Joey Buchanan
Actor History
Ryan Morris (1982 to 1983)
John Paul Learn (1983 to 1990)
Chris McKenna (1990 to 1993)
Nathan Fillion (1994 to 1997; August 16 and 17, 2007)
Don Jeffcoat (1997 to January 2001)
Jeremy Fonicello (1998; temporary replacement)
Bruce Michael Hall (February 3, 2003 to December 26, 2003)
Other Names
Joseph Francis Riley Jr. (birth name)
Joseph Francis Riley Buchanan (post-adoption full name)
Occupation
Former curate for St. James Rectory
Former photographer for The Banner
Resides At
London, England
Marital Status
Single/Divorced (Jen Rappaport)
Past Marriages
Kelly Cramer [Married: April 14, 2000; Divorced: January 2001]
Jen Rappaport [Married: August 21, 2003; Divorced: December 2003]
Relatives
Joe Riley (biological father; deceased)
Victoria Lord (mother)
Clint Buchanan (father; via adoption)
Kevin Buchanan Sr. (brother)
Megan Riley (biological half-sister; deceased)
Cordero Roberts (paternal brother; via adoption)
Megan Gordon (maternal half-sister; deceased)
Jessica Buchanan (maternal half-sister)
Natalie Buchanan (maternal half-sister)
Victor Lord (grandfather)
Eugenia Randolph (grandmother)
Asa Buchanan (grandfather; via adoption)
Olympia Buchanan (grandmother; via adoption)
Eileen Riley (biological aunt)
Tom Dennison (biological uncle)
Bo Buchanan (paternal uncle; via adoption)
David Vickers (paternal half-uncle; via adoption)
Ben Davidson (paternal half-uncle; via adoption)
Tony Lord (maternal half-uncle)
Tina Clayton Lord (maternal half-aunt)
Todd Manning (maternal half-uncle)
Meredith Lord (maternal half-aunt; deceased)
Timothy Siegel (biological cousin; deceased)
Julie Siegel (biological cousin)
Mari Lynn Dennison (biological cousin; deceased)
Brian Kendall (maternal half-cousin)
Starr Manning (maternal half-cousin)
Jack Cramer Manning (maternal half-cousin)
Thomas John McBain (maternal half-cousin)
Daniel Wolek (maternal half-cousin)
C.J. Roberts (maternal half-cousin / nephew; via adoption)
Sarah Roberts (maternal half-cousin / niece; via adoption)
Drew Buchanan (paternal cousin; deceased; via adoption)
Matthew Buchanan (paternal cousin; via adoption)
Duke Buchanan (nephew; deceased)
Kevin Buchanan Jr. (nephew; deceased)
Megan Victoria Buchanan (maternal half-niece; deceased)
Brennan Buchanan (maternal half-niece)
Zane Buchanan (half-great-nephew)
Children
Unborn child (with Jen Rappaport; Miscarried)
Flings & Affairs
Dorothy Hayes (dated)
Barbara Graham (lovers)
Sophia Pelligrino
Olivia Wallace
Dorian Lord Hayes
Jennifer Rappaport
Sarah Roberts
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
Joey Buchanan was the second child of Viki Lord Riley and Joe Riley (Kevin was the first). Joe died a few months before Joey's birth. When Viki married cowboy Clint Buchanan a few years later, Clint adopted the boys and raised them as his own. Aside from some disappointment when his parents broke up and some confusion when his best friend Billy Douglas came out of the closet, Joey had a happy, uneventful childhood.
When Joey turned 18, he traveled to Italy to study, but he came back to Llanview in 1994. During that summer Joey was seduced by Dorian Cramer Lord, who was using him to get back at archenemy Viki. They were both surprised when they fell in love. Then in 1995, Jean, one of Viki's alternate personalities, stopped the relationship from going any further by holding Dorian hostage and eventually forcing her to marry con artist David Vickers. Later, while living with Kevin at the Llanfair carriage house, Joey began a relationship with Kelly Cramer, Dorian's wild niece. Joey saved Kelly's life after she had been held hostage by David, and they started dating.
Later that year, Joey was out jogging and he spotted a beautiful woman swimming nude in a pond, but she ran away before he could find out who she was. The next day he spotted her again; her name was Cameron Wallace. They began to have a bit of a romance going, but she left town after quickly being revealed as a con artist hired by Dorian to infiltrate Buchanan Enterprises. Joey and Kelly got over this hump and planned to go to Paris to study together. Kelly kept finding excuses to not go, most of them because of her Aunt Dorian. Joey ended up going to Paris alone. Joey and Kelly tried to write and keep the relationship going, but it didn't work out, especially since Joey's cousin Drew was doing his best to keep them apart. Soon Kelly got a letter saying it was over between them and was so upset that she accidentally caused a car accident which caused the death of her cousin Blair's unborn child.
Joey came back to Llanview in 1997 to a more mature Kelly. Soon after his arrival Joey tried to get Kelly back, but she refused. While Joey was interested in Dorothy Hayes (who left town) and Barbara Graham (who was secretly obsessed with Kevin), Kelly started dating Drew Buchanan. Drew was shot and killed, and sadly, Joey found out that Barbara was responsible. Kelly began sleeping with Max Holden. They nearly married, but during the wedding she ran out because she realized that she still loved Joey. While that was happening, Joey was sleeping with barmaid Sophia Pellegrino. Joey stopped that and he and Kelly got back together. They were doing fine until Kelly found out about the fling and ran out on him. She realized she had overreacted and reconciled with Joey, but Sophia kept trying to ruin their relationship.
In February 2000, Joey was devastated and heart-sick when he found out about his mother's breast cancer. Meanwhile, Kelly and Kevin were drawn to each other. They had sex on New Year's Eve. Sophia was trying to prove what happened between them. Soon after Viki went through her surgery, Joey and Kelly eloped! But their marriage was strained, and eventually Kelly admitted to Joey that she had feelings for Kevin. Joey was devastated and kicked Kelly out of the house. Joey had a hard time letting go of Kelly and tried to stall the divorce and used the fact that a hit man was after Kelly to stay close to her. After he helped save Kelly from the hit man, he decided the best thing to do was let the divorce go through and leave Llanview for a while. He left to go live with his father, Clint, in London.
Two and a half years later, Joey returned to Llanview as a minister in training. Joey worked at Angel Square's homeless shelter and became interested in the plight of chronically coughing street musician Flash, but their budding romance was nipped in the bud after a few kisses due to the fact that she turned out to be his first cousin Sarah Roberts.
Joey then turned his full attention to saving Jen from her bad-girl impulses and her marriage to sleazy con artist Rex Balsom. They wed almost immediately after her divorce was finalized, but Jen was not thrilled with the life of a minister's wife. She also wasn't happy to be pregnant, but Joey was thrilled to be a father. When Jen miscarried, she tried to keep the truth from him. He got over the loss, but this only frayed their union even further. She slept with Rex. As hard as she tried to keep the tryst a secret, Joey found out. He realized their relationship was beyond repair and in December 2003, took a leave of absence from the rectory to once again visit Clint in London.
