Eric Roman Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. As an adult, the role of Eric was played by actors Jensen Ackles from 1997 to 2000 and Ritz Gregory (1994 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2002). As a child the role was played by Rory Beauregard (1984) Jesse Davis (1985 to 1986) Edward Palma (1986) and Bradley Hallock (1986 to 1992).
| Eric Brady | |||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Rory Beauregard (1984) Jesse Davis (1985-86) Edward Palma (1986) Bradley Hallock (1986-92) Ritz Gregory (1994-1997, 2000-2002) Jensen Ackles (1997-2000) | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | October 16, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Character history
Eric's parents are Dr. Marlena Evans and Roman Brady. Eric was born on the program in October 1984 but has since been aged to having been born in 1977. He was named after Roman's uncle Eric. Eric has a twin sister, Sami Brady, who is a popular character on the show.
For a time the twins believed that John Black was actually Roman Brady and therefore their father. Black raised them during their mother's five-year disappearance. Marlena eventually returned, as did the real Roman.
In 1992, the Brady twins were sent to live in Colorado with Marlena's parents after their mother disappeared. Sami returned to town rapidly aged in early 1993. Eric came back in 1994 but left again in August 2002. Before the character returned in 1994, it had been implied by Sami that Eric avoided visiting his family because of their various dysfunctions.
Eric has had only two serious love interests on the show: Nicole Walker, who he became engaged to, but who left him to marry the wealthy Lucas Roberts, and Greta Von Amberg, whom he never slept with and whom he left to return to Nicole.
Eric almost always disagrees with Sami and her schemes and more often that not sides with others against her, although he often defends her to those outside the Brady family.
In June 2008, it was mentioned on the show by Sami that Eric had been in a car accident while living in Colorado, although he never appeared onscreen. Despite the fact that he was not seriously hurt, his mother Marlena left Salem to check on him.