Xander Kiriakis

Xander Kiriakis
Days of Our Lives character
Portrayed by	Paul Telfer
Duration	2015–present
First appearance	March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
Classification	Present; regular
Created by	Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell
Introduced by	Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng
Spin-off appearances	Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (2021)
In-universe information Other names Alexandros Kiriakis Xander Cook Occupation Executive at Titan Industries Diamond smuggler Owner of Randall Lewis' Pharmacy Company Father Victor Kiriakis Stepfather Titus Kiriakis Half-brothers Bo Brady Philip Kiriakis Half-sisters Isabella Toscano Spouse Nicole Walker (2018–2019) Chanel Dupree (2021) Sarah Horton (2022–2023) Daughters Victoria Kiriakis Grandparents Yurgos Kiriakis Sophie Kiriakis Uncles Titus Kiriakis Alexander Kiriakis Tate Black Rachel Black

Xander Kiriakis is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network. The character, created by Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell, is portrayed by Paul Telfer.

Introduced in 2015 as the nephew of tycoon

In 2015, Paul Telfer joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Xander Cook, the nephew of Victor Kiriakis.^[1][2][3][4] He made his first on screen appearance on March 24, 2015.^[5] Before debuting as Xander, he played Victor's henchman, Damon for six episodes,^[6][7] and was hired to be a potential one-week stand-in for James Scott, who played EJ DiMera.^[8]

In April 2019, it was revealed Telfer would return as Xander in a regular capacity;^[9] he returned during the final moments of the April 29 episode.^[10]

Storylines

Xander first showed up in Salem in March 2015. As the head of an international

At Titan, Xander tracked down Nicole for betraying him, locking her up to die in the furnace room along with her lover Eric, who came to save her. He and his female accomplice destroyed all the evidence before leaving. As Xander was preparing to abscond, he was kidnapped by Victor's henchmen on Victor's order for not following the orders and putting their business in jeopardy by bringing their criminal activities to attention. Xander explained his devotion and was let go, but only to be stripped of his privileges and wealthy lifestyle. He worked as a gardener at the Kiriakis mansion briefly as part of the punishment where he was seduced by Theresa Donovan who falsely accused him of rape when Brady walked in on them. Xander was arrested by the police on charges of attempted rape and assault.

In September 2016, Xander was seen serving his time in prison with

In April 2017, Xander followed Nicole and Brady to Canada, ultimately shooting Brady and kidnapping both Nicole and Holly. By 2018, Xander was in Mexico selling blood diamonds to drug lord Mateo, who was holding his ex-girlfriend Theresa hostage. Xander assisted Theresa in escaping and returning to Salem under the condition that she would help him return to the good graces of Victor. Xander's return to Salem was short-lived when he ultimately leaves town. Months later, in October, Xander blackmailed Nicole into marrying him using a recording of her confession to killing Deimos. Nicole and Xander live with her daughter Holly in Chicago at Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey)'s apartment. A fire breaks out at the secret facility in Nashville where Xander is working with Kristen DiMera and Dr. Rolf on experiments that bring the dead back to life. Xander is presumed dead.

He returned to Salem in January 2019, working with

In the fall of 2023, it was revealed that Victor's long lost son is actually Xander, who was raised by his uncle Titus and his wife as his son and Victor's will was tampered by Brady's ex-wife, Theresa Donovan and his longtime friend and rival, Konstantin Meleounis (John Kapelos), who is bitter, because Victor left him out of the will.

Reception

In 2020, Candace Young from