Victor Kiriakis
| Victor Kiriakis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | John Aniston Paul Michael Nieman (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | July 19, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | December 26, 2022 as portrayed by Aniston, June 2024 in a flashback to summer 2023 as portrayed by another actor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Sheri Anderson, Thom Racina and Leah Laiman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Betty Corday, Ken Corday and Al Rabin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Days of Our Lives: Night Sins (1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Victor Kiriakis is a fictional character on NBC's Days of Our Lives. The role was portrayed by John Aniston from 1985 until his death in 2022, with a storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was "killed off" but found alive on the island of Melaswen. Aniston received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nomination in 2017 for his portrayal of Victor.