Philip Robert Kiriakis
Actor History
Jonathan and Thomas Selstad (1995 - 1998)
Shane Nicholas (1998)
Brandon Tyler (1999)
Jay Kenneth Johnson (1999 to 25 December 2002)
Kyle Brandt (2003 to 2006)
Unknown Actor (2006 to 2007)
Jay Kenneth Johnson (January 12th, 2007 to present)
Lifeline
Born onscreen February 21st, 1995
Occupation
Works for the ISA
Military Training
Resides At
Kiriakis Mansion in Salem
Marital Status
Married ()
Past Marriages
Belle Black (3 January 2005 to 29 June 2007; divorced)
Relatives
Victor Kiriakis (father)
Kate Roberts (mother)
Isabella Toscano (paternal half-sister; deceased)
Bo Brady (paternal half-brother)
Austin Reed (maternal half-brother)
Billie Reed (maternal half-sister)
Lucas Roberts (maternal half-brother)
Rex Brady (maternal half-brother)
Cassie Brady (maternal half-sister)
Yurgos Kiriakis (paternal grandfather; deceased)
Sophie Kiriakis (paternal grandmother; deceased)
Alexander Kiriakis (paternal uncle; deceased)
Justin Kiriakis (paternal cousin)
Shawn-Douglas Brady (paternal half-nephew)
Chelsea Brady (paternal half-niece / maternal half-niece)
Zack Brady (paternal half-nephew; deceased)
Ciara Brady (paternal half-niece)
Brady Black (paternal half-nephew)
Will Roberts (maternal half-nephew)
Alice Caroline Horton (maternal half-niece)
Alexander Kiriakis (paternal first cousin once removed)
Victor Kiriakis II (paternal first cousin once removed; via adoption)
Joey Kiriakis (paternal first cousin once removed; via adoption)
Jackson Steven Kiriakis (paternal first cousin once removed)
Claire Kiriakis (paternal half-grand-niece)
Children
Tyler Kiriakis (son; with Mimi)
Legal father of Claire Kiriakis (biological father is Shawn)
Flings & Affairs
Chloe Lane (dated)
Isabella Black
Crimes Committed
None
Miscellaneous
Blood type is O-.
Brief Character History
Philip entered the world in an unusual way. Unable to get pregnant, Kate went to the doctor's office to be implanted with Victor's sperm. Oops! The fertilized egg ended up in Vivian instead, and Vivian actually carried Philip to term, trying to get Victor for herself. The next thing we knew, Philip was in high-school, and was hanging out with fellow rich brats Jan Spears and Jason Welles. The three made a point of torturing new girl Chloe Lane, until Philip got a chance to see a different side of her, and fell in love. The relationship hit a snag when she falsely accused him of rape, and ANOTHER snag when he dumped her after nude photos of her appeared at the Last Blast dance.
Philip was never able to get things going with Chloe again, and when he realized that she had found new love with Brady Black, he left Salem to join the military. He wasn't gone long though...he came back to town as part of the Love is Blind contest (he was the mystery hunk), and re-developed a crush on his good friend Belle Brady. Philip was more than just Shawn and Belle's high school chum though. In addition to being a dedicated military cadet, he was also secretly working for the ISA. He and Tek, a newcomer to town, worked hard to prove that Tony DiMera was involved in some nefarious dealings around town. Not only that, but Philip let his mother bully him into spending more time with Belle, whom by this point he was hopelessly in love with.
Philip and Belle got engaged, with Philip thrilled that he and Belle were going to be able to live their lives together. Unfortunately, just as they were getting engaged, Philip was being called to active duty in Iraq. The two moved up their wedding plans, getting married immediately before Philip had to ship out. Philip returned home, but he had lost the lower part of his leg in connection to a Tony DiMera plot. He was thrilled to learn of Belle's pregnancy. Claire Kiriakis was born at St. Luke's on what was supposed to have been her maternal half-aunt Sami's wedding to her paternal half-uncle Lucas. Unfortunately, the wedding never came off. Philip, Belle and the baby were transported to the hospital, and it was there that Belle and Philip chose their daughter's name -- it was a mutual favorite -- and Shawn and Mimi consented to be the child's godparents. When baby Claire became ill, Kate learned that her bloodtype was AB- and after talking to a medical student realized that there was no way Philip could be her father, and soon realized that it must be Shawn. Unfortunately for poor Claire, her health continued to deteriorate, and it wasn't long before Lexie Carver realized that if she didn't get a liver transplant, she wouldn't survive. Luckily for Claire, Zack Brady was a match, and she received his liver after he died.
Claire recovered, and her parents were thrilled, but when the truth finally emerged about her paternity (thanks to Chelsea's intervention), Philip left town for a number of weeks, and Shawn tried to adjust to being Claire's father. Belle didn't want him near her initially, especially after learning of his relationship with Willow, a former prostitute. Belle and Shawn finally began to come to an agreement about Claire when she was kidnapped from a diner. This terrified both Belle and Shawn, who then came under scrutiny from social services. Unbeknownst to anyone, on the occasions when Belle would allow Victor to visit with Claire, she was also spending time with Philip, who had been injured in his duties as a marine and needed reconstructive surgery.
When the case finally went to court, Philip showed up (having just had a face transplant) and won temporary custody of Claire, who was legally his daughter because he was married to Belle at the time of her birth and was named as her father on the birth certificate. Shortly after, Shawn and Belle kidnapped the little girl and fled the country, with Philip desperate to find out what happened to the little girl he raised for the first year of her life. Philip was willing to use any methods to get Claire back, including team up with E.J. Wells. Philip began his attempts to win Belle back, but she still maintained her relationship with Shawn. Belle and Philip even became lovers again after her father John died, but Belle chose to marry Shawn. When Shawn messed up at a crime scene, Philip offered to do anything he could to help Shawn with his career -- if Belle would sleep with him. Belle agreed to do so, but at the last moment Philip felt guilty and told her she didn't have to go through with it.
