Roman Brady
Actor History
Wayne Northrop (1981-1984; 1991-1994)
Josh Taylor (1998 to Present)
Lifeline
'Died' 2 January 2004, resurrected 25 May 2004.
Occupation
Salem PD Deputy Commissioner
Salem Chief of Police
Police Officer
Resides At
Somewhere in Salem
Marital Status
Single
Past Marriages
Kate Roberts (divorced)
Marlena Evans (divorced)
Anna Fredericks (divorced)
Relatives
Shawn Brady (father; deceased)
Caroline Brady (mother)
Kimberly Brady (sister)
Kayla Brady (sister)
Frankie Brady (brother; via adoption)
Maxwell Brady (brother; via adoption)
Bo Brady (maternal half-brother)
Pete Brady (paternal great-grandfather)
Patrick Aloysius Brady (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Nora Molly Brady (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Eric Brady (uncle)
Colleen Brady (aunt; deceased)
Molly Brady (aunt)
Colin Murphy (cousin; deceased)
John Black (cousin)
Andrew Donovan IV (nephew)
Jeannie Donovan (niece)
Stephanie Johnson (niece)
Joey Johnson (nephew)
Shawn-Douglas Brady (maternal half-nephew)
Chelsea Brady (maternal half-niece)
Zack Brady (maternal half-nephew; deceased)
Ciara Brady (maternal half-niece)
Claire Brady (maternal grand-half-niece; paternal second cousin; twice removed )
Belle Black (paternal cousin once removed>
Brady Black (paternal cousin once removed)
Children and Grandchildren
Caroline Anna Brady (daughter; with Anna)
Eric Roman Brady (son; with Marlena)
Samantha Gene Brady (daughter; with Marlena)
Rex Brady (son; with Kate; carried by Marlena)
Cassie Brady (daughter; with Kate; carried by Marlena)
Unnamed Child (with Marlena; 2005; miscarriage)
William Reed Roberts (grandson; via Sami)
Johnny Roman DiMera (grandson; via Sami)
Alice Caroline Horton (granddaughter; via Sami)
Flings & Affairs
Nicole Walker
Kate Roberts
Billie Reed
Crimes Committed
Roughed up Brady Black to impress Marlena.
Brief Character History
Roman burst into Salem in 1982. The detective was assigned to protect Dr. Marlena Evans from the Salem Strangler, who turned out to be Jake Kositchek. For a long time, they denied their feelings for each other. Eventually, they got engaged, but Roman's supposedly dead wife (the one he forgot to mention) returned right when Roman and Marlena were supposed to get married. She also brought along their daughter, Carrie. Roman was in quite a bind there. He thought she had died after their whirlwind courtship, where in fact, she had run away, and claimed to have been taken into white slavery. Roman and Marlena married soon after that and she became pregnant Too bad she thought he was dead. He wasn't, and soon returned to her after his undercover operation was over.
After a scuffle with Stefano, Roman was presumed dead and a widowed Marlena was left to raise their two children along with Carrie. About two years after the death of Roman, the Pawn, John Black, came to Salem. He had lots of bandages and no memory. After a long examination process, Marlena realized that this man was Roman. John lived as Roman for almost 5 years. Marlena was presumed dead a year after John's return, and he was left to care for Sami, Eric, and Carrie.
The real Roman was discovered on a Mexican island, a prisoner for many years. Roman returned confused and disappointed that this man, John, had lead his life for so many years and had all the relationships he was supposed to have. Roman resumed his life, and John tried to forage a new existence for himself with Isabella, who died a year after the marriage. Roman and Marlena tried to have a good life together, but it was hampered by Roman's frequent undercover work, and his near-death at the hands of his sister, Kimberly, who had developed a multiple personality disorder because of sexual abuse from their uncle Eric years earlier.
Even though they had a lot of differences, John and Roman became good friends, until John started sleeping with his wife. Marlena conceived a baby, Belle, during this affair and thought he was the father. Little did she know that the newly returned Sami changed the blood test. Sami eventually admitted to the deed and, after kidnapping the baby, was forgiven by her family. Roman didn't know what to do with his life. He pursued a divorce from Marlena and took a risky mission with the ISA. In 1997, he died one more time.
But, like it has happened before, Roman wasn't dead, just dying from a viral infection from the warfare that was taking place in South America. Stefano knew of the cure, but wouldn't reveal it until John broke him out of prison. Kristen brought Roman back on the wedding day of Marlena and John. Kristen had told Roman that Marlena was lonely, and with no man in her life, and that she and John were married. That wasn't the case, and she had set it up so that if John and Marlena were to tell him the truth, they would be breaking a dying man's heart, followed by enormous guilt. They kept up the ruse, longing for each other the whole time. Roman found out the truth on New Year's Eve 98, and went into cardiac arrest for such high amounts of stress. He was convinced that they were having another affair. He never revealed to them that he knew, and vowed to win Marlena back. He stepped out of the race for Marlena's heart after Belle swallowed penicillin. He realized that John and Marlena belonged together for their kids more than anything else.
Roman resumed his affair with Billie Reed while attempting to prove that Sami was innocent of Franco Kelly's murder. Just as Sami was being freed, Billie was leaving town. Roman was left alone, with a lot of time to think about the past, and what he realized was that he had never fallen out of love with Marlena. Knowing she would never leave John, he tried to get on with his life, and eventually proposed to Kate Roberts. When Marlena came to him, telling him that she loved him, he turned her down, telling her that their time together was over. He and Kate wed in a beautiful ceremony. Hours later, Roman received information on the Colin Murphy murder. While in the kitchen, he was confronted by the Salem Stalker. At first he assumed it was Tony DiMera, until he unmasked the killer and was shocked to see someone wholly different (the identity of the killer was not shown to fans, but later revealed to be a brainwashed Marlena). Moments later, he met his maker.
A few months later, Roman revealed himself on a tropical island where he and the other dead were residing. He had carried Marlena to Alice's home. He explained to Marlena that they were all there (although no one had yet seen Tony), but that there was no way off the island. Roman and Marlena bonded while on the island and they made love. When they were able to return to Salem, Marlena reunited with John. Roman tried to move on as well. He had one-night stands with both Nicole Walker and Anna Dimera, and continued his flirtation with Kate Roberts.
Roman assumed the position as Deputy Police Commissioner and in active in the investigation into many crimes in Salem including the shooting of EJ Wells, the plane crash from Ireland, and the John Black DiMera drug case.
