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Shawn-Douglas Brady is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network. He is the son of supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams, and one half of the supercouple Shawn Brady and Belle Black. Jason Cook portrayed the character from October 15, 1999, to September 22, 2006.
- April 6, 1987
- Bo Brady
Brief Character History. Shawn-Douglas is the oldest surviving child of Bo and Hope Brady. In 1990, Shawn D. was playing with some friends at a Jencon Oil site and fell into a pipe, which resulted in him losing his hearing. Shawn D befriended his doctor, Carly Manning, who taught him and his dad sign language.
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Shawn-Douglas Brady is a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He is the son of supercouple Bo Brady and Hope Williams, the older brother of Ciara Brady and the late Zack Brady, and one half of the supercouple Shawn Douglas Brady and Belle Black. Jason Cook is most identifiable in the role, portraying the character from October 15, 1999, to September 22, 2006. Brandon Beemer was in the role from September 28, 2006, to March 21, 2008. In May 2015, Soap Opera Digest reported the character will be returning for the show's 50th anniversary, once again portrayed by Cook. On November 10, 2015, it was confirmed that Beemer would return to the role in 2016, replacing Cook yet again. In March 2016, it was revealed that Beemer along with three other actors were let go from the show. However, in May 2016, Daytime Confidential revealed that Beemer was back taping with the show to honor the rest of the contract.
returned to the soap again on November 15th, 2016, to February 9th, 2017 on contract, and made recurring appearance's on February 15th and 20th 2017. Beemer returned to the series on December 4, 2017, as well as December 28, 2017 for a number of episodes. On March 6, 2018 it was announced that Beemer will return to the series appearing sometime that month.
Beemer returned as Shawn on Days of Our Lives: The Digital Series entitled “Last Blast Reunion,” starting November 29, 2019.
Beemer returned once again as Shawn on Days of Our Lives, the week of January 21, 2020.
In December 2020, Beemer was upped to contract status.
In 2023, Beemer left the series last airing October 12, 2023.
Shawn is the son of super-couple, Bo and Hope Brady. In 1990, Shawn fell into a piper and lost his hearing. With his mother gone, Shawn and his father became close with Shawn's doctor and eventually Bo's fiancee, Carly Manning. When Bo and Carly's engagement ended, Shawn bonded with Bo's new girlfriend, Billie Reed, who later became Bo's wife. Then, Shawn's mother, Hope, returned to Salem. Although Hope did not know who she was at first, her memory returned and Bo and Hope reunited. Shawn eventually regained his hearing. At an early age, Shawn was kidnapped by Stefano DiMera, but escaped. In high school, Shawn competed with Philip Kiriakis for the romantic affections of both Belle Black and Chloe Lane. Shawn and Belle became a couple, while Philip and Chloe enjoyed a brief romance. The following summer, Shawn and Belle joined other teens from Salem High on an ill-fated trip to Puerto Rico. While hunting for Alice Horton's missing ruby, Shawn got caught up in Jan Spears's personal tragedy. She became pregnant after being raped while on the island, and Shawn offered to say he was the father to spare her any additional humiliation, tearing his relationship with Belle apart.
By the end of senior year, Belle learned the truth and the two were on the brink of reconciliation. However, impending college careers, the arrival of Rex and Cassie Brady, and old trust issues kept them apart. When Hope and Shawn's baby brother were kidnapped, which brought Belle and Shawn together on a mission to find them. However, Philip Kiriakis returned to Salem and he and Belle were matched up on the dating show, "Love is Blind".
More trouble ensued when Jan Spears reared her devious head in Salem. Shawn left Salem distraught and confused by the revelation that Belle's mother, Marlena Evans, was the Salem Stalker and responsible for the death of Shawn's family members. That was just the opportunity Jan needed. She cast her net and held Shawn captive in a giant cage. This allowed Belle to grow closer to Philip.
Once Shawn finally escaped, he crashed his motorcycle, leaving him with amnesia. Jan furthered her evil plans by not only convincing Shawn they were in love, but that they were engaged. Fate intervened - Shawn realized his love for Belle, and he crashed his motorcycle through the window of St. Luke's, but couldn't stop her marriage to Philip. Later, Shawn even helped in a rescue mission when Philip's troop was taken hostage overseas. He finally moved on after Belle gave birth to Philip's daughter, Claire, although unknown to all, Claire was in fact the daughter of Shawn.
Following Belle and Philip's wedding, Shawn and Mimi explored their feelings for each other. On New Year's Eve they got engaged and later married.
A DNA test proved to all that Shawn was Claire's biological father. This created a complex predicament for Shawn and Belle, since an in vitriol mix-up meant that Belle was carrying a second baby fathered by Shawn.
Shawn's grandfather, Shawn Brady Senior, died as a hero on the plane. Shawn and his family returned to Salem to bury and mourn his grandfather. Meanwhile, Shawn's father, Bo was admitted to the hospital for pancreatic failure. Shawn tried to comfort Hope and stayed by his father's side as Bo went through a life-saving pancreatic transplant.
Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" and Isabella "Belle" Brady are fictional characters on the American soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Shawn-Douglas Brady has been played by Jason Cook (1999–2006, 2015) and Brandon Beemer (2006–2008, 2016–). Belle Black has been played by Kirsten Storms (1999–2004), Charity Rahmer (2004), and Martha Madison (2004 ...
- 1999–
- Claire Brady, Unnamed child (medical abortion)
- Brady, Horton, Kiriakis
- Tom Langan
Shawn Brady is a fictional character from the American soap opera Days of Our Lives and the patriarch of the Brady family. He has been portrayed by Lew Brown (1984 to 1985), Peter MacLean (1989 to 1990), and most notably by Frank Parker (1983 to 1984, 1985 to 1989, 1990 to 2008).
6 days ago · Unfortunately, his plane was sabotaged on the flight home from Ireland. Shawn gave up his oxygen so that his son Bo (who was unconscious) could still breathe. Shawn died the eternal family man. The Brady family continues to celebrate Shawn's life and teachings.
