He calls it "a healing moment" for his family.Days of Our Lives fans will soon notice a new yet familiar name onscreen: Hank Northrop, whose late father was Days of Our Lives star Wayne Northrop. Hank is "currently taping a short story arc" on the Peacock soap opera,

The actor, son of the late Wayne Northrop, who played Roman Brady, and 'General Hospital' star Lynn Herring, will arrive in Salem later this year.

Northrop has begun filming; his scenes will air later in 2025. The chance to join the show came about at the end of 2024, around the time his dad died. Northrop remembered: I did the audition and I felt good about it,