately for Stefano, John adapted to his "Roman" persona so well, he became a loyal and dedicated member of the Brady family and the Salem community, and ultimately Stefano's own worst enemy. Some watchers and fans now refer in retrospect to Hogestyn's character from 1986–1991 as "Roman II", "RoJohn", or "faux Roman" (or "FauxMan").
Fictional character
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on the television drama Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop
Wayne Northrop
Wayne Northrop is an American actor, known for his parts in soap operas such as Dynasty and Days of our Lives.Northrop is most known for his role on Days, playing the character of Roman Brady from 1981 to 1984 and from August 1991 to December 1994. In August 2005, Northrop returned to Days as a...
from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor
Josh Taylor
Josh Taylor is a long-time American comedy and dramatic television actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Chris Kositchek and Roman Brady on the long-running American dramatic serial Days of our Lives and as Michael Hogan, the father figure on NBC's long running situation comedy The...
since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
storyline. Drake Hogestyn
Drake Hogestyn
Drake Hogestyn is an American actor best known for his long running role as John Black on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.-Early life:...
played Roman Brady from 1986–1991, until Northrop returned to the show and it was revealed in a storyline that Hogestyn's character was not the true Roman Brady.
Character's background
Roman Brady first appeared on Days to protect Marlena Evans from a serial killer. He slept on her floor. The chemistry between the actors, and the characters, led to love. In 1983 on Days of Our Lives, Roman and Marlena were married. Over the next year Roman became embroiled in a storyline with Stefano DiMera. Stefano was a crime figure from Europe who had come to town, and Roman being the top cop had gone after him. Subsequently Stefano framed Roman for serial killings that were being committed by his nephew Andre DiMera. At the time Marlena saw Roman killing a woman. Later it was shown that Andre had used a realistic mask. Roman was jailed. Mrs. Alice Horton baked him some drugged doughnuts, and on the way to the hospital Roman escaped. He went on the run to prove his innocence, and he accomplished that. He was promoted, and Stefano was on the run.In November 1984 Roman tracked Stefano to an island. Many other characters had crash landed too. Stefano was suffering from incurable cancer, and needed three prisms, to cure himself. Roman caught up to him on a cliff, but Stefano pulled a gun. He shot Roman, who seemingly fell to his death. His brother Bo cradled him in his arms, but had to leave him for a few minutes. When he returned the body was gone. Several episodes later Roman's body was shown aboard Stefano's yacht.Near the end of 1985 the "pawn" John Black came to Salem to usurp Roman's identity. He lived Roman's life for over 5 years, until the real Roman was found on an island, where Stefano had imprisoned him. Roman was shocked when he found he had been impersonated and all his family had accepted the imposter. This was August 1991. Roman went back to his life, and he and Marlena tried to live once again as man and wife, but Black would not accept that he was not Roman, and that "Doc" was not his. He and Marlena had an affair that crushed Roman. In 1994 Roman left town broken, once again with no family. Stefano's revenge was long lasting. Later it was said that Roman had died on a mission for the ISA
ISA (Days of our Lives)
ISA is an initialism for International Security Alliance, a fictional intelligence agency on the soap opera Days of our Lives. A highly secretive organization, its agents have been operating in the small Midwestern town of Salem at least since its first appearance on the show in the early 1980s...
. In 1997 Josh Taylor was brought in as Roman, who was revealed alive.
Roman was "killed" during the Salem Stalker Murders in 2004. Of course, Roman wasn't really dead. He lived on the island of Melaswen (New Salem) with every other victim from the Salem Stalker Murders, including Marlena. Eventually, other Salemites arrived on the island, trying to find their "dead" loved ones. Some of them went out in the jungle, looking for a way off the island, while the rest remained in "Salem" waiting for help. Help finally arrived. Jennifer got to the island, then Hope and Patrick and finally Bo and John. Everyone banded together to get off the island, but Tony wasn't going to make it easy. He created a volcanic eruption, which eventually caused a giant wave. As everyone gathered on makeshift rafts to get off the island, the wave crashed over them. The Coast Guard arrived and managed to rescue some of them, but Roman, Marlena, Jack, and his daughter Cassie were not saved. They were in the clutches of Tony DiMera once again, and he took them to a remote European castle where he held them captive.
While in the castle, Tony DiMera (actually Andre DiMera) tormented Roman and Marlena with video of John and Kate growing ever closer back in Salem. Eventually, they believed the two of them had sex, and Roman and Marlena, needing comfort, had sex as well. Shortly thereafter, Jack made his way into their room. They escaped! Through fire and explosions, our group of intrepid Salemites – Marlena, Roman, Jack and Cassie – all got out and were on their way home.
On the ISA jet on the way back to Salem, Roman and Marlena made the decision to not tell Kate and John that they had sex. Marlena was uncomfortable with lying to John, but eventually agreed with Roman. When they arrived back they were shocked to learn that John and Kate had fallen in love and were engaged to be married, but Roman and Marlena still didn't tell the truth about their affair. Soon after they were back Marlena discovered that she was pregnant and that Roman had to be the father, but when the truth came out John wasn't too forgiving. During a fight between Roman and John, Marlena tumbled down the stairs, causing a miscarriage.
Roman is a police captain and detective in the fictional midwestern town of Salem
Salem (Days of our Lives)
The town of Salem is the setting for the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. It is located in the Midwestern United States, though the state is never mentioned. It was built and named in 1802, since Salem celebrated its 200-year birthday in 2002. Originally set in New England, the vague setting was...
. He is also a former agent with the fictional International Security Alliance (ISA), a spy agency focused on the unusually high-level and global criminal conspiracies that tended to center around his otherwise-quiet home town. During his portrayal by Northrop, he was established as a top-notch cop but also a bit of a renegade, often accepting deep-cover assignments, and a master of disguise (similarly to Sherlock Holmes). Hogestyn's character was more by-the-book on the job, although still dangerous with a dark side somewhat characteristic of an ex-spy (which later fed into the "John Black" persona), and more of a ladies' man. Taylor's portrayal is more that of a "regular guy", with a bit less intrigue and more straightforward professionally, although still with an eye for the ladies and more inclined to engage in a one night stand
One Night Stand
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than the character as portrayed by Northrop or Hogestyn (with women such as Kate Roberts, Billie Reed, ex-wife Anna DiMera, and a strongly hinted at (but never confirmed), the rendezvous Nicole Walker).
Casting retcon
Hogestyn's portrayal of Roman was retconned into a new separate character, that of John BlackJohn Black (fiction)
John Black is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Drake Hogestyn since January 10, 1986, with brief interruptions from October 26, 2007 to January 8, 2008, and most recently January 23, 2009 to September 26, 2011...
(born Ryan Brady, adopted name Forrest Alamain), an amnesiac mercenary employed by his half-brother and Roman's arch-nemesis, international crime boss
Crime boss
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Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo...
, who had brainwashed John into believing he was Roman. This happened after Roman was believed to have been killed at Stefano's hand, and John was assigned to "replace" Roman, with a new face redesigned by extensive plastic surgery, apparently to wreak all kinds of havoc among the Brady family as well as infiltrating the police, while holding the real Roman captive in a Mexican prison. Unfortunately for Stefano, John adapted to his "Roman" persona so well, he became a loyal and dedicated member of the Brady family and the Salem community, and ultimately Stefano's own worst enemy. Some watchers and fans now refer in retrospect to Hogestyn's character from 1986–1991 as "Roman II", "RoJohn", or "faux Roman" (or "FauxMan").