Days of Our Lives Reveals Kyle Pryor as Dominic Marino

A long-running mystery surrounding Dominic Marino took a significant step forward when Days of Our Lives featured a photo of British actor Kyle Pryor during its October 20, 2026, episode. The image appeared when Dante Vitali showed Marlena Evans a picture of his friend, raising expectations that Pryor will join the Peacock soap opera as Dominic. According to reports published by Yahoo and Closer Weekly, the photograph provides the clearest indication yet of the actor's connection to the series.

Pryor's casting is also listed on his resume by his UK acting agency, The Artist Partnership. Dominic has been linked to several ongoing storylines, including the purchase of the Kiriakis mansion and a mysterious chess-set investigation involving Belle and Chad. The character is also connected to Dante, who is preparing to marry Sami, and is believed to be the biological son of the late Stefano DiMera and Marlena Evans.

The October 20 episode showed Dante sharing Dominic's photograph with Marlena and Roman, Sami's parents. Dante reportedly remarked on the resemblance between the man in the picture and Marlena, adding significance to the unresolved questions surrounding Dominic's family background.

However, the photograph alone does not establish Dominic's parentage or confirm the character's intentions. The storyline has yet to resolve whether the claims about his biological parents are accurate, and viewers have not yet seen the character appear in person. Pryor, 42, was born in Surrey, England, and began his professional acting career in 2010, according to Closer Weekly. His first credited role was Marcus in the STARZ series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

He gained wider recognition among soap opera audiences through Home and Away, the Australian series in which he played Dr. Nate Cooper from 2013 to 2017. After leaving the show, he returned to the United Kingdom and joined Hollyoaks, appearing as deputy headmaster Laurie Shelby from 2018 to 2019.

During his Hollyoaks run, Pryor appeared in a storyline involving the abuse of Sinead O'Connor, played by Stephanie Davis. His character's actions brought domestic abuse and related social issues into the show's narrative before his final scene aired on August 8, 2019.

Pryor later made a brief appearance in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale in 2022. His subsequent screen work included the series Funny Woman and Professor T, as well as the Lifetime Christmas film Christmas at Plumhill Manor, identified in the source reports as his most recent film credit. Outside acting, Pryor has operated Kip Candle Co with his partner, Anna Passey, since 2019.

Passey is known for playing Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks, where the couple met. Yahoo's October 20 report suggested Dominic could appear in person in November, potentially near the anniversary of Days of Our Lives. That timing remains a prediction rather than a confirmed broadcast announcement, while the character's identity and motives remain unresolved.

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