It feels like home, even if it’s a fictional home. “The Young and the Restless” alum Zach Tinker recently opened up about playing his new character, Sonny Kiriakis, in the “Days of Our Lives” Peacock spin-off, “Beyond Salem.” The actor says that he was surprised to have gotten that all-important call when he found out that he got the role.
“Originally, in the breakdown I got from my agent, it was for a five-episode guest star as someone else, who was talking to Sonny in the scenes,” Zach told Soap Opera Digest in a new interview.
Zach Tinker Opens Up About His Return To Daytime In “Days: Beyond Salem”
“So, when I got the call, they were like, ‘So, it’s not for Sonny’s love interest, it’s for Sonny, and it’s for the spin-off series,’ and I was like, ‘Spin-off series?!’ and they told me about BEYOND SALEM, so I got more than I expected to get, and it was a very pleasant surprise.”
Zach also said that he didn’t have an issue taking over the role from actor Freddie Smith, who left the show back in 2020. “I saw that Freddie released a thing on Instagram saying, ‘I’m not coming back to the role but this guy, Zach, is coming and I’m sure he’ll do a great job and good luck to him,’ and that made the transition feel a lot better,” the actor explains. “Someone passing a torch to you feels a lot better than feeling like you stole the torch, almost! So it was really nice to get his blessing, more or less, like, ‘Go kick some butt as Sonny and do your thing.’ ”
If that weren’t enough, Zach also admitted that he’s having a blast on the show so far. “DAYS is such an escape and it’s so much fun to play a character that is not something you usually get to go in for,” he shares. “The crew is amazing, the cast is amazing.
I would love to call them my family. Sonny is a very beloved character and I think I could do him justice, so yeah, I would love to.”
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